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