Chords for Bobby Darin - Work Song
Tempo:
114.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
Ab
D
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [Ab]
[D] [F] I'm bringing [G] up bigger [Am] rocks on the chain [D] gang, [F] bringing [G] rocks and [Am] serving my time.
[D] [F] I'm bringing up [G] bigger rocks [A] on the chain [D] gang, [Bb] cause I've been [A] convicted of crime.
[Dm] Now hold it steady right there [Ab] while I [G] hit it.
Yeah, that old kid [D] didn't [A] work.
[G] I've been working, [A] but I [G] got me so terrible [D] long ago.
I've [F] been convicted [G] of the crime of [F] Lord of Need [D] and the [F] crime of being [G] hungry [A] and poor.
[D] I [F] had to leave [G] that grocery [Am] man bleeding [D] when he found [A] me [E] robbing
[Dm] his
Now hold it steady right there while I hit [G] it.
Yeah, [C] that old kid [Dm] didn't [A] work.
[G] I've been working, [A] but I got me so terrible [D] long ago.
[Eb] [Gb] I heard the judge [Ab] say five [Bb] years of [Eb] labor, [Gb] but the chain [Ab] gang [Eb] used that to go.
[Gb] I heard the [Ab] judge say [Bb] five years of [Ebm] labor, [B] heard my [Bbm] woman scream, [D] Lord, I [Eb] know.
Now hold it [Bb] steady right there while I [Ab] hit it.
Yeah, [B] that old kid [Gb] didn't work.
[Bb] [Ab] I've been working, [A] but I [Ab] got me so terrible [D] [Eb] long ago.
[D] [Eb] [Gb] The captain told me, [Ab] you better watch your [A] behavior.
[Eb] [Gb] You'll work [Ab] just like a natural [Bb]
man.
[Eb] I [Gb] told the captain, [Abm] you'll be meeting [Bbm] your [Eb] savior.
You come on [Bbm] close, you just hammer [F] in my hand.
[Ebm] Now hold it steady right there while I [Db] hit it.
Yeah, [Eb] that [Gb] old kid [Eb] didn't work.
[Ab] I've been working, [A] but I got me so [F] terrible [Eb] long ago.
[E] [G] I've got to see my [A] sweet [B] honey [E] baby.
[C] I'm going to break [A] these chains [E] off the ground.
[Gm] I'm going to lay [A] my head [B] where it's [E] shady.
[G] Lord knows [B] it's getting hot in this [Em] sun.
Now hold it steady [E] right there while I [A] hit it.
Yeah, that old [Em] kid didn't work.
[B] [A] I've been working, [B] but I got [Gbm] me so terrible long ago.
[B] I tell you, I've been working, [A] and I've been working,
but I got [Bm] me so terrible [Em] long ago.
[B] [E] You know I got [B] me so terrible long ago.
Lord, I got me so [Ab] damn long [N] ago.
[Ab]
[D] [F] I'm bringing [G] up bigger [Am] rocks on the chain [D] gang, [F] bringing [G] rocks and [Am] serving my time.
[D] [F] I'm bringing up [G] bigger rocks [A] on the chain [D] gang, [Bb] cause I've been [A] convicted of crime.
[Dm] Now hold it steady right there [Ab] while I [G] hit it.
Yeah, that old kid [D] didn't [A] work.
[G] I've been working, [A] but I [G] got me so terrible [D] long ago.
I've [F] been convicted [G] of the crime of [F] Lord of Need [D] and the [F] crime of being [G] hungry [A] and poor.
[D] I [F] had to leave [G] that grocery [Am] man bleeding [D] when he found [A] me [E] robbing
[Dm] his
Now hold it steady right there while I hit [G] it.
Yeah, [C] that old kid [Dm] didn't [A] work.
[G] I've been working, [A] but I got me so terrible [D] long ago.
[Eb] [Gb] I heard the judge [Ab] say five [Bb] years of [Eb] labor, [Gb] but the chain [Ab] gang [Eb] used that to go.
[Gb] I heard the [Ab] judge say [Bb] five years of [Ebm] labor, [B] heard my [Bbm] woman scream, [D] Lord, I [Eb] know.
Now hold it [Bb] steady right there while I [Ab] hit it.
Yeah, [B] that old kid [Gb] didn't work.
[Bb] [Ab] I've been working, [A] but I [Ab] got me so terrible [D] [Eb] long ago.
[D] [Eb] [Gb] The captain told me, [Ab] you better watch your [A] behavior.
[Eb] [Gb] You'll work [Ab] just like a natural [Bb]
man.
[Eb] I [Gb] told the captain, [Abm] you'll be meeting [Bbm] your [Eb] savior.
You come on [Bbm] close, you just hammer [F] in my hand.
[Ebm] Now hold it steady right there while I [Db] hit it.
Yeah, [Eb] that [Gb] old kid [Eb] didn't work.
[Ab] I've been working, [A] but I got me so [F] terrible [Eb] long ago.
[E] [G] I've got to see my [A] sweet [B] honey [E] baby.
[C] I'm going to break [A] these chains [E] off the ground.
[Gm] I'm going to lay [A] my head [B] where it's [E] shady.
[G] Lord knows [B] it's getting hot in this [Em] sun.
Now hold it steady [E] right there while I [A] hit it.
Yeah, that old [Em] kid didn't work.
[B] [A] I've been working, [B] but I got [Gbm] me so terrible long ago.
[B] I tell you, I've been working, [A] and I've been working,
but I got [Bm] me so terrible [Em] long ago.
[B] [E] You know I got [B] me so terrible long ago.
Lord, I got me so [Ab] damn long [N] ago.
[Ab]
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_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[D] _ [F] I'm bringing [G] up bigger [Am] rocks on the chain [D] gang, [F] bringing [G] rocks and [Am] serving my time.
