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[Intro]
G Em
G Em
I hear something saying
G Em C D7
Hoh ah, hoh ah
G Em C D7
Uh ah, uh ah
[Chorus]
G C
That's the sound of the men
G Em
Working on the chain gang
G C
That's the sound of the men
D7 G
Working on the chain gang
G Em
All day long they're saying, huh ah
[Break]
C D7 G Em C D7
Huh ah, uh ah, uh ah
[Chorus]
G C
That's the sound of the men
G Em
Working on the chain gang
G C
That's the sound of the men
D7 G
Working on the chain gang
[Verse 1]
G Em
All day long they work so hard
C D7
Till the sun is going down
G Em
Working on the highways and byways
C D7
And wearing, wearing a frown
G Em
You hear them moaning their lives away
C D7
Then you hear somebody say
[Chorus]
G C
That's the sound of the men
G Em
Working on the chain gang
G C
That's the sound of the men
D7 G
Working on the chain gang
G
Can't you hear them singing, mmm
[Verse 2]
Em C
I'm going home one of these days
D7 G
I'm going home, see my woman
Em
Whom I love so dear
C D7
But meanwhile, I gotta work right here
[Chorus]
G C
That's the sound of the men
G Em
Working on the chain gang
G C
That's the sound of the men
D7 G
Working on the chain gang
G
All day long they're singing, mm
[Outro]
Em C
My, my, my, my, my, my, my,
D7
my work is so hard
G Em
Gimme water, I'm thirsty, my,
C D7
my work is so hard
[Fade Out]
G Em C
Woah oh, my, my, my, my, my, my
D7
My work is so hard
G Em C
Oh, ah, mm
D7
So. so hard
[Intro]
| G | Em | G | Em |
| G | Em | C | D7 |
| G | Em | C | D7 |
I hear something saying
Hoh ah, hoh ah
Uh ah, uh ah
[Chorus]
| G | C | G | Em |
| G | C | D7 | G |
| G | Em |
That's the sound of the men
Working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
Working on the chain gang
All day long they're saying, huh ah
[Break]
| C | D7 |
| G | Em | C | D7 |
Huh ah, uh ah, uh ah
[Chorus]
| G | C | G | Em |
| G | C | D7 | G |
That's the sound of the men
Working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
Working on the chain gang
[Verse 1]
| G | Em | C | D7 |
| G | Em | C | D7 |
| G | Em | C | D7 |
All day long they work so hard
Till the sun is going down
Working on the highways and byways
And wearing, wearing a frown
You hear them moaning their lives away
Then you hear somebody say
[Chorus]
| G | C | G | Em |
| G | C | D7 | G |
| G |
That's the sound of the men
Working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
Working on the chain gang
Can't you hear them singing, mmm
[Verse 2]
| Em | C | D7 |
| G | Em | C | D7 |
I'm going home one of these days
I'm going home, see my woman
Whom I love so dear
But meanwhile, I gotta work right here
[Chorus]
| G | C | G | Em |
| G | C | D7 | G |
| G |
That's the sound of the men
Working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
Working on the chain gang
All day long they're singing, mm
[Outro]
| Em | C | D7 |
| G | Em | C | D7 |
My, my, my, my, my, my, my,
my work is so hard
Gimme water, I'm thirsty, my,
my work is so hard
[Fade Out]
| G | Em | C | D7 |
| G | Em | C | D7 |
Woah oh, my, my, my, my, my, my
My work is so hard
Oh, ah, mm
So. so hard
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