From what i can tell, this song is supposed to be played with a capo on the first fret, my guitar teacher is always saying that capos are for people who can't play bar chords, i i figured it out with bar chords instead. so here goes, hope this sounds right... written by Jerry Chestnut performed by Johnny Cash

^G#intro, spoken: I dedicate this song to the workin' man For ever' man that puts in a hard Eight or ten hours a day of work and toil and sweat Always got somebody lookin' down his neck Tryin' to get more out of 'im Than he really ought to have to put in.

A^G#fter twenty nine long years of workin' in this shop with Oney standing over ^A#7me ^D#7Today when that old whistle blows, I'll check in all my gear, and I'll ret^G#ire. T^G#he superintendant just stopped by and said they planned my little get-to^A#7gether ^D#7and then he said I'd never have made it if old Oney hadn't of held me to the ^G#fire

I^G#'ve seen him in my dreams at night and woke up in the morning feeling t^A#7ired. And old On^D#7ey don't remember, when i came here, how he tried to get me fi^G#red... W^G#ith his folded hands behind him, every morning, Oney waited at the g^A#7ate... where he'd ^D#7rant and rave like i committed murder clockin' in five minutes l^G#ate.

^A#But today they'll gather 'round me like I've seen 'em do when any man r^B#7etires, and old O^F7ney's gonna tell me, from now on, I'm free to do what i d^A#esire. ^A#He'll present me with that little old gold watch they give a man a times like ^B#7this, but there's ^F7one thing he's not countin' on... today's the day i give old Oney ^A#his! hahahahaha!

^C#I've been workin' buildin' muscles, Oney's just been standin' 'round, and gettin' ^A#7soft, and t^G#7oday about 4:30, I'll make up for every good night's sleep I've l^C#ost... W^C#hen I'm gone, I'll be remembered as the workin' man that put his point ^A#7across... With a ^G#7right hand full of knuckles,

today's the day I show old Oney

who's the ^C#boss! (just keep strumming C#) Hmmmmmmm, what time is it? 4:30? Heeeeeyyyy Oney! Oney! haha!

Johnny Cash - Oney