The Work Song chords by Chuck Jackson

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Intro 1

I've been breaking

Verse 1
Em 
rocks out of here
on the chain gang
Breaking rocks and serving my time
Breaking rocks out of here
on the chain gang
B 
Because I've been convicted of a crime
Em 
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
E 
I reckon that oughta get it been working
Em 
A 
I've been working
Em 
and I still got a long way to go
I committed a crime Lord I needed
Crime of being hungry and poor
Left a grocery store man bleeding
B 
When he caught me robbing his store
Em 
Holy steady right there while I hit it
I reckon that oughta get it
E 
Em 
A 
Been working, I've been working
F# 
B 
Em 
And I still got a long way to  go
Oh Lord I've been working so hard
B 
Em 
Every day and every night I can't go on
Am 
Just can't go on
Em 
E 
Oh I've been working
A 
I've been working
F# 
B 
Em 
And I still got a  long way to go
When the judge said five years of labor
To the changing boy you got to go
When the judge said five years of labor
B 
Heard my woman scream Lord you know
Em 
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
E 
I reckon that ought to get it been working
A 
I've been working
F# 
B 
Em 
And I still got a long way to  go
I wanna see my sweet honey baby
I wanna take these chains off and run
I wanna lay down somewhere shady
B 
Where you know it's hot in the sun
E 
Hold it now,
Em 
hold it steady right there while I hit it
I reckon that oughta get it
E 
I've been workin'
A 
You know I've been workin'
F# 
B 
Em 
And I still got a long way to  go
Oh Lord, it's so hard
Em 
I want to take these chains off
Em 
And I want to run, I've got to run
And I want to run, I've got to run