The Work Song chords by Bonnie Bramlett

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Em
F#m
A
F#
B
E
Bm
C
Eaug
Bbaug
D

Verse 1
Em 
 (E minor) Breakin' rocks out here
on the chain gang
Breakin' rocks and savin' my time
Breakin' rocks out here
on the chain gang
Cause I've been convicted of crime
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Well, I reckon that ought to get a bit weird
F#m 
A 
 (F sharp minor) I've   (A major) been workin'
Em 
F# 
B 
Em 
But  (E minor) I   still got  (F sharp major) so  ter (B major) ribly far to  (E minor) go
I committed crime, Lord I need it
Crime of bein' hungry and poor
Left the grocery store man bleedin'
When they caught me robbin' his store
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
A 
Well, I reckon that ought to get  (A major) it
E 
Em 
A 
I've been waitin',  (E major) I've  (E minor) been wait (A major) in'
Em 
F# 
Em 
 (E minor) But  (F sharp major) I   still got so  (E minor) ter ribly far to go
A 
I heard the judge say  (A major) five years of labor
Em 
A 
Em 
 (E minor) On  the chain gang you gon (A major) na go  (E minor) 
I heard the judge say five
years of hard labor
B 
Em 
Heard  (B major) my old man  (E minor) scream
B 
Bm 
Em 
 (B major) in' lordy  (B minor) no  (E minor) 
A 
Holdin' steady right  (A major) there
Em 
while  (E minor) I'm here
A 
Well, I'll break him down  (A major) to
Em 
E 
get him  (E minor) in   (E major) working
Em 
Bm 
A 
I've  (E minor)  (B minor) been work (A major) ing,
F# 
B 
Em 
but I still  (F sharp major) got so ter (B major) ribly far  (E minor) to go
A 
Em 
A 
Em 
Yeah  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor) 
A 
Em 
B 
Em 
 (A major) That's  (E minor) what I thought you said  (B major)  (E minor) 
A 
Em 
A 
Em 
A 
Em 
F# 
Em 
A 
 (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (F sharp major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
B 
Em 
C 
Em 
 (B major) I'm  (E minor)  (C major) gonna see  (E minor) my
sweet honey baby
Em 
Gonna break these chains off to  (E minor) run
Em 
Em 
Gonna lay down some (E minor) where shady  (E minor) 
Lord, I sure am hot in the sun
Em 
Em 
 (E minor) Hold it steady right there while I  (E minor) hit it
A 
Well, I reckon that  (A major) ought to get it
F# 
F#m 
A 
Been working,  (F sharp major)  (F sharp minor) I've  (A major) been working
Em 
F# 
Em 
A 
But  (E minor) I still  (F sharp major) got so ter (E minor) ribly far  (A major) to go
Em 
E 
A 
 (E minor) I've been work (E major) ing, I've been  (A major) working
F# 
Bm 
Em 
But I still  (F sharp major) got so  (B minor) ter ribly far  (E minor) to  go
E 
I've been work (E major) ing,
F#m 
Em 
Eaug 
A 
 (F sharp minor)  (E minor) and  (Eaug) I'm    slav (A major) ing
Em 
F# 
Bbaug 
 (E minor) But  (F sharp major) I   still got  (B flataug) so       ter
Bm 
Em 
E 
 (B minor) ribly far  (E minor) to go  (E major) 
A 
Em 
Work (A major) in', slay (E minor) in',
F#m 
F# 
Bbaug 
F# 
Em 
A 
E 
D 
E 
A 
 (F sharp minor) I've   (F sharp major)  (B flataug) got  (F sharp major) some heart  (E minor) of gold  (A major)  (E major)  (D major)  (E major)  (A major) 
F#m 
D 
F# 
Workin',  (F sharp minor) I've   (D major)  (F sharp major) still got
Bm 
Em 
E 
 (B minor) some heart  (E minor) of gold  (E major) 
A 
 (A major) I have been workin'
F#m 
Em 
F# 
Em 
so  (F sharp minor) very   (E minor) hard  (F sharp major)  (E minor) 
A 
Em 
I've still got some terrible heart  (A major) of gold  (E minor) 
A 
Em 
F#m 
F# 
 (A major) Workin'  (E minor)  (F sharp minor) an (F sharp major) d   slayin'
Em 
A 
Em 
E 
A 
F# 
Bbaug 
Bm 
B 
Em 
I've  (E minor) working  (A major)  (E minor) so  (E major)  (A major)  (F sharp major)  (B flataug)  (B minor)  (B major)  (E minor) 
E 
A 
Em 
F# 
C 
B 
Em 
D 
A 
Em 
F#m 
E 
 (E major)  (A major)  (E minor)  (F sharp major)  (C major)  (B major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (A major)  (E minor) very  (F sharp minor) hard  (E major) 
A 
F# 
Bm 
Em 
 (A major) I  still  (F sharp major) got so  (B minor) terribly far  (E minor) to go
E 
Em 
A 
Oh,  (E major)  (E minor) oh,  (A major) I still got so