Work Song chords by
Count Basie
Sammy Davis Jr.
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Key: C major

Intro 1

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Verse 1
Em Em 
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F#m F#m 
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G G 
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F#m F#m 
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Breaking up    big rocks on the chain gang
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Em Em 
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A A 
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Bb Bb 
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G G 
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Em Em 
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G G 
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Breaking rocks and serving my  time
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Em Em 
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E E 
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Breakin' rocks out
G G 
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here with the chain gang
B B 
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C C 
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Cause I've been
B B 
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G G 
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convicted of a crime
F#m F#m 
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G G 
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A A 
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Hold  it steady right there while I hit it
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A A 
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There I reckon that that oughta get it
Em Em 
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E E 
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A A 
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D D 
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Been workin', I've been workin'
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C C 
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E E 
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Em Em 
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G G 
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But I     still got so terrible long to  go
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E E 
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F#m F#m 
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I   committed the   crime,
B B 
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Lord, I needn't
Em Em 
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E E 
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D D 
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Crime of bein' colored and poor
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B B 
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Left the grocery store man bleedin'
G G 
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B B 
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When he caught me
F#m F#m 
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G G 
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robbin' his   store
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G G 
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Hold it steady right there while I hit it
E E 
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F#m F#m 
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Reckon that that oughta get it
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G G 
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Cause I'm workin',
Bb Bb 
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I've been workin'
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But I still got so terrible
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D D 
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F#m F#m 
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long to go
F F 
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Judge, said, five years at hard labor
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F F 
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On the chain gang you're gonna go
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Ab Ab 
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Heard the judge said, five years of labor
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C C 
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Heard my woman scream,
Lord, I know
F F 
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Hold it steady right there while I hit it
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Bb Bb 
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Lord, you know that that ought to get it
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I've been workin',
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F F 
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Bb Bb 
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I've been workin'
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Ab Ab 
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F F 
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Eb Eb 
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F F 
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But I still got so  terrible long to  go
Whoa, hold it steady
Ha!
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F F 
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While I  hit it
Ha!
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On this chain gang
Fm Fm 
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F F 
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Hold it steady
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Fm Fm 
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F F 
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While I   hit it
Cause that's gonna kill it
Wipin' it off one time

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