Chain Gang Chords by The Congos

Tempo:
107.5 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

Dm

C

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Congos Chain Gang chords
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[F] [Dm]
[F] [Dm]
[F] And that's the sound [Bb] of the man working [F] on the chain.
[D]
[F] [Bb]
[C] [F]
All day long they work so hard [Bb] till the sun keep [C] going down.
[F] Working on [Dm] the highways, on the byways, on [Bb] the wearing, [C] wearing a crown.
[F] They keep on melting [Dm] their lives away.
[Bb] You can hear [C] somebody [D] say [F] that.
That's the sound [Bb] of the man working [F] on the chain.
[Dm] Yeah, [F] yeah, yeah.
That's the sound [Bb] of the man working [C] on the chain.
[F] Can you hear them singing?
[Dm] I'm going home [Bb] one of these days.
[C] I'm going [E] home to [F] see my woman.
Who I [Dm] love so well.
[Bb] Right here.
I [C] got to work right here [F] now.
That's the [Bb] sound of the man working [F] on the chain.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's the [Bb] sound of the man working [C] on the chain.
[F] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's the sound [Bb] of the man working [F] on the chain.
[Dm] Yeah, yeah, [F] yeah.
That's the sound [Bb] of the man working on the [C] chain.
[F] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
All day long [Dm] they work so hard [Bb] till the sun keep [C] going down.
[F] Working [Dm] on the highways, on the byways, on [Bb] the wearing, [C] wearing a crown.
[F] They keep on melting [Dm] their lives away.
[Bb] You can hear [C] somebody say [F] that.
That's the sound [Bb] of the man working [F] on the chain.
[Dm] Yeah, yeah, [F] yeah.
That's the sound [Bb] of the man working [C] on the chain.
[F] Can you hear them singing?
[Dm] Ha,
[Bb] [Fm] [Bb] ha, [C] ha,
[F] ha, [Dm] ha,
[Bb] ha.
Oh, [C] they're working so hard now.
[F] That's the sound of [Bb] the man working on [F] the chain.
[Dm] Yeah, [F] yeah, yeah.
[Bb]
[F]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
C
3211
D
1321
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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To learn The Congos - Chain Gang chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Dm, F, Dm, Bb, C, F, Bb and F of chords. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 53 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 108 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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[F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[F] And that's the sound [Bb] of the man working [F] on the chain.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
All day long they work so hard [Bb] till the sun keep [C] going down. _
[F] _ Working on [Dm] the highways, on the byways, on [Bb] the wearing, _ [C] wearing a crown. _ _
[F] They keep on melting [Dm] their lives away. _
[Bb] _ You can hear [C] somebody [D] say [F] that.
That's the sound [Bb] of the man working [F] on the chain.
_ [Dm] Yeah, [F] yeah, yeah.
That's the sound [Bb] of the man working [C] on the chain.
_ [F] _ Can you hear them singing?
_ _ _ [Dm] I'm going home [Bb] one of these days.
[C] I'm going [E] home to [F] see my woman.
Who I [Dm] love so well.
[Bb] Right here.
I [C] got to work right here [F] now.
That's the [Bb] sound of the man working [F] on the chain.
_ Yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's the [Bb] sound of the man working [C] on the chain.
[F] Yeah, yeah, yeah. _
_ That's the sound [Bb] of the man working [F] on the chain.
_ [Dm] Yeah, yeah, [F] yeah.
That's the sound [Bb] of the man working on the [C] chain.
[F] Yeah, _ yeah, yeah.
_ All day long [Dm] they work so hard [Bb] till the sun keep [C] going down. _ _
[F] _ Working [Dm] on the highways, on the byways, on [Bb] the wearing, [C] wearing a crown. _ _
[F] They keep on melting [Dm] their lives away. _
[Bb] You can hear [C] somebody say [F] that.
That's the sound [Bb] of the man working [F] on the chain.
_ _ [Dm] Yeah, yeah, [F] yeah.
_ That's the sound [Bb] of the man working [C] on the chain.
_ [F] Can you hear them singing?
_ _ _ [Dm] _ Ha, _
[Bb] _ [Fm] [Bb] ha, _ [C] _ ha, _
[F] _ _ ha, [Dm] _ ha, _
[Bb] _ ha.
Oh, [C] they're working so hard now.
[F] That's the sound of [Bb] the man working on [F] the chain.
_ _ [Dm] Yeah, [F] yeah, yeah. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Featured within the album Back In The Black Ark is this song, written by Sam Cooke.

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