Em G D
Am
 The struggle is real
Em G   D    Am
    So real


[Verse 1]
Em                G
5 am comes early, Jack and folgers in his cup.
D                           C
He wakes her up and lay her clothes out and packs her lunch.
Em                       G
Got to rush to catch the school bus,
               D                                    C
Pony tails and tooth brush,  Sometimes it seems its too much, he waves good bye.
Em                     G
Then he sighs, 12 hour days and barely gettin by.
D                                  C
Her momma workin 3rd shift, and he hope she ain't back gettin high.
Em                  G
On a slippery slope slowly slippin to a pit
D                                C
Hanging on for dear life loosing grip but he refused to quit


[Chorus]
C                      D                       Em
I see the look in your eyes and I know how you feel
C                        D                       Em
Work your fingers to the bone just to cover the bills
            C                      D                           G        D    C
You want to leave that single wide trailer in the holler for a house up on a hill
         Em                 Am
You don't care how they feel
                      D
Cause the struggle is real
                       Em
I know the struggle is real


[Verse 2]
Em                        G
She's almost 40 and still dancin on that brass pole
D                            C
Customers are disrespectful, manager is an asshole
Em                     G
Her greater goals over shadow all the sorrows
D                               C
5 am will take forever few more minutes till tomorrow
Em                          G
Not enough dollars in their garder for their house of dreams
D                           C
Runs into the dressin room slams the door and starts to scream
Em                       G
Where she wants to be in life is still a distant image
D                     C
At her wits end still isn't finished story hasn't ended.


[Chorus]
C                      D                       Em
I see the look in your eyes and I know how you feel
C                        D                       Em
Work your fingers to the bone just to cover the bills
            C                      D                           G        D    C
You want to leave that single wide trailer in the holler for a house up on a hill
         Em              Am
You don't care how they feel
                      D
Cause the struggle is real
                       Em
I know the struggle is real


[Verse 3]
Em                              G
He walks outside and throws his tools in to his pickup truck
D                           C
Looks up and smiles see her Altima is pulling up
Em                              G
Her weight is lifted, her doors open and he knows she sober
D                              C
He grabs aholdst her she finds comfort underneath his shoulder
Em                           G
As they embrace all of their worries are erased
          D                           C
Because together they can face all of obstacles in place
Em                             G
Pulls out of the holler to go make a honest dollar
    D                                  C
Pay dues won't loose smile through the blues of blue collar


[Chorus]
C                      D                       Em
I see the look in your eyes and I know how you feel
C                        D                       Em
Work your fingers to the bone just to cover the bills
            C                      D                           G        D    C
You want to leave that single wide trailer in the holler for a house up on a hill
         Em                 Am
You don't care how they feel
                      D
Cause the struggle is real
                       Em
I know the struggle is real

C                      D                       Em
I see the look in your eyes and I know how you feel
C                        D                       Em
Work your fingers to the bone just to cover the bills
            C                      D                           G        D    C
You want to leave that single wide trailer in the holler for a house up on a hill
         Em                 Am
You don't care how they feel
                      D
Cause the struggle is real
                       Em
I know the struggle is real