Chain Gang
Sam Cooke · C
Chain Gang
Sam Cooke
R&B
Real Key
C
Views
3
Rate
Real Key
C
Views
3
C
0.2x
120
BPM1
2
3
4
Rhythm
2/4
3/4
4/4
5/4
6/8
7/8
No Accent
Downbeat
Backbeat
All Equal
1 & 3
Chain Gang chords
Sam Cooke 1960
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[G] [Em]
ooh! aah! 4x
I hear something saying
[G] [Em]
ooh! aah! 4x
I hear something saying
[G] [Em]
ooh! aah! 8x
(Well, don't you know?)
[G] [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]
ooh! aah! 4x
(Well, don't you know?)
[G] [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
[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
[G] [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
Can't you hear them saying?
[G] [Em]
ooh! aah! 4x
(Well, don't you know?)
[G] [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
Can't you hear them saying?
[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] [G] [D]
But, meanwhile I got to work right here
(Well, don't you know?)
[G] [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]
hmm, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
[G] [Em]
Give me water, I'm thirsty
[C] [D]
My, my work is so hard
[G] [Em] [C] [D]
hmm, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
[G] [Em]
Give me water, I'm thirsty
[C] [D]
My, my work is so hard
[G] [Em] [C] [D]
hmm, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
[G] [Em]
Give me water, I'm thirsty
[C] [D]
My, my work is so hard
Set8
Chords Used (4)
Guitar
Ukulele
G
1 / 5
Em
1 / 4
C
1 / 4
D
1 / 4
Song Info
Real Key
C
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