Work Song Chords by Oscar Brown Jr

[F#] Breaking up big rocks on the chain gang
Breaking [D#m] rocks and saving my [F#] time
Breaking rocks out there on the chain gang
[C#] Cause I've been [F#] convicted of crime
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
[A] Yeah, I reckon that oughta get it
[A#] Been working, [A] hand-working
[B] But I still got [F#m] some trouble on the go
I commit the crime, Lord, I need it
Crime of [B] being hungry and [F#] poor
[F#m] Left the grocery store [F#] man bleeding
When he caught me [C#] robbing [F#] his store
Hold it steady right [F#m] there while I hit it
Yeah, I reckon that oughta get it
Been working, hand-working
But [B] I still [E] got some trouble [F#m] on the go
_ Judge, he say five years hard labor
On the chain gang, you'd wanna go
I heard the judge say five years of [C#] labor
I heard my woman scream, Lordy, no
[F#m] Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Yeah, I reckon that oughta get it
Been [D#m] working, hand [G#]-working
[G#m] But I still got some [F#m] trouble on the [A] go
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[F#m] _ I wanna see my [C#m] sweet honey [F#m] baby
I wanna break this chain off and run
[C#] I wanna lay down [F#] somewhere shady
Lord, it sure [C#] is [F#] hot in the sun
[Am] Hold it steady right there while I hit [F#m] it
Yeah, I reckon that oughta get it
Been [F#] working, [C] hand [B]-working
But I still got some trouble on the go
[F#m] _
Breaking up big rocks on the chain gang
Breaking rocks and saving my time _ _
[B] [F#] Thanks for watching!
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