Standard (EADGBE)

Shiftwork, hard work, tired body,

 blue collar shirt and a baseball cap

 Union made

He's hot, sweat drops round the clock

 the door never locks and the noise

 never stops night or day

 workin' 7 to 3, or 3 to 11, 11 to 7

Shirtwork, tough work

for the busy convenience store clerk

two feet that hurt and going insane

she's mad, at some lad

drove off and didn't pay for his gas

and he won't be the last, around the clock pain.

workin' 7 to 3, or 3 to 11, 11 to 7

 Talkin' 'bout a bunch of shiftwork

 a big ole pile of shiftwork

7 to 3, or 3 to 11, 11 to 7

Well I worked shiftwork for 10 years

man i hated that work then i made a break

with the money i saved

it took me to the beach

to have a beer by the edge of the sea

in this 'round-the-clock place

i drank my money away

we partied 7 to 3, 3 to 11, 11 to 7

I'm talkin' 'bout a bunch of shiftwork

a big ole pile of shiftwork

7 to 3, or 3 to 11, 11 to 7

Talkin' 'bout a bunch of shiftwork

a big ole pile of shiftwork

7 to 3, or 3 to 11, 11 to 7

7 to 3, or 3 to 11, 11 to 7