Work Song
Work Song

Work Song easy guitar chords by Count Basie, Sammy Davis Jr.

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

No capo

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo

  • C

  • Dm

  • Bb

  • F

  • Eb

    6

  • Cm

    3

  • Gb

    2

  • G

  • Ab

    4

  • F#

    2

  • Db

    4

  • E

  • B

    2

  • C#

    4

  • Dbm

    4

  • C

  • Dm

  • Bb

  • F

  • Eb

    6

  • Cm

    3

  • Gb

    2

  • G

  • Ab

    4

  • F#

    2

  • Db

    4

  • E

  • B

    2

  • C#

    4

  • Dbm

    4
    • Intro 1



    Verse 1
    Breaking 
    up 
    big 
    rocks 
    on 
    the 
    chain 
    gang 

    Break
    ing 
    rocks 
    and 
    serving 
    my 
    time 

    Break
    in' 
    rocks 
    out 

    here 
    with 
    the 
    chain 
    gang 

    Cause 
    I've 
    been 

    convicted 
    of 
    a 
    crime 

    Hold 
    it 
    steady 
    right 
    there 
    while 
    I 
    hit 
    it 

    There 
    I 
    reckon 
    that 
    that 
    oughta 
    get 
    it 

    Been 
    work
    in', 
    I've 
    been work
    in' 

    But 
    I 
    still 
    got 
    so 
    terrible 
    long 
    to 
    go 

    I 
    commit
    ted 
    the 
    crime, 

    Lord, 
    I 
    need
    n't 

    Crime 
    of 
    bein' 
    colored 
    and 
    poor 

    Left 
    the 
    grocery 
    store 
    man 
    bleedin' 

    When 
    he 
    caught 
    me 

    robbin' 
    his 
    store 

    Hold 
    it 
    steady 
    right 
    there 
    while 
    I 
    hit 
    it 

    Reckon 
    that 
    that 
    oughta 
    get it 

    Cause 
    I'm 
    work
    in', 

    I've 
    been workin' 

    But 
    I 
    still 
    got 
    so 
    terrible 

    long 
    to 
    go 

    Judge, 
    said, 
    five 
    years 
    at 
    hard 
    labor 

    On 
    the 
    chain 
    gang 
    you're 
    gonna 
    go 

    Heard 
    the 
    judge 
    said, 
    five 
    years 
    of 
    labor 

    Heard 
    my 
    woman 
    scream, 

    Lord, 
    I 
    know 

    Hold 
    it 
    steady 
    right 
    there 
    while 
    I 
    hit 
    it 

    Lord, 
    you 
    know 
    that 
    that 
    ought 
    to 
    get 
    it 

    I've 
    been workin', 

    I've 
    been 
    work
    in' 

    But 
    I 
    still 
    got 
    so 
    terrible 
    long 
    to 
    go 

    Whoa, 
    hold 
    it 
    steady 

    Ha! 

    While 
    I 
    hit 
    it 

    Ha! 

    On 
    this 
    chain 
    gang 

    Hold 
    it 
    steady 

    While 
    I 
    hit 
    it 

    Cause 
    that's 
    gonna 
    kill 
    it 

    Wipin' 
    it 
    off 
    one 
    time 

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