E                         Bm             A  
My name is Jackson, I was named after my father  
E                                    D            E  
Followed in his footsteps, down here to this factory  
E                             Bm                 A  
I ain't complainin', wouldn't waste my breath to bother  
E                               D             E  
This work ain't hard, it's only borin' as can be  
E                       Bm      A  
Married Rebecca back in seventy-seven  
E                      D                  E   
I still love her and I guess she loves me too  
E                                    Bm            A  
We go to church on Sundays 'cause we want to go to heaven  
E                            D                      E  
Me and my family, ain't that how you're supposed to do  
  
  
Chorus 1:  
        F#m             E  
But I'm tired, Lord I'm tired  
Bm                 A                  E  
Life is wearin' me smooth down to the bone  
     Bm              A                   E   
With no rest for the weary, ya just move on  
F#m             E  
Tired, Lord I'm tired