Chain Gang Chords by Otis Redding

Tempo:
108.45 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

F

Cm

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Otis Redding - Chain Gang chords
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[Bb] That's [Eb] the sound [F] of the [Bb] men, they're working on the [Eb] chain.
[Bb] Yeah, yeah, that's [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] the sound [Bb] of the men, [Eb] they're working [Bb] on the chain.
[Eb] [Bb] Yeah, [Eb]
that's [Bb] [C] the [Eb] sound of the men, they're working [Bb] on the [Eb] chain.
[Bb] [Eb] All day long you [Bb] hear them, who ain't [Eb]
gone, [Bb] that's one of the eagles.
[F] Man, I'm always gone, [Bb] see my woman.
[Eb] I love so dear, but [Bb] I mean wild, [F] I'm so great right here.
[Bb] [Eb] That's the sound [F] of the men, they're just working [Bb] on the [Eb] chain.
[Bb] Yeah, [Eb] that's the [Bb] sound of the men, [Eb]
they're working [Bb] on the [Eb] highway.
[Bb] And if [Eb] I [Bb] wait, [Cm] that's the sound of the [Ab] men, they're just [Bb] on the highway.
[Eb] [Bb] Yeah, I'm [Cm] going home, [Bb] I'm going home.
[Eb] Man, I'm going [Bb] home to see that woman [F] I love so dear.
[Bb] I've got to see the one who I [Eb] love so well, [Bb] but that mean wild.
I've [F] got to wait right here, [Bb] man.
That's [Eb] the sound of [F] the men, [A] when they're working [Bb] on the [Eb] chain.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Ab] [Bb] Oh, [Ab] it's all [F] right.
[Bb] Keep talking.
That's the sound of the men, when they're working on the chain.
Yeah, that's [Eb] the sound of the [Ab] men, when they're [Bb] working on the chain.
Oh, you know you hear them, too.
Man, [Eb] I'm going home, [Bb] one of these old days.
[F] Man, I'm going home.
[Bb] I've got to see the woman whom I [Eb] love so dear, [Bb] but that mean wild.
[F] I've got to sit right here, [Bb] man.
That's [Eb] the sound [F] of the men working [Bb] on [Eb] the chain.
[Bb]
Working, [Eb] [Bb] we're working.
[Eb]
[Bb] Oh, we're working, man.
[Cm] [Bb] Got to be working.
[Eb]
[Bb] Every day we [Eb] work a little bit [Bb] smaller.
[Eb] [Bb] Every night, [Cm] man. [Bb] No!
[Eb] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
Key:  
Bb
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Eb
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F
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Cm
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Ab
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Bb
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Eb
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F
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Let's start jamming Otis Redding - Chain Gang chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - F, Bb, Eb, Bb and F in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 54 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 108. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Bb Major.

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[Bb] _ That's [Eb] the sound [F] of the [Bb] men, they're working on the [Eb] _ chain.
[Bb] Yeah, yeah, that's _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] the sound [Bb] of the men, [Eb] they're working [Bb] on the chain.
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] Yeah, [Eb]
that's [Bb] _ [C] the [Eb] sound of the men, they're working [Bb] on the [Eb] chain.
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] All day long you [Bb] hear them, who ain't [Eb] _ _
gone, [Bb] that's one of the eagles.
[F] Man, I'm always gone, [Bb] see my woman.
_ [Eb] I love so dear, but [Bb] I mean wild, [F] I'm so great right here.
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] That's the sound [F] of the men, they're just working [Bb] on the [Eb] chain.
[Bb] Yeah, _ _ _ [Eb] that's the [Bb] sound of the men, [Eb]
they're working [Bb] on the [Eb] highway.
[Bb] And if [Eb] I [Bb] wait, [Cm] that's the sound of the [Ab] men, they're just [Bb] on the highway.
[Eb] [Bb] Yeah, I'm [Cm] going home, [Bb] I'm going home.
_ [Eb] Man, I'm going [Bb] home to see that woman [F] I love so dear.
[Bb] I've got to see the one who I [Eb] love so well, [Bb] but that mean wild.
I've [F] got to wait right here, [Bb] man.
That's [Eb] the sound of [F] the men, [A] when they're working [Bb] on the [Eb] chain.
[Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] Oh, [Ab] it's all [F] right. _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Keep talking.
That's the sound of the men, when they're working on the _ chain.
Yeah, _ _ _ that's [Eb] the sound of the [Ab] men, when they're [Bb] working on the chain.
_ _ Oh, you know you hear them, too.
Man, [Eb] I'm going home, [Bb] one of these old days.
[F] Man, I'm going home.
[Bb] I've got to see the woman whom I [Eb] love so dear, [Bb] but that mean wild.
[F] I've got to sit right here, [Bb] man.
That's [Eb] the sound [F] of the men working [Bb] on [Eb] the chain.
[Bb] _ _ _
_ _ Working, [Eb] _ [Bb] we're working.
[Eb] _
[Bb] Oh, we're working, man.
[Cm] [Bb] Got to be working.
[Eb] _
[Bb] Every day we [Eb] work a little bit [Bb] smaller.
[Eb] [Bb] Every night, [Cm] man. [Bb] No! _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _

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