{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2004367,"song":"Chain Gang","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2004367-chain-gang-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2004367?type=chord","rating":4.81538,"votes":7,"content":"Key: \r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI was just a kid roaming around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTraveling thru a little old town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA man walked up and said come with me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYour broken son that's vagrancy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA care-free lad that loved to roam but[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLord I wish I'd-a stayed at home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe way it looks I'll probably hang[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCause there ain't no hope on a chain gang[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI dig that ditch I chop that corn[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI curse the day that I was born[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI believe it's better for a man to hang[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThan to work like a dog on a chain gang[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break 1]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe guard stands there with a great big gun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI bet he'd love to see me run[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I guess I probably will someday[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'd rather be dead than to live this way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe's well-fed and he's six-foot tall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd he's the meanest of them all[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe cracks that whip and he swings that cane[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThat sun must've touched his brain[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI dig that ditch I chop that corn[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI curse the day that I was born[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI believe it's better for a man to hang[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThan to work like a dog on a chain gang[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break 2]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI got a gal back home that's sweet and kind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut she's been waiting a long long time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI just told her to forget my name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI won't ever live down the shame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLord deliver me from his hole[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBefore I lose my mind and soul[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe flesh gets weak and the back gets broke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThere ain't no cause to laugh and joke[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI dig that ditch I chop that corn[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI curse the day that I was born[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI believe it's better for a man to hang[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThan to work like a dog on a chain gang[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWork like a dog on a chain gang[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWork like a dog on a chain gang[/tab]","plain_text":"Key: \n[Intro]\nA  D  E  A\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break 1]\nA  D  E  A\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break 2]\nA  D  E  A  D  E  A\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["A","D","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}