Key: E major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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on the chain gang
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victed me of crime
Verse 2
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But I still got so terribly far to go
Verse 3
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Crime of being hungry and poor
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I left the grocery store man breathing
When they caught me robbing his store
Verse 4
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Well, reckon that ought to get it
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Been working and working
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But I still got so terribly far to go
Verse 5
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I heard the judge say five years
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I heard the judge say five years labor
Verse 6
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Hold it right there while I hit it
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Well, reckon that ought to get it
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But I still got so terribly far to go
Interlude 1
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C
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Verse 7
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Gonna break this chain off to run
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I'm gonna lay down somewhere shady
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Lord, I sure am hot in the sun
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there while I hit it
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Well, reckon that ought to get it
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Been workin' and workin'
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Been workin' and slavin'
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An' workin' and workin'
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But I still got so terribly far to go
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