Am    Am    Am    Am
Lead in strumming strong and setting the mood and pace
Am    Am    Am    Am
Snare joins in and 2 bars later I add the a hum like a machine


Verse 1&2:

Am                                         E
Some time ago in the city run solely on steam
      E                                             Am
The power plant workers would rise and stick to routine
  Dm                                                        Am
Breakin' their backs 'til their work shirts were dirty and brown
    E                                                Am  (Knock Knock)
As year after year, they'd work for the good of the town

    Am                                              E
As parts would get old, these men would make the repairs
   E                                          Am
Changing out axles and belts with meticulous care
 Dm                                          Am
Working their hands to the bone and slaving away
         E                                                    E    E    E / / /
They'd press on with diligence and as they strained you could hear them say,


Chorus:

             Dm
"With our blood, sweat, and tears
         Am
And the grinding of gears
           E                                Am
We shall slave to keep our beautiful city alive!

             Dm
"Yes, with blood, sweat, and tears
           Am
And the passing of years
         E                                       Am
We'll expend ourselves so our fair people may thrive!"


Verse 3&4:

Am                                                 E
One afternoon Frederick Worthington clocked into work
   E                                                 Am
He went to his station not knowing the danger that lurked
   Dm                                            Am
He pulled on the lever to start up the massive machine
    E                                                 Am
But deep in the workings was something he had not foreseen

    Am                                          E
The pistons were pumping as pressure began to accrue
    E                                             Am
And suddenly one of the tanks had to give, and it blew
Dm                                               Am
Frederick was knocked back into an assortment of gears
    E                                              E    E   E / / /
And there in an instant he came to an end with his GDA TEST FEAR!


Chorus:
           Dm
And with blood, sweat, and tears
          Am
And the grinding of gears
         E                                        Am
This disaster happened in front of our terrified eyes

            Dm
Yes, with blood, sweat, and tears
         Am
In his premature years
          E                                      Am
Frederick met his unfortunate, wholly untimely demise


Bridge: Kazoo Interlude

Dm     Am
       Kazoo-didi-doot-doo-dee-doot-doo-dee-doo-doo
E      Am
       Kazoo-didi-doot-doo-dee-doot-doo-dee-doo-dah
Dm     Am
       Kazoo-didi-doot-doo-dee-doot-doo-dee-doo-doo
E      E
       Kazooo-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doooo


Chorus: Softly

          Dm
So with blood, sweat, and tears
        Am
We must face what we fear
                  E                                     Am
And although it's tragic, and everyone's sad that he's gone

           Dm
With our blood, sweat, and tears
      Am
We return to our gears
          E                                        E / / / / / / / /
This city still needs us to work, so we must carry on


Chorus:

/ / /      Dm
With our blood, sweat, and tears
         Am
And the grinding of gears
           E                                Am
We shall slave to keep our beautiful city alive!

Kazoo-didi-doot-doo-dee-doot-doo-dee-doo-doo

            Dm
Yes, with blood, sweat, and tears
          Am
And the passing of years
         E                E   E    E  E          Am    Dm
We'll expend ourselves so our fair people may thrive!

E                 Am     E Am
Blood, Sweat, and Tears, Ole