G   D          Em            Am    C            D        
 Facing the world ain't easy, when there isn't anything goin'
G    Bm         Em        G     Am      G        F
Standing at the corner waiting, watching time go by
Dm               E7           Am         G       F     D 
Will I go to work today, or shall I bide my time?

[Chorus]
          G       Bm    Em                   Am      
When  I  see that union man walking down the  street
        D                   Bm                               G     
He's a man who decides if I live or I die, if I starve or I eat
                    Bm         Em             Am       
Then he walks up to me and the sun begins to  shine
        D                      Bm                                   G    
Then he walks right past and I know that I've got to get back in the line

[Verse 2]
    Bm                   Em
Now I think of what my mama told me
Am                              D
She always said that it would never ever work out
G         Bm             Em
But all I want to do is make some money
Am                      F
And bring you home some wine
Dm               E7          E   Am               F    D
I don't want you ever to see me, standing in that line 

[Chorus]
           G     D         Em              Am
Cause that union man's got such a hold over me
D                             Bm         D                     G
He's the man who decides if I live or I die, if I starve, or I eat
     D              Bm         E7              Am
Then he walks up to me and the sun begins to shine
        D                      Bm    D                                G
Then he walks right past and I know that I've got to get back in the line

D                   Bm                 D    G     
Get back, get back, get right back in the line