Sam Cooke - Chain Gang (1960) | Musicians Playbook | Chords & Lyrics

Sam Cooke, Chain Gang (1960)
^{Key: :[G#] (w: Sam Cooke, Charles Cooke)}
INTRO:
[G#] ooh, [Fm] aah, [G#] ooh, [Fm] aah

BREAK 1:
(I hear somethin' saying)
[G#] ooh, [Fm] aah, [C#] ooh, [D#] aah
[G#] ooh, [Fm] aah, [C#] ooh, [D#] aah

CHORUS:
[G#] That's the sound of the [C#] men
Working on the [G#] chain [Fm] gang
[G#] That's the sound of the [C#] men
Working on the [D#] chain [G#] gang

BREAK 2:
(All day long they're singing)
[G#] ooh, [Fm] aah, [C#] ooh, [D#] aah
[G#] ooh, [Fm] aah, [C#] ooh, [D#] aah

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 1:
[G#] All day long they [Fm] work so hard
[C#] 'til the sun is going [D#] down
[G#] Working on the [Fm] highway and byways
and [C#] wearing, wearing a [D#] frown
[G#] You hear them moaning their [Fm] lives away
[C#] Then you hear [D#] somebody say

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 2:
Can't you hear them saying [G#] Mmm
[Fm] I'm going home one of [C#] these days
[D#] I'm going home see my [G#] woman
Whom I [Fm] love so dear, but [C#] meanwhile
I got to [D#] work right here

REPEAT CHORUS:

OUTRO:
All day long they're singing [G#] mmm
[Fm] My, my, my, [C#] my, my
My [D#] work is so hard
Give me [G#] water, I'm [Fm] thirsty
[C#] My [D#] work is so hard

1 ^{( 1 song )}

5 ^{( 1 song )}

A ^{( 80 songs )}

B ^{( 236 songs )}

C ^{( 157 songs )}

D ^{( 137 songs )}

E ^{( 124 songs )}

F ^{( 58 songs )}

G ^{( 71 songs )}

H ^{( 43 songs )}

I ^{( 11 songs )}

J ^{( 159 songs )}

K ^{( 50 songs )}

L ^{( 62 songs )}

M ^{( 94 songs )}

N ^{( 32 songs )}

O ^{( 33 songs )}

P ^{( 70 songs )}

Q ^{( 7 songs )}

R ^{( 104 songs )}

S ^{( 183 songs )}

T ^{( 93 songs )}

U ^{( 19 songs )}

V ^{( 22 songs )}

W ^{( 39 songs )}

X ^{( 1 song )}

Y ^{( 5 songs )}

Z ^{( 8 songs )}

1 ( 1 song )

5 ( 1 song )

A ( 80 songs )

B ( 236 songs )

C ( 157 songs )

D ( 137 songs )

E ( 124 songs )

F ( 58 songs )

G ( 71 songs )

H ( 43 songs )

I ( 11 songs )

J ( 159 songs )

K ( 50 songs )

L ( 62 songs )

M ( 94 songs )

N ( 32 songs )

O ( 33 songs )

P ( 70 songs )

Q ( 7 songs )

R ( 104 songs )

S ( 183 songs )

T ( 93 songs )

U ( 19 songs )

V ( 22 songs )

W ( 39 songs )

X ( 1 song )

Y ( 5 songs )

Z ( 8 songs )