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