Tom: A Verse 1: A G D G A Well, I'm just a Workin' Man's Dollar In the pocket of his old blue jeans A G D G A I ain't like my Wall Street brother He's in a bank so shiny and clean A G D G A Well, I'm faded and I'm wrinkled Tattered and stained with sweat A G D A But I'm the 1st one called when Uncle Sam Needs a hand with the National Debt A G D G A I've been wages for the farm hand For drivin' an old John Deere G D G A I've been laid on a bar in a tavern To buy a workin' man an ice-cold beer G D A I've been tipped to a truck-stop waitress Taped where I was torn G D A And in the hand of a child I was laid on a plate In a church on Sunday morn Refrão: D A They say I'm the root of all evil I bring lust, power and greed G D A But this Workin' Man's Dollar only buys the things A workin' man really needs Verso 2: A G D G A Well, they say I'm worth about fifty-cents In this modern inflated age A G D G A But don't tell that to the young man slavin' To make it on a minimum wage A G D G A Or that single workin' mother She's been scapin' to make ends meet G D A To make a house a home Keep food on the table And shoes on her baby's feet A G D G A Well, I know my days are numbered I'm gettin' threadbare and wearin' thin A G D A And they'll replace me with another But I'd do it all again A G Cuz I've seen this great big country D A Passed from hand to callused hand A G And I've got to say that I'm mighty proud D G A That I belong to a workin' man (Refrão)