Forty Years
Tom FogertyVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
40 years we labor on this chain
Workin' much too hard for what we gain
You and I, we taste the bitter end
Workin' 40 years for another man
Got no name, just a number in the book
Friendly faces hide the royal look
Nothin' down on you, it's such a shame
Workin' 40 years for another man
40 years 40-- long long years
Give the man your blood and sweat and tears
Cash your check on Friday afternoon
Sunday night your money's gone too soon
For your children, will it be the same?
Workin' 40 years for another man
(instrumental, same pattern as verses)
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Readable chord sheet for Forty Years by Tom Fogerty
40[D7] years we labor [G]on this chain Wo[C]rkin' much too hard[G] for what we gain [D] Yo[G]u and I, we tast[D7]e the bitter end [Em] Wo[G]rkin' 40 year[D7]s for another man [G] Got no name, just a number in the book Friendly faces hide the royal look Nothin' down on you, it's such a shame Workin' 40 years for another man 4[C]0 years 40-- l[G]ong long years [C] G[G]ive the man your blood and sweat and tears Ca[D7]sh your check [G]on Friday afternoon Su[C]nday night your mone[G]y's gone too soon [D] Fo[G]r your children, will[D7] it be the same? [Em] Wo[G]rkin' 40 year[D7]s for another man [G] (instrumental, same pattern as verses)