Key: C major•
Intro 1
C
Dm
Bb
F
Dm
F
Eb
Dm
Bb
Dm
F
Eb
Verse 1
Cm
Dm
Eb
Dm
Breaking up big rocks on the chain gang
Eb
Cm
F
Gb
Eb
Cm
Eb
Breaking rocks and serving my time
Dm
Cm
C
Dm
Breakin' rocks out
G
Ab
Dm
Cause I've been
G
Eb
convicted of a crime
Dm
Eb
F
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Dm
F
Dm
There I reckon that that oughta get it
Cm
C
F
Bb
Been workin', I've been workin'
Dm
Ab
C
Cm
Eb
Dm
But I still got so terrible long to go
Cm
C
Dm
I committed the crime,
Cm
C
Bb
Crime of bein' colored and poor
Cm
Dm
G
Left the grocery store man bleedin'
Eb
G
When he caught me
Dm
Eb
robbin' his store
Cm
Eb
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
C
Dm
Reckon that that oughta get it
Ab
Eb
Cause I'm workin',
Eb
Bb
Dm
long to go
E
Db
On the chain gang you're gonna go
Ab
E
Heard the judge said, five years of labor
Eb
Ab
Heard my woman scream,
Lord, I know
Db
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Eb
Gb
Lord, you know that that ought to get it
Gb
Db
Gb
I've been workin'
Eb
E
Db
B
C#
But I still got so terrible long to go
Whoa, hold it steady
Ha!
E
C#
While I hit it
Ha!
Dbm
Db
Hold it steady
Db
Dbm
Db
While I hit it
Cause that's gonna kill it
Wipin' it off one time
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