Worksong chords by Chuck Jackson
Intro 1
D
A
I've been breaking
Verse 1
D
rocks out of here
Bb
on the chain gang
D
Breaking rocks and serving my time
Breaking rocks out of here
on the chain gang
A
Bb
A
Because I've been convicted of a crime
Bb
D
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
I reckon that ought to get a bit working
I've been working
Eb
D
and I still got a long way to go
Eb
D
I committed a crime, Lord, I need it
Crime of being poor, free and poor
Eb
Left the grocer's store
D
Bb
man bleedin'
A
When he caught me robbin' his store
D
Eb
D
Holdin' steady right there while I hit it
Eb
D
I reckon that oughta get it
Been workin', I've been workin'
Bb
Eb
Bb
D
And I still got a long way to go
Oh Lord, I've been working so hard
Eb
D
A
Bb
Every day and every night
D
A
D
I can't go on, just can't go on
Ab
G
D
But I've been working,
Ab
I've been working
Bb
Eb
And I still got a long way to go
D
Eb
D
When the judge said five years of labor,
to the changing boy you got to go.
Eb
When the judge said five
D
Bb
years of labor,
A
D
Bb
heard my woman scream, Lord you know.
D
Eb
D
Hold it steady right there while I hit it.
I reckon that ought to get a bit workin'.
I've been workin'
Bb
D
and I still got a long way to go.
Eb
D
All right, wanna see my sweet honey baby
Verse 2
D
I wanna take these chains off and run
Eb
I wanna lay down somewhere
Verse 3
Bb
shady
Verse 4
A
Well, you know it's hot in this hood,
D
honey
Verse 5
D
Hold it steady right there while I heat it up
Verse 6
D
I reckon that oughta get
it, I've been workin'
Verse 7
G
D
You know I've been workin'
Verse 8
D
Bb
Eb
But I still got a long way to go
Verse 9
D
Eb
D
D
Oh Lord, give me some more
D
D
I want to drink this tea
Worksong
Chuck Jackson
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