CHAIN GANG by SAM COOKE
Written by Sam Cooke and Charles Cooke
[Intro]
G Em
(ooh! aah!) (x2)
I hear somethin' saying
G Em C D
(ooh! aah! ooh! aah!) (x2)
[Verse 1]
G
(Well, don't you know)
C G Em G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
C D G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
All day long they're singing
G Em C D
(ooh! aah! ooh! aah!) (x2)
[Chorus]
(same chords progression)
(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
[Verse 2]
G Em
All day long they work so hard
C D
'till the sun is going down
G Em
Working on the highway and byways
C D
and wearing, wearing a frown
G Em
You hear them moaning their lives away
C D
Then you hear somebody say
[Chorus]
(verse chords)
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
[Verse 3]
G Em C
Mm, I'm going home one of these days
D G
I'm going home see my woman
Em
Whom I love so dear
C D
But meanwhile I got to work right here
[Chorus]
(verse chords)
(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
[Outro]
All day long they're singing
G Em C D
my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
G Em
Give me water, I'm thirsty
C D
My work is so hard
