The Work Song Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[F#dim]Back befo[D]re [C]the blues
were [F#dim]blue[C]
When the good old [Am]songs were [Abaug]new[Fm]
[C]Songs that may no lon[F#dim]ger
please [C]us
'Bout the darkies, about [G]Je [C]sus
[G]Mississippi minstrels,
[C]color of molasses
[F]Strumming on their banjos to
[G]entertain their [C]masses
[Am]Some said garbage, [Abaug]others said art
You [C]couldn't [Am]call it [C]soul,
you [D]had [C]to call it heart

[Verse 2]
Woah, [G]backs broke bending,
digging [C]holes to plant the seeds
The [F]owners ate the cane and the
[C]workers [G]ate [C]the weeds
Putting [G]wood in the stove
and [C]water in the cup
You [F]worked so hard that
you [C]died standing up

[Verse 3]
[C]
When I was a little thing
My papa tried to [Am]make me [Abaug]sing
[C]"Home Sweet Home"
an[F#dim]d "Aurelie"
[C]These were songs that my
daddy [Dm]taught [C]me
[G]"Camp Town Races" and [C]"Susan
nah Don't You Cry"
[F]"Gentle Annie" still brings
a [G]tear to [C]my eye
[Am]Label it garbage, [Abaug]label it art
You [Am]couldn't [D]call it [C]soul,
you [D]had [C]to call it heart

[Verse 4]
Oh, [G]backs broke bending,
digging [C]holes to plant the seeds
The [F]owners ate the cane and the
[C]workers [G]ate the [C]weeds
Putting [G]wood in the stove
and [C]water in the cup
You [F]worked so hard that
you [C]died [G]standing [C]up[G]

[Verse 5]
[C]Sing me songs 'bout day[F#dim]s gone by
[C]Make me laugh and mak[Am]e me cry[Abaug]
[G]Bre[C]ak my female hea[F#dim]rt in two
[C]Sing me songs that say I lov[Dm]e you[C]
[G]Lower your eyes and raise your
[C]hand up to your breast
[F]Sing me one about the sun set[C]ting
in the West

[Interlude 1]
Mm- hmm, mm- hmm
[Am][Fm]
[Ddim][Fm][C][Am][C][D][C]

[Verse 6]
Oh, [G]backs broke bending,
digging [C]holes to plant the seeds
[F]The owners ate the cane and the
[G]workers ate the [C]weeds
Putting [G]wood in the stove
and [C]water in the cup
You [F]worked so hard that
you [C]died [G]standing [C]up

[Verse 7]
[G]Backs broke bending,
digging [C]holes to plant the seeds
The [F]owners ate the cane and the
[G]workers ate the [C]weeds
Putting [G]wood in the stove
and [C]water in the cup
You [F]worked so hard that you [C]died
[G]standing [C]up
[F][F#dim][G][C]