Chords for Chain Gang, Sam Cooke
Tempo:
131.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Em]
[G] [Em] I hear something [G] saying, [Em]
[C] [D]
[G] [Em]
[C] that's [D]
[G] the sound [C] of the men working [G] on the chain, [Em] gang.
[G] That's the sound [C] of the men working [D] on the chain, [G] gang.
All day long they're saying, hook, [Em]
[C] hook, [D]
[G] hook, [Em]
[C] hook.
[D] [Bm]
[G] That's the sound [C] of the men working [G] on the chain, [E] gang.
[G] That's the sound [C] of the men working [D] on the chain, [G] gang.
All day [Em] long they work so hard, [C] till the sun is [D] going down.
[G] Working [Em] on the highways and [C] byways and wearing, [D] wearing a frown.
[G] You hear them moaning [Em] their lives away, [C] then you [D] hear somebody [G] say,
that's the sound [C] of the men working [G] on the chain, gang.
That's the sound [C] of the men working [D] on the chain, [G] gang.
Can't you hear them saying, hmm, [E] I'm going home [C] one of these days.
[D] I'm going home to [G] see my woman, whom [E] I love so dear.
[C] But meanwhile, I've [D] got to work right [G] here.
That's the sound [C] of the men working [G] on the chain, [Em] gang.
[G] That's the sound [C] of the men working [D] on the chain, [G] gang.
All day long they're saying, hmm, my, [C] my, [Am]
[D] my work is so [G] hard.
Give me water, [E] thirsty, my,
[Am] [D] my work is so hard.
[G] [F#] [C]
[G] [Em] I hear something [G] saying, [Em]
[C] [D]
[G] [Em]
[C] that's [D]
[G] the sound [C] of the men working [G] on the chain, [Em] gang.
[G] That's the sound [C] of the men working [D] on the chain, [G] gang.
All day long they're saying, hook, [Em]
[C] hook, [D]
[G] hook, [Em]
[C] hook.
[D] [Bm]
[G] That's the sound [C] of the men working [G] on the chain, [E] gang.
[G] That's the sound [C] of the men working [D] on the chain, [G] gang.
All day [Em] long they work so hard, [C] till the sun is [D] going down.
[G] Working [Em] on the highways and [C] byways and wearing, [D] wearing a frown.
[G] You hear them moaning [Em] their lives away, [C] then you [D] hear somebody [G] say,
that's the sound [C] of the men working [G] on the chain, gang.
That's the sound [C] of the men working [D] on the chain, [G] gang.
Can't you hear them saying, hmm, [E] I'm going home [C] one of these days.
[D] I'm going home to [G] see my woman, whom [E] I love so dear.
[C] But meanwhile, I've [D] got to work right [G] here.
That's the sound [C] of the men working [G] on the chain, [Em] gang.
[G] That's the sound [C] of the men working [D] on the chain, [G] gang.
All day long they're saying, hmm, my, [C] my, [Am]
[D] my work is so [G] hard.
Give me water, [E] thirsty, my,
[Am] [D] my work is so hard.
[G] [F#] [C]
Key:
G
C
D
Em
E
G
C
D
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] I hear something [G] _ saying, _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ that's _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ the sound [C] of the men working [G] on the chain, _ [Em] _ _ gang.
[G] _ That's the sound [C] of the men working [D] on the chain, _ [G] gang.
All day long they're saying, hook, [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ hook, [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ hook, [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ hook.
[D] _ _ _ [Bm]
[G] That's the sound [C] of the men working [G] on the chain, _ [E] gang. _ _
[G] _ That's the sound [C] of the men working [D] on the chain, _ [G] gang. _ _
All day [Em] long they work so hard, [C] till the sun is [D] going _ down.
[G] _ _ Working [Em] on the highways and [C] byways and wearing, [D] wearing a frown.
[G] You hear them moaning [Em] their lives away, [C] then you [D] hear somebody _ [G] say,
that's the sound [C] of the men working [G] on the chain, _ _ _ gang.
_ That's the sound [C] of the men working [D] on the chain, _ [G] gang.
Can't you hear them saying, hmm, _ _ [E] I'm going home [C] one of these days.
[D] I'm going home to [G] see my woman, whom [E] I love so dear.
[C] But meanwhile, I've [D] got to work right _ [G] here.
That's the sound [C] of the men working [G] on the chain, _ [Em] gang. _ _
[G] _ That's the sound [C] of the men working [D] on the chain, _ _ [G] gang.
All day long they're saying, hmm, my, [C] my, _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] my work is so [G] hard.
Give me water, _ _ [E] thirsty, my, _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] my work is so hard.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] I hear something [G] _ saying, _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ that's _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ the sound [C] of the men working [G] on the chain, _ [Em] _ _ gang.
[G] _ That's the sound [C] of the men working [D] on the chain, _ [G] gang.
All day long they're saying, hook, [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ hook, [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ hook, [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ hook.
[D] _ _ _ [Bm]
[G] That's the sound [C] of the men working [G] on the chain, _ [E] gang. _ _
[G] _ That's the sound [C] of the men working [D] on the chain, _ [G] gang. _ _
All day [Em] long they work so hard, [C] till the sun is [D] going _ down.
[G] _ _ Working [Em] on the highways and [C] byways and wearing, [D] wearing a frown.
[G] You hear them moaning [Em] their lives away, [C] then you [D] hear somebody _ [G] say,
that's the sound [C] of the men working [G] on the chain, _ _ _ gang.
_ That's the sound [C] of the men working [D] on the chain, _ [G] gang.
Can't you hear them saying, hmm, _ _ [E] I'm going home [C] one of these days.
[D] I'm going home to [G] see my woman, whom [E] I love so dear.
[C] But meanwhile, I've [D] got to work right _ [G] here.
That's the sound [C] of the men working [G] on the chain, _ [Em] gang. _ _
[G] _ That's the sound [C] of the men working [D] on the chain, _ _ [G] gang.
All day long they're saying, hmm, my, [C] my, _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] my work is so [G] hard.
Give me water, _ _ [E] thirsty, my, _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] my work is so hard.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _