For the Common Good

I connected with a federal employee in Oregon. This is his story.

Lyrics

His D daddy drove a fuel truck in Wy G oming/
A When he was a G kid he rode a D long /
D Grew up and went off to G college//
A in a small G town in Ore D gon /
D Took a job in river G restoration/
A THAT one G summer changed his D life A G D
They kept the G wild Columbia A flowing, the Bm Salmon running Em free// It was G clear he always would/, be
A workin / for the common D good G A D

D After that he’s workin for the G County,
Waste A water, roads and G bridges public D parks
/ D pet adoption, dental care for G kids //
A street lights for G safety in the D dark/
Workin D SEARCH and rescue in the Cascade G Range,
fallen A mountain bikers G heart attacks and D more
A G D / He G kept the traffic A flowing, the Bm water running Em clean//
It was G clear he always would / be
A workin / for the common D good G A D

D now he’s workin / in the federal G service,
A Getting people G knowledge that they D need /
D Making sure that help is easily G found
by A folks who G cannot hear or D see /
D Helping people understand G elections, A and what their G government has D done/
A G D /He keeps the G information A flowing,
Bm accessible by Em all//
It was G clear he always would/, be
A working / for the common D good G A D

D We are the feds, we get your mail de G livered,
after A hurricanes G WE help you build D back
/ D We protect your safety in your G workplace,
in the A skies and G on the railroad D tracks/
We D work to keep the public G healthy, /
A WE fight/ G to protect your D rights A G D /
We G help our wounded A Veterans Bm to rebuild their Em lives// We G hope it’s understood/ we are
A workin/ for the common D good G A D

D We live in every corner of this G country
From A Maine’s granite G shores to Ida D ho
D In Texas Illinois and Kansas G City
A We all work for G you/ we hope you D know A G D /
We keep the G wild Columbia A flowing, the Bm Salmon running Em free//
We G hope it’s understood/ we are A workin/ for the common D good G A D