Ry Cooder, Bobby King - Chain Gang Chords

Tempo:
101.55 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

F#

G#m

D#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ry Cooder, Bobby King - Chain Gang chords
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[B] [E]
[B] [F#] [E] [B]
[F#]
[E] [B]
[F#] [E] [B]
[F#] [G#m] [F#] [F#] [B]
[F#] [E]
[B]
[E] [B] You're feeling all right?
I [G#m] don't [B] believe you.
Are you feeling all right out there?
[F#] [E] Well, [F#]
[B] I want you to put your hands together and [E] [B] have a little
[G#m] fun.
[C#m] [B] Mm [E]-hmm.
[D#m] Oh, yeah.
[F#]
[B] Ooh, yeah.
That's the sound [E] of the man working [B] on the chain.
[C#m] Yeah, [B] yeah, yeah.
That's the sound [E] of the man working [F#] on the chain.
[B] Listen.
Oh, they work [G#m] so hard [E] till the sun is [B] going [D#m] down.
[F#] [B]
Working [G#m] on the highways and byways [E] and wearing,
[F#] wearing a frown.
[B] In the [G#m] morning, their lives will wait.
[E] Then you hear
[B] [F#] somebody say, [B] that's the sound [E] of the man working [B] on the chain.
[G#m] Yeah, yeah.
[B] Oh, yeah, yeah.
That's the sound [E] of the man working [F#] on the chain.
[B] Yeah.
Ain't you hear him say,
[G#m] I'm going home [E] one of these [B] days.
I'm going [E] home to see [B] my woman.
[G#] I'd [D#m] love to stay [E] here, but meanwhile, I've [B] got to wait right here.
That's the sound [E] of the man working on the [B] chain.
[G#m] Yeah, [F#] yeah.
[B] Oh, yeah, yeah.
That's the sound [E] of the man working [F#] on the chain.
[B] Yeah.
You got it, Captain.
[G#m] [E]
[B] [F#] [B] All [G#m] [E]
[B] [F#] [B]
[G#] [G#m] [E]
[G#m] [F#] [B] [F#] [B]
[G#m] [B] [E] right.
[F#] All right.
Sing some [D#m] more, all right.
[B] All right.
All right, put your hands together.
[E] [D#m] [E] My [D#] [F#] [B] man loves me [G#m] like [F#] a honey.
[E]
[B] [F#] Listen.
[B] Oh, they know [G#m] they work so hard until [E] the sun going [F#] [B] down.
[F#] [B] Working on the [G#m] highways and byways and [E] they're wearing, [F#] they're wearing a [B] frown.
Can't you hear them moving [G#m] their lives right?
[E] Can you hear
[F#] somebody say, [B] that's the sound [E] of the man working [B] on the chain.
Oh, yeah.
[G#m] Yeah, [F#] yeah.
[B] Oh, yeah.
That's the sound [E] of the man working [F#] on the chain.
[D#m] [B] Oh, yeah.
That's the sound [E] of the man working [B] on the chain.
[G#m] Yeah, yeah.
[B] Oh, yeah, yeah.
That's the sound [E] of the man working [F#] on the chain.
On the chain.
Can't you hear them working?
I said, can you hear [B] them working?
[F#] Can't you hear them working?
Oh, yeah.
[E] [F#]
[E]
[B]
Yeah.
[Bm]
[A#]
Key:  
B
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E
2311
F#
134211112
G#m
123111114
D#m
13421116
B
12341112
E
2311
F#
134211112
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Ry Cooder - Chain Gang chords, practice playing G#m, E, F#, B, E, F#, E and B in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 50 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 102 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: B Major.

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[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ [F#] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [B] _ You're feeling all right? _
I [G#m] _ _ don't [B] believe you.
Are you feeling all right out there?
[F#] _ [E] Well, [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ I want you to put your hands together _ _ and [E] _ _ [B] have a little _
_ [G#m] fun.
_ [C#m] [B] Mm _ _ [E]-hmm.
_ _ [D#m] Oh, yeah.
[F#] _
[B] Ooh, yeah.
_ _ _ _ That's the sound [E] of the man working [B] on the chain. _
_ [C#m] Yeah, [B] yeah, yeah.
That's the sound [E] of the man working [F#] on the _ chain.
[B] _ _ _ Listen.
Oh, they work [G#m] _ so hard [E] till the sun is [B] going [D#m] down.
[F#] _ [B] _ _
Working [G#m] on the highways and byways [E] and wearing, _
_ [F#] wearing a frown.
[B] _ In the [G#m] morning, their lives will wait.
[E] Then you hear _
[B] _ [F#] somebody say, [B] _ that's the sound [E] of the man working [B] on the chain.
_ [G#m] _ Yeah, yeah.
[B] Oh, yeah, yeah.
That's the sound [E] of the man working [F#] on the chain.
[B] Yeah.
Ain't you hear him say, _ _
_ [G#m] I'm going home [E] one of these [B] days.
_ I'm going [E] home to see [B] my woman.
[G#] I'd [D#m] love to stay [E] here, but meanwhile, I've [B] got to wait right here.
_ That's the sound [E] of the man working on the [B] chain.
_ [G#m] Yeah, [F#] yeah.
[B] Oh, yeah, yeah.
That's the sound [E] of the man working [F#] on the chain.
_ [B] Yeah.
You got it, Captain. _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ All _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [G#] _ [G#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G#m] _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] right. _
_ _ [F#] All right.
Sing some [D#m] more, all right.
[B] All right.
All right, put your hands together.
[E] _ [D#m] _ [E] My _ [D#] _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] man loves me [G#m] like _ _ [F#] a honey.
[E] _ _ _
[B] [F#] Listen.
_ _ _ [B] Oh, they know [G#m] they work so hard until [E] the sun going [F#] _ [B] down.
[F#] _ [B] _ Working on the [G#m] highways and byways and [E] they're wearing, _ [F#] they're wearing a [B] frown.
_ _ Can't you hear them moving [G#m] their lives right?
[E] Can you hear _
_ [F#] somebody say, _ [B] _ that's the sound [E] of the man working [B] on the chain.
Oh, yeah.
[G#m] Yeah, [F#] yeah.
[B] Oh, yeah.
That's the sound [E] of the man working [F#] on the chain.
[D#m] _ [B] _ _ Oh, yeah.
That's the sound [E] of the man working [B] on the chain. _
_ [G#m] Yeah, yeah.
[B] Oh, yeah, yeah.
That's the sound [E] of the man working [F#] on the chain. _ _ _ _ _ _
On the chain.
_ Can't you hear them working?
I said, can you hear [B] them working?
_ _ [F#] Can't you hear them working?
Oh, yeah. _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ Yeah. _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _

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