Chain Gang Chords by Otis Redding
Tempo:
108.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
G
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] That's the sound [E] of the men, they're working [A] on the [D] chain.
[A] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[D] That's [A] [D]
[A] [D] the sound [A] of the men, [D] they're working [A] on that [D] chain.
[A] Yeah, [D] yeah, [A] yeah.
[D] That's the sound of the men, they're working [A] on the [D] chain.
[A] Yeah.
[Bb] All day long you [A] hear them, ooh.
I'm [D] going home, [A] just wanna leave all this.
[E] Man, I'm old, gone, [A] see my woman.
[D] I love her dear, but [A] I feel wild.
I [E] got to wait right here.
[A] And [D] that's the sound [E] of the men, they're just working [A] on the [D] chain.
Yeah.
That's the [A] sound of the men, [D] they're working [A] on the [D] highways.
[A] And if [D] I did, [A] that's the [D] sound of the [G] men working [A] on the [D] highway.
[A] And if I was gone, they'd all be going, ooh.
[D] Man, I went [A] home to see that woman [E] whom I love so.
I [A] got to see the woman [D] whom I love so well, [A] but that'd be wild.
[E] I got to wait right here, [A] man.
That's the sound [E] of us men when we're working on the [D] chain.
[A] Yeah, [D] yeah, [A] yeah.
[G] All this all [E] right here.
[A]
All day long.
That's the sound of the men when they're working on the chain.
Yeah.
That's [D] the sound of the men [G] when they're [A] working on the chain.
All day long, you hear them, ooh.
[D] Man, I'm [A] one of these old ladies.
[E] Man, I'm going home.
[A] I could see the woman whom [D] I love so dear, but [A] that'd be wild.
[E] I could sit right here, man.
[A] [D] That's the sound [E] of the men working on the [D] chain.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Working.
[A] We're working.
[E]
[A] Oh, we're working, [D] man.
Got to be working.
Every day we work a little [E] bit stronger.
[D]
[A] Every night, man, a little bit longer.
[E]
[A] We're working, man.
[E]
[A]
[A] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[D] That's [A] [D]
[A] [D] the sound [A] of the men, [D] they're working [A] on that [D] chain.
[A] Yeah, [D] yeah, [A] yeah.
[D] That's the sound of the men, they're working [A] on the [D] chain.
[A] Yeah.
[Bb] All day long you [A] hear them, ooh.
I'm [D] going home, [A] just wanna leave all this.
[E] Man, I'm old, gone, [A] see my woman.
[D] I love her dear, but [A] I feel wild.
I [E] got to wait right here.
[A] And [D] that's the sound [E] of the men, they're just working [A] on the [D] chain.
Yeah.
That's the [A] sound of the men, [D] they're working [A] on the [D] highways.
[A] And if [D] I did, [A] that's the [D] sound of the [G] men working [A] on the [D] highway.
[A] And if I was gone, they'd all be going, ooh.
[D] Man, I went [A] home to see that woman [E] whom I love so.
I [A] got to see the woman [D] whom I love so well, [A] but that'd be wild.
[E] I got to wait right here, [A] man.
That's the sound [E] of us men when we're working on the [D] chain.
[A] Yeah, [D] yeah, [A] yeah.
[G] All this all [E] right here.
[A]
All day long.
That's the sound of the men when they're working on the chain.
Yeah.
That's [D] the sound of the men [G] when they're [A] working on the chain.
All day long, you hear them, ooh.
[D] Man, I'm [A] one of these old ladies.
[E] Man, I'm going home.
[A] I could see the woman whom [D] I love so dear, but [A] that'd be wild.
[E] I could sit right here, man.
[A] [D] That's the sound [E] of the men working on the [D] chain.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Working.
[A] We're working.
[E]
[A] Oh, we're working, [D] man.
Got to be working.
Every day we work a little [E] bit stronger.
[D]
[A] Every night, man, a little bit longer.
[E]
[A] We're working, man.
[E]
[A]
Key:
A
D
E
G
Bb
A
D
E
_ [D] That's the sound [E] of the men, they're working [A] on the [D] chain.
