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
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