The Work Song chords by Chuck Jackson
Intro 1
Em
B
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
The Work Song
Chuck Jackson
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