A E G D A E G D [Verse 1] A E All my life, I've been a workin' man G D When I was at school they said that's all you'll ever understand A E No profession, I didn't figure in their plans G D So they sent me down the factory to be a workin' man A E All I lived for, all I lived for G D All I lived for was to get out of the factory A E G D A Now I'm here seemingly free, but working at the factory F C Then music came along and gave new life to me F C And gave me hope back in 1963 A E The music came and set me free G D A From working at the factory [Chorus] A D All I lived for, all I lived for B E Was to get out of the factory A D All I lived for, all I lived for B E Was to get out of the factory F C Never wanted to be like everybody else F C But now there are so many like me sitting on the shelf A E They sold us a dream but in reality G D A It was just another factory [Verse 2] A E I made the music, thought that it was mine G D It made me free, but that was in another time A E But then the corporations and the big combines G D Turned musicians into factory workers on assembly lines A E All we live for, all we live for G D All we live for is to get out of the factory A E We made the music to set ourselves free G D A From working at the factory F C All my life I've put in a working day F C Now it's sign the contract, get production on the way A E Take the money, make the music pay G D A Working at the factory [Solo] A D B Esus4 E [Chorus] A D All I lived for B E was to get out of the factory F C Never wanted to be like everybody else F C But now there are so many like me sitting on the shelf A E They sold us a dream that in reality G D A Was just another factory A E G D A Working at the factory