Chords for Nina Simone- "Work Song" Live (Merv Griffin Show 1966)
Tempo:
120 bpm
Chords used:
Am
E
Em
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
Philharmonic Hall in a few weeks is going to present the lovely singer
I'm about to present to you right now the fabulous Nina Simone and we're delighted
She's here with us a remarkable blues soul sound.
Here's Nina Simone
Breaking [Em]
[Am] [E]
[A] [Am] [E] [A]
up big rocks on the [Am] chain gang
[D] breaking rocks and
serving [Em] the [A] task
[Gm] Breaking up big [Am] rocks on the [E] chain gang
Cuz [Em] they done convicted [Fm] me a crime
[Am]
Hold it right there [Em] while I hit [Am] it
Well, I reckon that oughta get it been working
So [D] [F#]
[F] [Am] tell me how it [E] goes
[Am] I committed [E] crime Lord, [A]
I'm a-been hungry and poor
[Am] I left the grocery [G] store [Am] man bleeding [E] when they caught me robbing a [Fm] store
[Am]
Well, [E] I hit [A] it, well I reckon that oughta get it [Am] been working
[D] Working, [F#] but it still got [F] so terry [Am] far to go
Judge [E] you say five [Am] years
On the chain gang you gonna go
See
[E] [Am] Bobby's labor, [E] I heard my mama scream
[Fm] [Am] Right there while [E] I hit [Am] it well reckon [E] that oughta get it been working
[Am]
[D] [B] Still [F] got so
[E] [Am] Terry
See my sweet [E] honey, [Am] baby
Break this chain off and run
I'm gonna [E] lay down some way
[Am] [E] No, I'm [Em] hot in [Fm] the [Am] Sun
Did [Em] right there while I hit [Am] it well [C#m] reckon that [Am] oughta get it been working
[D] [Am]
Working Working [D] [F#] Working
Well I still
[E] I still
Got so [C]
terry
far to [Am] go
I
[N]
still I still I still
[A] [G]
I'm about to present to you right now the fabulous Nina Simone and we're delighted
She's here with us a remarkable blues soul sound.
Here's Nina Simone
Breaking [Em]
[Am] [E]
[A] [Am] [E] [A]
up big rocks on the [Am] chain gang
[D] breaking rocks and
serving [Em] the [A] task
[Gm] Breaking up big [Am] rocks on the [E] chain gang
Cuz [Em] they done convicted [Fm] me a crime
[Am]
Hold it right there [Em] while I hit [Am] it
Well, I reckon that oughta get it been working
So [D] [F#]
[F] [Am] tell me how it [E] goes
[Am] I committed [E] crime Lord, [A]
I'm a-been hungry and poor
[Am] I left the grocery [G] store [Am] man bleeding [E] when they caught me robbing a [Fm] store
[Am]
Well, [E] I hit [A] it, well I reckon that oughta get it [Am] been working
[D] Working, [F#] but it still got [F] so terry [Am] far to go
Judge [E] you say five [Am] years
On the chain gang you gonna go
See
[E] [Am] Bobby's labor, [E] I heard my mama scream
[Fm] [Am] Right there while [E] I hit [Am] it well reckon [E] that oughta get it been working
[Am]
[D] [B] Still [F] got so
[E] [Am] Terry
See my sweet [E] honey, [Am] baby
Break this chain off and run
I'm gonna [E] lay down some way
[Am] [E] No, I'm [Em] hot in [Fm] the [Am] Sun
Did [Em] right there while I hit [Am] it well [C#m] reckon that [Am] oughta get it been working
[D] [Am]
Working Working [D] [F#] Working
Well I still
[E] I still
Got so [C]
terry
far to [Am] go
I
[N]
still I still I still
[A] [G]
Key:
Am
E
Em
A
D
Am
E
Em
_ Philharmonic Hall in a few weeks is going to present the lovely singer
I'm about to present to you right now the fabulous Nina Simone and we're delighted
She's here with us a remarkable blues soul sound.
Here's Nina Simone _ _ _
_ _ Breaking _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ up big rocks on the [Am] chain gang
[D] breaking rocks and
serving [Em] the [A] task _
[Gm] Breaking up big [Am] rocks on the [E] chain gang
Cuz [Em] they done convicted [Fm] me a crime
[Am] _
Hold it right there [Em] while I hit [Am] it
Well, I reckon that oughta get it been working
So [D] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[F] [Am] tell me how it [E] goes
[Am] _ I committed [E] crime Lord, _ [A] _ _
I'm a-been hungry and poor
[Am] I left the grocery [G] store [Am] man bleeding [E] _ when they caught me robbing a [Fm] store
[Am] _ _
Well, [E] _ I hit [A] it, well I reckon that oughta get it [Am] been working _
_ [D] Working, _ [F#] but it still got [F] so terry [Am] far to go
_ _ Judge [E] you say five _ [Am] years
On the chain gang you gonna go
See _
_ _ [E] [Am] Bobby's labor, [E] I heard my mama scream
_ [Fm] _ [Am] Right _ _ there while [E] I hit [Am] it well reckon [E] that oughta get it been working
[Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [B] Still [F] got so
_ _ _ _ [E] [Am] Terry
See _ _ my sweet [E] honey, _ [Am] baby
Break this chain off and run
I'm gonna [E] lay down some way
[Am] _ [E] _ No, I'm [Em] hot in [Fm] the [Am] Sun _
Did [Em] right there while I hit [Am] it well [C#m] reckon that [Am] oughta get it been working
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Working Working [D] _ [F#] Working
Well I _ still _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ I _ still
_ _ _ Got so [C] _
_ terry
_ far to [Am] go
I _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ still _ _ _ I still I still
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm about to present to you right now the fabulous Nina Simone and we're delighted
She's here with us a remarkable blues soul sound.
Here's Nina Simone _ _ _
_ _ Breaking _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ up big rocks on the [Am] chain gang
[D] breaking rocks and
serving [Em] the [A] task _
[Gm] Breaking up big [Am] rocks on the [E] chain gang
Cuz [Em] they done convicted [Fm] me a crime
[Am] _
Hold it right there [Em] while I hit [Am] it
Well, I reckon that oughta get it been working
So [D] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[F] [Am] tell me how it [E] goes
[Am] _ I committed [E] crime Lord, _ [A] _ _
I'm a-been hungry and poor
[Am] I left the grocery [G] store [Am] man bleeding [E] _ when they caught me robbing a [Fm] store
[Am] _ _
Well, [E] _ I hit [A] it, well I reckon that oughta get it [Am] been working _
_ [D] Working, _ [F#] but it still got [F] so terry [Am] far to go
_ _ Judge [E] you say five _ [Am] years
On the chain gang you gonna go
See _
_ _ [E] [Am] Bobby's labor, [E] I heard my mama scream
_ [Fm] _ [Am] Right _ _ there while [E] I hit [Am] it well reckon [E] that oughta get it been working
[Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [B] Still [F] got so
_ _ _ _ [E] [Am] Terry
See _ _ my sweet [E] honey, _ [Am] baby
Break this chain off and run
I'm gonna [E] lay down some way
[Am] _ [E] _ No, I'm [Em] hot in [Fm] the [Am] Sun _
Did [Em] right there while I hit [Am] it well [C#m] reckon that [Am] oughta get it been working
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Working Working [D] _ [F#] Working
Well I _ still _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ I _ still
_ _ _ Got so [C] _
_ terry
_ far to [Am] go
I _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ still _ _ _ I still I still
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _