Key: E major
Intro 1
B
Em
F
B
Em
F
Em
B
Em
Verse 1
Em
B
Em
on the chain gang
B
Em
victed me of crime
Verse 2
B
Em
B
But I still got so terribly far to go
Verse 3
Em
B
Crime of being hungry and poor
Em
B
I left the grocery store man breathing
When they caught me robbing his store
Verse 4
Em
B
Well, reckon that ought to get it
Em
A
Been working and working
Em
B
Em
But I still got so terribly far to go
Verse 5
Em
B
Em
I heard the judge say five years
Em
B
I heard the judge say five years labor
Verse 6
Em
B
Hold it right there while I hit it
Em
B
Em
Well, reckon that ought to get it
Em
B
Em
But I still got so terribly far to go
Interlude 1
Em
C#dim
C
Em
B
Em
A
C#dim
C
Em
A
Em
F#
B
Em
B
Verse 7
Em
B
Gonna break this chain off to run
Em
B
I'm gonna lay down somewhere shady
Em
B
Em
Lord, I sure am hot in the sun
Verse 8
there while I hit it
Em
B
Well, reckon that ought to get it
Em
A
Been workin' and workin'
Em
B
Been workin' and slavin'
A
Em
A
An' workin' and workin'
B
B
B
Em
But I still got so terribly far to go
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