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
Start Jamming...
[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#]
[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
E
F#
G#m
D#m
B
E
F#
[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#] _ _ _ _
[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#] _ _ _ _