[D] _ [F] I'm bringing up [G] bigger rocks [A] on the chain [D] gang, [Bb] cause I've been [A] convicted of crime.
[Dm] _ Now hold it steady right there [Ab] while I [G] hit it.
Yeah, _ _ that old kid [D] didn't [A] work.
_ [G] I've been working, _ [A] but I [G] got me so terrible [D] long ago. _ _
I've [F] been convicted [G] of the crime of [F] Lord of Need [D] and the [F] crime of being [G] hungry [A] and poor.
[D] I [F] had to leave [G] that grocery [Am] man bleeding [D] when he found [A] me [E] robbing _ _
[Dm] his_
Now hold it steady right there while I hit [G] it.
Yeah, _ _ [C] that old kid [Dm] didn't [A] work.
_ [G] I've been working, _ [A] but I got me so terrible [D] long ago. _ _
[Eb] _ [Gb] I heard the judge [Ab] say five [Bb] years of [Eb] labor, [Gb] but the chain [Ab] gang [Eb] used that to go.
[Gb] I heard the [Ab] judge say [Bb] five years of [Ebm] labor, [B] heard my [Bbm] woman scream, [D] Lord, I [Eb] know.
Now hold it [Bb] steady right there while I [Ab] hit it.
Yeah, _ _ [B] that old kid [Gb] didn't work.
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] I've been working, [A] but I [Ab] got me so terrible [D] [Eb] long ago. _
[D] _ [Eb] _ [Gb] The captain told me, [Ab] you better watch your [A] behavior.
[Eb] _ [Gb] You'll work [Ab] just like a natural [Bb]
man.
[Eb] I [Gb] told the captain, [Abm] you'll be meeting [Bbm] your [Eb] savior.
You come on [Bbm] close, you just hammer [F] in my hand.
[Ebm] _ Now hold it steady right there while I [Db] hit it.
Yeah, _ [Eb] _ _ that [Gb] old kid [Eb] didn't work.
_ _ [Ab] I've been working, [A] _ but I got me so [F] terrible [Eb] long ago.
_ _ [E] _ [G] I've got to see my [A] sweet [B] honey [E] baby.
[C] I'm going to break [A] these chains [E] off the ground.
_ [Gm] I'm going to lay [A] my head [B] where it's [E] shady.
[G] Lord knows [B] it's getting hot in this [Em] sun.
Now hold it steady [E] right there while I [A] hit it.
Yeah, _ _ that old [Em] kid didn't work.
[B] _ _ [A] I've been working, [B] but I got [Gbm] me so terrible long ago.
[B] I tell you, I've been working, _ [A] and I've been working,
but I got [Bm] me so terrible [Em] long ago.
[B] _ [E] You know I got [B] me so terrible long ago.
_ _ Lord, I got me so [Ab] damn long [N] ago. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [F] I'm bringing [G] up bigger [Am] rocks on the chain [D] gang, [F] bringing [G] rocks and [Am] serving my time.
[D] _ [F] I'm bringing up [G] bigger rocks [A] on the chain [D] gang, [Bb] cause I've been [A] convicted of crime.
[Dm] _ Now hold it steady right there [Ab] while I [G] hit it.
Yeah, _ _ that old kid [D] didn't [A] work.
_ [G] I've been working, _ [A] but I [G] got me so terrible [D] long ago. _ _
I've [F] been convicted [G] of the crime of [F] Lord of Need [D] and the [F] crime of being [G] hungry [A] and poor.
[D] I [F] had to leave [G] that grocery [Am] man bleeding [D] when he found [A] me [E] robbing _ _
[Dm] his_
Now hold it steady right there while I hit [G] it.
Yeah, _ _ [C] that old kid [Dm] didn't [A] work.
_ [G] I've been working, _ [A] but I got me so terrible [D] long ago. _ _
[Eb] _ [Gb] I heard the judge [Ab] say five [Bb] years of [Eb] labor, [Gb] but the chain [Ab] gang [Eb] used that to go.
[Gb] I heard the [Ab] judge say [Bb] five years of [Ebm] labor, [B] heard my [Bbm] woman scream, [D] Lord, I [Eb] know.
Now hold it [Bb] steady right there while I [Ab] hit it.
Yeah, _ _ [B] that old kid [Gb] didn't work.
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] I've been working, [A] but I [Ab] got me so terrible [D] [Eb] long ago. _
[D] _ [Eb] _ [Gb] The captain told me, [Ab] you better watch your [A] behavior.
[Eb] _ [Gb] You'll work [Ab] just like a natural [Bb]
man.
[Eb] I [Gb] told the captain, [Abm] you'll be meeting [Bbm] your [Eb] savior.
You come on [Bbm] close, you just hammer [F] in my hand.
[Ebm] _ Now hold it steady right there while I [Db] hit it.
Yeah, _ [Eb] _ _ that [Gb] old kid [Eb] didn't work.
_ _ [Ab] I've been working, [A] _ but I got me so [F] terrible [Eb] long ago.
_ _ [E] _ [G] I've got to see my [A] sweet [B] honey [E] baby.
[C] I'm going to break [A] these chains [E] off the ground.
_ [Gm] I'm going to lay [A] my head [B] where it's [E] shady.
[G] Lord knows [B] it's getting hot in this [Em] sun.
Now hold it steady [E] right there while I [A] hit it.
Yeah, _ _ that old [Em] kid didn't work.
[B] _ _ [A] I've been working, [B] but I got [Gbm] me so terrible long ago.
[B] I tell you, I've been working, _ [A] and I've been working,
but I got [Bm] me so terrible [Em] long ago.
[B] _ [E] You know I got [B] me so terrible long ago.
_ _ Lord, I got me so [Ab] damn long [N] ago. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _