Work Song chords by Bobby Darin
Intro 1
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Gm
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Gm
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Gm
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Gm
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Dm
Go down
Verse 1
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Gm
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Hannah go down
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Gm
Dm
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And stay down
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Verse 2
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Eb
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Gm
Breakin' up these rocks
Dm
on- a chain gang
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Gm
Breakin' rocks and servin'
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A
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my time
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Gm
Breakin' up these rocks
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on- a chain gang
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A
D
Cause I been convicted of a crime.
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Hold it steady right there
Verse 3
Gm
D
while I hit it huh!
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D
Gm
D
Oh, reckon that ought- a get it
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Been workin' I been workin'
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Ab
D
But, I got me so terrible
Dm
D
Gm
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A
long to go.
Verse 4
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Gm
I been convicted of the crime,
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Dm
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Lord, of needin'
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Gm
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Crime of bein' hungry and poor
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Gm
Had- a leave some grocery
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man bleedin'
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A
D
When he found me robbin' his store.
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Gm
D
Hold it steady right there while I hit it huh!
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Abm
D
Eb
Oh, reckon that ought- a get it
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Bb
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Been workin' I been workin'
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Dm
But, I got me so terrible
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E
long to go.
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A
Heard a judge say,
Verse 5
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Five years labor
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To the chain gang you got- a go.
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Heard a judge say,
Verse 6
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Five years labor.
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Bb
Heard my woman scream, Lordy, no!
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G#m
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Hold it steady right there while I hit it huh!
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A
G#m
A
G
Oh, reckon that ought- a get it
G#m
Eb
E
Been workin' I been workin'
Abm
A
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C
But, I got me so terrible
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Abm
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long to go.
Gm
G
Captain told me, You got to
Verse 7
G#m
watch your behavior
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If you're gonna work just
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E#
like a natural born man.
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I told the captain,
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You'd be meetin' your Savior
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You come on close to this
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hammer in my hand.
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G
Hold him steady right there
Verse 8
G#m
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Em
while I hit him huh!
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Em
A
Oh, reckon that ought- a get him
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E
A
Been workin' I been workin'
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A
G#m
F#
E
But, I got me so terrible long to go.
G
I wanna see my
Verse 9
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A
sweet, honey baby
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E#
G
Gm
G
A
I got to break these chains off and run
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G
A
I wanna lay my head where it's shady
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G
B
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Lord knows it's hot in this sun.
Gm
Bb
B
Hold it steady right there while I hit it huh!
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Oh, reckon that ought- a get it
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Bb
Been workin' I been workin'
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G
But, I got me so terrible long to go
Verse 10
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See I been workin' I been workin'
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But, I got me so terrible long to go
You know I got me so terrible long to go
Lord I got me so damn long to go!
Work Song
Bobby Darin
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