E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------| –-----------------|
A|------6-6----6----5-5-------|
E|--3-3------3----3-----------|

[Intro]
Second Part Repeat 2 times
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------7-7----7---5-5---5-5----------7-7----7---5-5----5-5---5-|
A|--5-5------5---5-----5----------5-5------5---5------5-----5---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb   Dm
Dm   G

[Verse]

D#     Dm
Day by day
D#                Dm
Whistle while you work
D#            Dm
Our backs are breaking
D#             Dm
Up from hollow earth
D#          Dm
From end to end
D#           Dm
The noise begins
D#                  Dm
In the human battle stations
        D#               Dm
And the big one's coming in

[Second Verse]

Dm    Gm    Dm
Work, work, work, work
Dm        Gm        Dm
Work 'til holes are filled
Dm    Gm    Dm
Work, work, work, work
Dm      Gm       Dm
Bags of bone and skin

[Pre-Chorus]

Em7
Lovers hold hands
Em7
Tossing their heads
Em7
Tangled in hair
Em7
Tied to earth
Em7
With skin and glue

[Chorus]

          G            D#      D
But their skin is the same as yours
G                 D#       D
Coming in for the world to see
G                   D#     D
They can sit at the table, too
G                 D#      D
The same blood as you and me

[Instrumental Brake]

Gm

[Bridge]

Dm         D#
Speak very softly
Dm      D#
Hold my hand
Dm           D#
Someone is sleeping
Dm    D#
In my bed
Dm           D#
Priests pass by
Dm          D#
Worms crawl in
Dm            D#
One dreams to be
Dm            D#
One dream for all

[Chorus]

      G          D#     D
His skin is the same as yours
G                  D#      D
Is he not made the same as you?
G             D#     D
And some have fallen down
G                 D#      D
And blood spilled on the ground
Dm    Gm    Dm
Work, work, work
Dm       Gm      Dm
'Til his life is done

[Instrumental Brake]

Em7       D#
Dm        D#
Dm

[Bridge]

D#      Gm
The old man
D#        Gm
Is at our door
D#
And he's knocking
Gm
Knocking

[Third Verse]

D#               Dm
As his neighbors weep
D#        Dm
Each day repeats
D#             Dm
Are we nothing in your eyes?
D#              Gm
Someone answer, someone answer

[Fourth Verse]

D#                 Gm
This rusted garden gate
D#              Gm
Can barely even stand
D#                 Gm
Their work is over now
D#                  Gm
And rest will be at hand

[Chorus]

G        D#                   D
Is their skin not the same as yours?
G        D#                  D     D#   Gm
Can they sit at the table to drink cool water?
D#   Gm
Cool water
        D#                     Gm
And his lungs are filled with rain
        D#              Gm
And the water's rushing in

[Outro]

D#      Gm
D#      Gm
D#      Gm
D#