Work Song Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]Breaking up big rocks
on the chain gang
Breaking rocks and serving
my [E]time[Em]
Breaking rocks [A]out [Em]here
on the chain gang
'Cause they convicted me of crime

[Verse 2]
Hold it steady right [Em]there while I hit it
Well, reckon that ought to get it
Been [E]workin' and [Em]workin'
[A]But I still got so ter[Em]ribly long to go[G][Em]

[Verse 3]
I committed [Em]crime, [B]Lord I [Em]needed
Crime [A]of bein' [Em]hungry and poor
I left the grocery store [B]man [Em]bleeding
[E]Whe[Em]n they caught me [G]rob[Em]
[B]bin' his [E]store

[Verse 4]
[Em]Hold it steady right there[G] while[Em] I hit it
Well, reckon that ought to get it
Been workin' and workin'
[A]But I still got so terribly lon[Em]g to go

[Verse 5]
And judges say five [Em]years o' hard labor
On chain- gang you gonna go
I heard the judge say five
years o' labor
[B]I heard my [A]old [Em]man[B]
[A]scream,"Lordy, no!"

[Verse 6]
[Em]Oh, hold it steady right there while I hit it
Well, reckon that ought to get it
Been [E]workin' and [A]workin'
But I still got so terribly long to [Em]go

[Interlude 1]
[Em][G][Em][G][Em]
[G][A][B][Em][G]
[E][Bbdim][A][Bbdim][A][Em][G]

[Verse 7]
[Em]Wanna see my sweet honey[B] baby[Em]
Wanna break [A]this [Em]chain off to run
Wanna lay down [B]some
where [Em]shady
Lord, I sure it's [B]hot in the [Em]sun

[Verse 8]
Hold it right [G]there while I hit [Em]it
Well, reckon that ought to get it
[Em]Been workin' and work[A]in'
But I still [Bbdim]got so terri[Em]bly long to go

[Verse 9]
Breaking up [Em]big rocks [A]on
the chain [Em]gang
Breaking rocks [A]and [Em]serving

[Outro 1]
my time
[Em][Em][Em][Em]