Work Song Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][Em][Am][Em][Am][Em][Am][Em][Am]

[Verse 1]
[Am]Breaking
rocks out here on the [Em]chain gang
[Am]Breaking rocks and serving my time
Breaking rocks out here
on the chain gang
Well, I done convicted a crime
[Em]Well, [Am]it's standing right
there while I hate [Em]it
[Am]And I reckon that ought to g[Dm]et it
[Am]I've been working, work[Dm]ing
But I [C]still got some tear up [Am]if I let go
I've been working, [Dm]working
But I [C]still got some tear up [Am]if I let go
I committed a [Em]crime, Lord, I need it
[Am]Why am I being hungry and [Em]poor?
[Am]I left the grocery store[Em] man breathing
[Am]When he caught me opening his door
I'd have said it right there while I hid [Em]it
[Am]And I reckon that ought to get it
I've been working, work[Dm]ing
But I [C]still got some territory [Am]to go
I've been working, [Dm]working
But I [C]feel I'm so damn [Am]far to
[Dm]go[Em][Am][Dm][Em][Am]
I heard the judge, said, [Em]five [Am]years
On the track, ain't you [Em]gon [Am]na go[Em]?
[Am]I heard the judge when he said,
[Em]five years
[Am]Oh, I heard my daddy scream, oh, no
Oh, that's daddy right there,
why I [Em]hit [Am]it
Yeah, I reckon that oughta get it
[G]I've been [Am]working, [Dm]working
But I've [C]still got some terribly [Am]far to go
I've been working, [D]working
[Dm]But I've s[C]till g[Am]ot some t[C]erribly f[Am]ar to go

[Interlude 1]
Far to go, yeah, far to go
[Am][G][Am][C][Am][Dm][Am]
[Dm][F][Dm][Am][C][Am][C][Am][Em]
[F][Em][Am]
[Em]Gon

[Verse 2]
[Am]na see my sweet hon
[E]ey [Em]baby[Am]
Gonna break [Em]this chain

[Verse 4]
off the run
[Am]Gonna lay him some[E] wet
[Em]shad[Am]y
Gonna show his [Em]heart

[Verse 5]
in the sun
[Am]An d it's steady right
there while I hit it
And I reckon that I oughta get it
I've been workin', [Dm]workin'
But I've [C]still got some time be[Am]fore I go
I've been workin', [Dm]workin'
But I've [C]still got some time
[Am]before I [Dm]go[Am]
[Dm]So f[Am]ar to go, so far[Dm] to [Am]go,
[Dm]yeah[Am][Dm][Am][Dm][Am][Dm][Am]
[D]
[Dm]Oh, [D]I've s[Dm]till got so terribly far t[C]o go,
yeah
Hey, hey, hey, [Am]hey.