Work Song chords by Oscar Brown, Jr.
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Verse 1
(E minor) Breaking up big rocks
on the chain gang
Breaking rocks and serving
my (E major) time (E minor)
Breaking rocks (A major) out here (E minor)
on the chain gang
'Cause they convicted me of crime
Verse 2
Hold it steady right there (E minor) while I hit it
Well, reckon that ought to get it
Been workin' (E major) and (E minor) workin'
(A major) But I still got so (E minor) terribly long to go (G major) (E minor)
Verse 3
I committed crime, (E minor) (B major) Lord I (E minor) needed
Crime of bein' (A major) hungry (E minor) and poor
I left the grocery store man (B major) (E minor) bleeding
(E major) When (E minor) they caught me (G major) rob (E minor)
bin' (B major) his store (E major)
Verse 4
(E minor) Hold it steady right there (G major) (E minor) while I hit it
Well, reckon that ought to get it
Been workin' and workin'
(A major) But I still got so terribly (E minor) long to go
Verse 5
And judges say five years (E minor) o' hard labor
On chain- gang you gonna go
I heard the judge say five
years o' labor
I heard (B major) my (A major) old man (E minor) (B major)
scream,"Lordy, no!" (A major)
Verse 6
(E minor) Oh, hold it steady right there while I hit it
Well, reckon that ought to get it
Been workin' (E major) and (A major) workin'
But I still got so terribly long to (E minor) go
Interlude 1
(E minor) (G major) (E minor) (G major) (E minor)
(G major) (A major) (B major) (E minor) (G major)
(E major) (B flatdim) (A major) (B flatdim) (A major) (E minor) (G major)
Verse 7
(E minor) Wanna see my sweet (B major) honey (E minor) baby
Wanna break (A major) this chain (E minor) off to run
Wanna lay down some (B major)
where shady (E minor)
Lord, I sure it's hot (B major) in the sun (E minor)
Verse 8
Hold it right there (G major) while I hit (E minor) it
Well, reckon that ought to get it
(E minor) Been workin' and workin' (A major)
But I still got (B flatdim) so (E minor) terribly long to go
Verse 9
Breaking up (E minor) big rocks (A major) on
the chain (E minor) gang
Breaking rocks (A major) and serving (E minor)
Outro 1
my time
(E minor) (E minor) (E minor) (E minor)
Work Song
Oscar Brown, Jr.
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