Work Song chords by Grady Tate
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Verse 1
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Breaking rock
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s out here on the chain gang
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Breaking rocks and serving my time
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Breaking up big rocks out here
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on the chain gang
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Cause I've been convicted
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of a crime
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Hold it steady right there while I hit it
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There! I reckon that ought to get it
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I've been working, yes, working,
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but I still got so terribly long to go.
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Lord, I got tired of being mad
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and hungry.
And I got tired of being
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sad and poor
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And I needed myself some money
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So I thought I'd rob me a store
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Hold it steady right there
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While I hit it low
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I reckon
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That oughta get it
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I've been workin'
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Yes, I'm workin'
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But I still got some
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Table long to go
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Now I went in as quiet
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As a church mouse
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Cause I went in
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Through the back door
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But I had to leave the gross man
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Bleeding
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When he caught me
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Rob bing his store
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You got ta hold it steady
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Hold it steady right there
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Well, I hit it, oh yes,
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I reckon
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That's gonna have to get it
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I've been working
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Yes, I'm working
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But I still got so terrible
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long to go
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But then I walked out
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With a whole lot of money
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And my heart was filled with joy
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Till I felt somebody grab me in my collar
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When I turned
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around I saw
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That it was the do right boy
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You gotta hold it steady
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Hold it steady right there while I hit it
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They reckon that's gonna have to get it I've
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been workin' and I'm still workin'
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Cause that show got a terrible
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long ago
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If the judge says one year
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hard labor
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Then it's one year I'm gonna
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do
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But I heard the judge say
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twelve years hard labor
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I heard my wo man scream,
Lord,
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Lordy, no
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Hold it steady right there while I
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hit it
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Yeah, I reckon that's
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gonna have to get it
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I've been working, yes,
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I'm working
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But it still got so terrible long ago
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I want to see my sweet
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honey baby
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I want to break these chains
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off and run
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I want to lay my head somewhere
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down in the shade
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Cause
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Lord, it's showin' hot out
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here in the sun
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You got ta hold it,
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hold it steady right there
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Lord, I reckon that's
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gonna have to give
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I've been workin' and
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I'm still workin'
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But I still got so terrible long to go
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Yes, I've been working,
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yes, working
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But I still got so terrible long
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Too long to go
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You
Work Song
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