Chain Gang chords by Johnny Cash
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Intro 1
(G major) (C major) (A minor) (C major) (D major) (G major)
Verse 1
I was (G major) just a kid (C major) roamin'
around travelin' (D major) through a (G major) little ol' town
A man walked up and said (C major) come with me
you're (D major) broke and son that's (G major) vagrancy
I carefree lad that (C major) love to roam but (D major)
Lord I wish I'd stayed (G major) at home
The way it looks I'll (C major) probably hang cause
(D major) there ain't no hope on (G major) a chain gang
I (C major) dig that ditch I (G major) chop that corn I
(D major) curse the day that (G major) I was born
I believe it's better for a (C major) man to hang than to
(D major) work like a dog on a (C major) chain (G major) gang
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Interlude 1
(G major) (C major) (D major) (G major)
Verse 2
The (G major) guard stands there with a (C major) great big
gun (D major) I bet he'd love to (G major) see me run
And I guess I probably will (C major) some day I'd
(D major) rather be dead than (G major) to live this way
He's well fed and he's (C major) six foot tall
(D major) and he's a meanest (G major) of them all
He cracks that whip (C major) and he swings that cane
(D major) the sun must've (G major) touched his brain
I (C major) dig that ditch...
Interlude 2
(C major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
(C major) (D major) (G major) (C major) (D major)
(G major) (C major) (D major) (G major)
Verse 3
I got a (G major) gal back home (C major) that's sweet and kind
and (D major) she's been waitin' a long (G major) long time
I just told her to (C major) forget my name (D major) I
won't ever live down (G major) to shame
Lord deliver me (C major) from this hole be
(D major) fore I lose my mind (G major) and soul
The place gets weak and the (C major) back gets
broke (D major) ain't no cause to (G major) laugh and joke
I (C major) dig that ditch... (G major) (D major) (G major) (C major)
(D major) Work like a dog on (G major) a (D major) (G major) chain gang
(D major) work like a dog on a (G major) chain gang
Outro 1
(D major)
Chain Gang
Johnny Cash
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