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
Intro:
G G Em Em
Ooh! Aah! (×2)
I hear somethin' saying.
G G Em Em C C D D
Ooh! Aah! Ooh! Aah! (×2)


Verse 1:
G G
Well, don't you know
C C G G Em Em G G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
C C D D G G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang

All day long they're singing

G G Em Em C C D D
Ooh! Aah! Ooh! Aah! (×2)


Chorus:
G G
Well, don't you know
C C G G Em Em G G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
C C D D G G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang


Verse 2:
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 G G
Then you hear somebody say


Chorus:
C C G G Em Em G G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
C C D D G G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang


Verse 3:
Can't you hear them sayin'
G G Em Em C C
Mm, I'm going home one of these days
D D G G
I'm going home see my woman
Em Em
Whom I love so dear
C C D D
But meanwhile I got to work right here


Chorus:
G G
Well, don't you know
C C G G Em Em G G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
C C D D G G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang


Outro:
All day long they're singing
G G Em Em C C D D
My, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
G G Em Em
Give me water, I'm thirsty
C C D D
My work is so hard

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