Work Song Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]every mornin finds me [A]moanin[Em]
life's a losing gamble [A]to me
[Em]cause of all the trouble i
[A]see[Em]
everybody knows i'm [A]moanin
[Em]every evenin finds me moanin
[A][Em]
i'm alone and crying the [A]blues
[Em]i'm so tired of paying my dues
[A][Em][A][Em][B]

[Verse 2]
[Em]
Breaking rocks out here on the
chain gang
Breaking rocks and serving my time
Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang
lord i've been con[B]victed me of crime
[Em]Hold it steady right there while I hit it
well reckon that ought to get it
been
work[Am]ing an[Em]d working

[Verse 3]
but I still got a long way to go
[Em]
I commited crime Lord I needed
Crime of being hungry and poor
I left the grocery store man
bleeding (breathing?)
When they caught me rob[B]bing his store
[Em]Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Well reckon that ought to get it
been
working and [Am]work[Em]ing
[Am]but I still [Em]got s[B]o terribly far to go[Em]

[Verse 4]
[Em]
I heard the judge say five years
On chain-gang you you gonna go
I heard the judge say five years labor
I heard my old man scream "Lordy, [B]no!"
[Em]Hold it right there while I hit it
well reckon that ought to get it
been
[Am]work[Em]ing and working
[Am]but I still got so ter[Em]ribly [B]far to [Em]go

[Verse 5]
[Em]
gotta go make or break
cause i'm grievin
Gotta break this chain off to run
and if the boss man stops me from leavin
i tell you lord i'm gon[B]na get him one
[Em]Hold him steady right there while I hit him
well reckon that ought to get it
been
work[Am]in' [Em]an d workin[Am]'[Em]
[Am]i got [Em]a long way to[B][E][Em]
[Am]go[B][Adim][B]
[Em][D][B][Em]