Intro
F#m A E 
 
Verse 1
                    F#m 
You’ve been working all week 
A 
Without no break 
         D               E 
Starting out at dawn and working all day 
           F# 
Workin’ on no sleep 
        A 
Hearing no all day 
     D                        E 
Just pluggin’ along trying to earn your pay  
 
Bridge 1
      D 
Ain’t nobody listenin’ 
 E 
Nobody cares, 
     F#m 
Just busting your hump tryin’ to get somewhere, 
          A 
Trying to get somewhere  
D              E 
Everyday’s the same as the last  
 
Chorus
                  F#m 
It takes a lot of true grit 
     A 
Some cold hard steel 
        D           E 
Workin’ everyday to close that deal 
       F#m 
Hear a million no’s 
  A                      E 
Before you hear just one yes  
        F#m 
Workin’ like a dog 
        A 
Just to get things done 
    D        E 
That long work day ain’t never done 
   D        E 
Do you think you got what it takes? 
    D        E            F#m    A    E 
To be that unsung hero just earning a livin’ everyday 
 
Solo
F#m         A           E   x2    
D    E      D     E 
 
Verse 2
                  F#m 
Climbin’ up that mountian 
          A 
Searching for success, 
         D                  E 
Riskin’ all you got just to take the next step  
          F# 
Moving forward, 
      A 
Never looking back,  
        D                       E 
Putting food on the table and a lunch in your sack  
 
Bridge Two 
    D 
The work’s never done, 
        E 
There’s always something left, 
 F#m 
Every day trying, 
        A 
To do more with less  
  D                     E 
Just when you think you ain’t got nothing left… 
 
Chorus
                  F#m 
It takes a lot of true grit 
     A 
Some cold hard steel 
        D           E 
Workin’ everyday to close that deal 
        F#m 
Hear a million no’s  
    A                    E 
Before you hear just one yes  
                F#m 
Workin’ like a dog 
        A 
Just to get things done 
      D                  E 
That long work day ain’t never done 
       D          E 
Do you think you got what it takes? 
           D                E         F#m    A    E 
To be that unsung hero just earning a livin’ everyday 
 
Solo
F#m         A           E  x2    
D    E      D     E 
 
Chorus
                  F#m 
It takes a lot of true grit 
      A 
Some cold hard steel 
         D          E 
Workin’ everyday to close that deal 
        F#m 
Hear a million no’s  
    A                    E 
Before you hear just one yes  
                F#m 
Workin’ like a dog 
        A 
Just to get things done 
      D                  E 
That long work day ain’t never done 
       D                      E 
Do you think you got what it takes? 
           D        E       F#m       A      E 
To be that unsung hero just earning a livin’ everyday