_ [A] Yeah, yeah, yeah. _
_ [D] That's _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ [D] the sound [A] of the men, [D] they're working [A] on that [D] chain.
_ [A] Yeah, [D] yeah, [A] yeah.
[D] That's the sound of the men, they're working [A] on the [D] chain.
_ [A] Yeah.
[Bb] All day long you [A] hear them, ooh.
I'm [D] _ going home, [A] just wanna leave all this.
[E] Man, I'm old, gone, [A] see my woman.
[D] I love her dear, but [A] I feel wild.
I [E] got to wait right here. _
[A] And [D] that's the sound [E] of the men, they're just working [A] on the [D] chain.
Yeah. _ _
_ That's the [A] sound of the men, [D] they're working [A] on the [D] highways.
[A] And if [D] I did, [A] _ that's the [D] sound of the [G] men working [A] on the [D] highway.
[A] And if I was gone, they'd all be going, ooh.
_ [D] Man, I went [A] home to see that woman [E] whom I love so.
I [A] got to see the woman [D] whom I love so well, [A] but that'd be wild.
[E] I got to wait right here, [A] man.
That's the sound [E] of us men when we're working on the [D] chain.
[A] Yeah, [D] yeah, [A] yeah.
_ _ _ _ [G] All this all [E] right here.
_ _ _ _ _ [A]
All day long.
That's the sound of the men when they're working on the chain.
Yeah. _ _
That's [D] the sound of the men [G] when they're [A] working on the chain.
_ _ All day long, you hear them, ooh.
_ [D] Man, I'm _ [A] one of these old ladies.
[E] Man, I'm going home.
[A] I could see the woman whom [D] I love so dear, but [A] that'd be wild.
[E] I could sit right here, man.
[A] _ [D] That's the sound [E] of the men working on the _ [D] chain.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Working.
_ [A] We're working.
[E] _
[A] Oh, we're working, [D] man.
Got to be working.
Every day we work a little [E] bit stronger.
[D] _
[A] Every night, man, a little bit longer.
[E] _
[A] We're working, man.
_ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Yeah, yeah, yeah. _
_ [D] That's _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ [D] the sound [A] of the men, [D] they're working [A] on that [D] chain.
_ [A] Yeah, [D] yeah, [A] yeah.
[D] That's the sound of the men, they're working [A] on the [D] chain.
_ [A] Yeah.
[Bb] All day long you [A] hear them, ooh.
I'm [D] _ going home, [A] just wanna leave all this.
[E] Man, I'm old, gone, [A] see my woman.
[D] I love her dear, but [A] I feel wild.
I [E] got to wait right here. _
[A] And [D] that's the sound [E] of the men, they're just working [A] on the [D] chain.
Yeah. _ _
_ That's the [A] sound of the men, [D] they're working [A] on the [D] highways.
[A] And if [D] I did, [A] _ that's the [D] sound of the [G] men working [A] on the [D] highway.
[A] And if I was gone, they'd all be going, ooh.
_ [D] Man, I went [A] home to see that woman [E] whom I love so.
I [A] got to see the woman [D] whom I love so well, [A] but that'd be wild.
[E] I got to wait right here, [A] man.
That's the sound [E] of us men when we're working on the [D] chain.
[A] Yeah, [D] yeah, [A] yeah.
_ _ _ _ [G] All this all [E] right here.
_ _ _ _ _ [A]
All day long.
That's the sound of the men when they're working on the chain.
Yeah. _ _
That's [D] the sound of the men [G] when they're [A] working on the chain.
_ _ All day long, you hear them, ooh.
_ [D] Man, I'm _ [A] one of these old ladies.
[E] Man, I'm going home.
[A] I could see the woman whom [D] I love so dear, but [A] that'd be wild.
[E] I could sit right here, man.
[A] _ [D] That's the sound [E] of the men working on the _ [D] chain.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Working.
_ [A] We're working.
[E] _
[A] Oh, we're working, [D] man.
Got to be working.
Every day we work a little [E] bit stronger.
[D] _
[A] Every night, man, a little bit longer.
[E] _
[A] We're working, man.
_ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _