Chain Gang
Sam CookeVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
(ooh! aah!) (x2)
I hear somethin' saying
(ooh! aah! ooh! aah!) (x2)
(Well, don't you know)
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
All day long they're singing
(ooh! aah! ooh! aah!) (x2)
(Well, don't you know)
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
All day long they work so hard
'till the sun is going down
Working on the highway and byways
and wearing, wearing a frown
You hear them moaning their lives away
Then you hear somebody say
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
Can't you hear them saying
Mm, I'm going home one of these days
I'm going home see my woman
Whom I love so dear
But meanwhile I got to work right here
(Well, don't you know)
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
All day long they're singing
my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
Give me water, I'm thirsty
My work is so hard
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Readable chord sheet for Chain Gang by Sam Cooke
[G](ooh![Em] aah!) (x2) I hear somethin' saying [G](ooh![Em] aah![C] ooh![D] aah!) (x2) (Well, don't you [G]know) That's the sound of the [C]men working on the [G]chain [Em]gang [G] That's the sound of the [C]men working on the [D]chain [G]gang All day long they're singing [G](ooh![Em] aah![C] ooh![D] aah!) (x2) (Well, don't you know) That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang [G] All day long they [Em]work so hard [C]'till the sun is going [D]down [G] Working on the [Em]highway and byways and [C]wearing, wearing [D]a frown [G] You hear them moaning their [Em]lives away [C] Then you hear [D]somebody say That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang Can't you hear them saying [G]Mm, [Em]I'm going home one of [C]these days [D]I'm going home see my [G]woman Whom I [Em]love so dear But [C]meanwhile I got to [D]work right here (Well, don't you know) That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang All day long they're singing [G] my, [Em]my, my, my, [C]my, my, my [D]work is so hard Give me [G]water, I'm [Em]thirsty [C] My [D]work is so hard