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