Chain Gang Uke tab by Sam Cooke

4 Chords used in the song: G, Em, C, D

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3.25
(Beginner)
Key: G, EmChords
[Chorus]
G G Em Em G G Em Em
ooh! aah! ooh! I hear somethin' saying
G G Em Em C C D D
ooh! aah! ooh! aah!
G G Em Em C C D D
ooh! aah! ooh! aah!

[Refrain]
G G C C G G Em Em
(Well, don't you know) That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
G G C C D D G G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang, all day long they're sayin'

[Chorus]
G G Em Em G G Em Em
ooh! aah! ooh! aah!
G G Em Em C C D D
ooh! aah! ooh! aah!

[Refrain]
G G C C G G Em Em
(Well, don't you know) That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
G G C C D D G G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang

[Verse 1]
G G Em Em
All day long they work so hard,
C C D D
'till the sun is going down
G G Em Em
Working on the highway and byways,
C C D D
and wearing, wearing a frown
G G Em Em
You hear them moaning their lives away,
C C D D
then you hear somebody say

[Refrain]
G G C C G G Em Em
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
G G C C D D G G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang, can't you hear them sayin'

[Verse 2]
G G Em Em C C D D
Mm, I'm going home one of these days, I'm going home
G G Em Em C C D D
see my woman, whom I love so dear, but, meanwhile I got to work right here

[Refrain]
G G C C G G Em Em
(Well, don't you know) That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
G G C C D D G G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang, all day long they're sayin'

[Outro]
G G Em Em
Hmm, my, my, my, my, my..
C C D D
my, my... my work is so hard
G G Em Em
Give me water, I'm thirsty
C C D D
Myyy, my work is so hard

G G Em Em
woah-oh my, my, my...
C C D D
my, my... my work is so hard woah

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