Key: E major•
Intro 1
E
Am
Bb
E
Am
Bb
Am
E
Am
Verse 1
Am
E
Am
on the chain gang
E
Am
victed me of crime
Been
E
Am
E
But I still got so terribly far to go
Verse 2
Am
E
Crime of being hungry and poor
Am
E
I left the grocery store man
bleeding (breathing?)
When they caught me robbing his store
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Am
E
Well reckon that ought to get it
Am
Been
Am
E
Am
But I still got so terribly far to go
Verse 3
Am
E
Am
I heard the judge say five years
Am
E
I heard the judge say five years labor
I heard my old man scream "Lordy,
Am
no!"
Am
E
Am
Well reckon that ought to get it
Been
Am
E
Am
But I still got so terribly far to go
Interlude 1
Am
F#dim
F
Am
E
Am
D
F#dim
F
Am
D
Am
B
E
Am
E
Verse 4
Am
E
Gonna break this chain off to run
Am
E
Gonna lay down somewhere shady
Am
E
Am
Lord I sure am hot in the sun
Am
E
Well reckon that ought to get it
Am
Been
Been
Am
E
Workin' and slavin'
D
Am
An'
E
E
E
Am
But I still got so terribly far to go
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE Am Bb D F#dim...
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