Work Song
Work Song

Work Song easy guitar chords by Oscar Brown Jr.

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 2

Capo

Transpose

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Capo

  • Em

  • E

  • A

  • G

  • B

    2

  • Bbdim

  • Em

  • E

  • A

  • G

  • B

    2

  • Bbdim

    • Verse 1
    Breaking 
    up 
    big 
    rocks 

    on 
    the 
    chain 
    gang 

    Breaking 
    rocks 
    and serving 

    my 
    time 

    Breaking 
    rocks 
    out 
    here 

    on 
    the 
    chain 
    gang 

    'Cause 
    they 
    convicted 
    me of 
    crime 

    Verse 2
    Hold 
    it 
    steady 
    right 
    there 
    while 
    I hit 
    it 

    Well, 
    reckon 
    that 
    ought 
    to 
    get 
    it 

    Been 
    workin' 
    and 
    workin' 

    But 
    I 
    still 
    got 
    so 
    terribly 
    long 
    to 
    go 

    Verse 3
    I 
    committed 
    crime, 
    Lord 
    I 
    needed 

    Crime 
    of bein' 
    hungry 
    and 
    poor 

    I 
    left 
    the 
    grocery 
    store 
    man 
    bleeding 

    When 
    they 
    caught 
    me 
    rob

    bin' 
    his 
    store 

    Verse 4
    Hold 
    it 
    steady 
    right 
    there 
    while 
    I 
    hit 
    it 

    Well, 
    reckon 
    that 
    ought 
    to 
    get 
    it 

    Been 
    workin' 
    and 
    workin' 

    But 
    I 
    still 
    got 
    so 
    terribly 
    long 
    to 
    go 

    Verse 5
    And 
    judges 
    say 
    five 
    years 
    o' 
    hard 
    labor 

    On 
    chain- 
    gang 
    you 
    gonna 
    go 

    I 
    heard 
    the 
    judge 
    say 
    five 

    years 
    o' labor 

    I heard 
    my 
    old 
    man 

    scream,"Lordy, no!" 

    Verse 6
    Oh, 
    hold 
    it 
    steady 
    right 
    there 
    while 
    I 
    hit 
    it 

    Well, 
    reckon 
    that 
    ought 
    to 
    get 
    it 

    Been 
    workin' 
    and 
    workin' 

    But 
    I 
    still 
    got 
    so 
    terribly 
    long 
    to 
    go 

    Interlude 1



    Verse 7
    Wanna 
    see 
    my 
    sweet 
    honey 
    baby 

    Wanna 
    break 
    this 
    chain 
    off 
    to 
    run 

    Wanna 
    lay 
    down 
    some

    where 
    shady 

    Lord, 
    I sure 
    it's 
    hot 
    in 
    the 
    sun 

    Verse 8
    Hold 
    it 
    right 
    there 
    while 
    I hit 
    it 

    Well, 
    reck
    on 
    that 
    ought 
    to 
    get 
    it 

    Been 
    workin' 
    and 
    work
    in' 

    But 
    I 
    still 
    got 
    so 
    terribly 
    long 
    to 
    go 

    Verse 9
    Breaking 
    up 
    big 
    rocks 
    on 

    the 
    chain 
    gang 

    Breaking 
    rocks 
    and 
    serving 

    Outro 1
    my 
    time 


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