[Verse 1]
G
Well I’ve been working here for fifteen years
C G
and I’ve seen some changes come.
G
I’ve seen some Okies called Californians,
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I’ve seen some poets called bums.
G
I’ve seen people working for safety,
C G
there must be a reason why.
G C G
Maybe we just come to work here,
D G
We don’t come to die.
[Verse 2]
G
I would like to end up with all of my fingers,
C G
I don’t want my brain to get numb
G
I would like to have my ears when retirement nears,
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I'd like to hear that applause come.
G
And I’d like to see my grand-children,
C G
Be able to pick them up when they cry.
G C G D G
That’s why I just come to work here, I don’t come to die.
[Chorus]
C
Cause if it’s always level on the floor where you’re working
G
and your telephone is OSHA approved,
C
When you tell me how much you’re spending on safety,
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pardon me if I’m not moved.
G C G
Ever since 1970 the law has been on my side.
G C G D G
That's why we just come to work here, we don’t come to die.
[Verse 3]
G
Now I’ll be the pitcher, and you can be the batter;
C G
you know that’s just the old ball game.
G
But when the line starts popping and that load starts dropping,
A7 D
our situations not the same.
G
And I’m not saying that you don’t care,
C G
I’m not saying that you don’t try.
G C G
I’m saying: "we just come to work here,
D G
We don’t come to die."
[Verse 4]
G
Now you and I know that the things that aren’t code
C G
could be fixed with relative ease.
G A7 D
But we never did get anything by asking on our knees.
G
So now we’re looking you straight in the eye,
C G
shoulder to shoulder and side by side.
G C G
We’re saying: "we just come to work here,
D G
we don’t come to die."
[Chorus]
C
Cause if it’s always level on the floor where you’re working
G
and your telephone is OSHA approved,
C
When you tell me how much you’re spending on safety,
A7 D
pardon me if I’m not moved.
G C G
Ever since 1970 the law has been on my side.
G C G D G
That's why we just come to work here, we don’t come to die.
G C G
That's why we just come to work here, mister,
D G
We don’t come to die.