[Intro]
F Dm F Dm
Hoh ah, hoh, I hear something saying
F Dm Bb C7
Hoh ah, hoh ah
F Dm Bb C7
Hoh ah, hoh ah
[Chorus]
C7 F
Well don't you know
Bb
That's the sound of the men
F Dm
Working on the chain, gang
F Bb
That's the sound of the men
C7 F
Working on the chain, gang
[Bridge]
F F Dm
All day long they're saying, hoh ah
Bb C7 F Dm Bb C7
Hoh ah, hoh ah, hoh ah
[Chorus]
C7 F
Well don't you know
Bb
That's the sound of the men
F Dm
Working on the chain, gang
F Bb
That's the sound of the men
C7 F
Working on the chain, gang
[Verse 1]
F Dm
All day long they work so hard till the
Bb C7
sun is going down
F Dm
Working on the highways and byways and
Bb C7
wearing, wearing a frown
F Dm
You hear they moaning their lives away
Bb C7
Then you hear somebody say;
[Chorus]
C7 F
Well don't you know
Bb
That's the sound of the men
F Dm
Working on the chain, gang
F Bb
That's the sound of the men
C7 F
Working on the chain, gang
[Verse 2]
F
Can't you hear them singing, mmm hoh ah
Dm Bb
I'm going home one of these days
C7 F
I'm goin' home, see my woman
Dm
Whom I love so dear
Bb C7
But meanwhile, I gotta work right here
[Chorus]
C7 F
Well don't you know
Bb
That's the sound of the men
F Dm
Working on the chain, gang
F Bb
That's the sound of the men
C7 F
Working on the chain, gang
[Outro]
F
All day long they're singing, mm hoh ah
Dm Bb C7
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
F Dm Bb C7
Give me water, I'm thirsty, my, my work is so hard
F
Woah oh
Dm Bb C7
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/sam_cooke/chain_gang_chords_2670486