Verso 1:

       D
I been working all day for me mate on the site
D
Running around like a blue arsed fly
       G                                      D
I been working, I been working all day for me mate
D
Every bleeding minute I been on the go
D
Up and down the ladder like a fiddler's elbow
       G                                      D
I been working, I been working all day for me mate

Refrão:

A
Wait for tomorrow at half past ten
     G
When I sign on, but until then
        D                A                      D
I'll be working, I'll be working all day for me mate

Verso 2:

      D
Aint' got no cards, don't pay no tax
      D
For a score in me hand I'll be breaking me back
       G                                      D
I been working, I been working all day for me mate
D
Call me a crook, call me bent,
    D
But I need more than food and rent
       G                                      D
I been working, I been working all day for me mate

(Refrão)

Ponte:

     C                D
They try to follow me every day
  C                         D
I give 'em the slip and I'm on my way
C                        D
None of the other blokes think it's wrong
     A
'Coz every one of 'em's signing on

Solo:                         2x
E|-------------------------------|---------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-----------10--|--------------------------|
G|--10b--10b--10b--10b--10b-10b--|--14p12p10-----|--10b--10b--10b--10b-10b--|
D|-------------------------------|---------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------|--------------------------|

(Refrão)

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Verso 3:

    D
The benefit boys are out of touch
     D
What they don't know won't hurt 'em much
       G                                      D
I been working, I been working all day for me mate
       D
If I'm caught I'll go down for a month or three
            D
But they'll still be paying out, looking after me
       G                                      D
I been working, I been working all day for me mate

(Refrão)