Tom: A
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 arenât complaining, wouldn't waste my breath to bother
E D E
This work arenât hard, it's only boring as can be
[Verse 2]
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, arenât that how you're supposed to do
[Verse 3]
F#m E
But I'm tired, Lord I'm tired
Bm A E
Life is wearing me smooth down to the bone
Bm A E
No rest for the weary, you just move on
F#m E
Tired, Lord I'm tired
[Verse 4]
E Bm A
I've only missed six days in nigh on twenty years o' work
E D E
The money went to taxes and these bills I've paid on time
E Bm A
The raise I got two months ago don't meet the cost o' living
E D E
Selling my body for these nickels and these dimes
[Verse 5]
E Bm A
The smell of Becky's coffee rolled me out of bed this morning
E D E
I showered and shaved and dressed and pulled my work boots on
E Bm A
Walked in the kitchen, she was staring out the window
E D E
The way she said good morning made me ask is something wrong
F#m E
She said I'm tired, woke up tired
Bm A E
Life is wearing me smooth down to the bone
Bm A E
No rest for the weary, you just move on
Bm A E
I guess you just keep going till your gone
F#m E
Tired, Lord I'm tired
F#m E
Tired, God I'm tired
