Intro C C/G G C C/G G C C/G G Am C C/G G Verse C Breaking my back six days a week F On a dead end track and gettin' off cheap F C G Payin' me as little as the law will allow C I'm so blessed at all I been given F But my mama love sittin' you call this a livin' F C G Barely scrappin' by until now Chorus C C/G G C Cause everybody's gettin' a raise today C C/G G C They finally caved on the minimum wage C C/G G Am An honest days work for an honest days pay C C/G G C Everybody's gettin' a raise today Verse C Every day just do as I'm told F It's okay if you never strike gold F C G All I've ever wanted is what's fair C So many poor in a land so strong F We been prisoners of war for way too long F C G Finally gettin' a piece of our share Chorus C C/G G C Cause everybody's gettin' a raise today C C/G G C They finally caved on the minimum wage C C/G G Am An honest days work for an honest days pay C C/G G C Everybody's gettin' a raise today Solo C F C G C F C G C C/G G C C C/G G C C C/G G Am C C/G G C Verse C Keep on trying to make ends meet F They keep lyin' up and down wall street F C G Seems to be a war we'll never win C Just keep callin' for blood sweat and tears F But our voice kept fallin' upon deaf ears F C G Glad to see their finally givin in Chorus C C/G G C Cause everybody's gettin' a raise today C C/G G C They finally caved on the minimum wage C C/G G Am An honest days work for an honest days pay C C/G G C Everybody's gettin' a raise today N.C. Everybody's gettin' a raise today Outro C G C
