Looking for the working man's cafe
In the shopping center of the town
Looking for somewhere to fit in
In among the retail outfits
Bought a pair of new designer pants
Where the fruit and vedge-man used to stand
I always used to see him there
Selling old apples and pears
Chatting up the pretty girls
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With knocked off goods in the van
/C#
Don't you know
/F#
He was a working man
/C#
Long ago
/F#
He was a working man
And we sat in the working man's cafe
The working man's cafe
Everything around me seems unreal
Everywhere I go it looks and feels
Like America
You've really come a long way down this road
Approving our surroundings as we go
Changing our roots and culture
But don't you know
/C#
Long ago
/F#
There was a working man
/C#
Don't you know
/F#
We were all working men
And we'd sit and pass the time of day
At the working man's cafe
I thought I knew you then, but will I know you now
There's got to be a place for us to meet,
I call you when I've found it
I only hope that life has made us a little more grounded
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Hey man, I see you now!
O o o
/F#
We were all working men
/A
And here we are at the working man's cafe
(same chord as on 1st verse)
It's really good to see us come so far
But haven't we forgotten who we are
Taking out a larger loan
Equity relief and mortgages
We all seem to pass the time of day
Online on the internet cafe
And if you you forget my face
In case you've forgotten just who I am
I'm the kid with the greasy spoon
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Firmly held in my hand
Don't you know
/F# /F#
I was a working man
Long ago
/F# /F#
We were all working men
And we sat and spent the time of day
At the working man's cafe
Yeah
At the working man's cafe