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[Intro]
N.C                               A  Em  
Every mornin' finds me moanin'
N.C                            A  Em  
Life's a losing gamble to me
N.C                            A  Em  
Cause of all the trouble I see
N.C                          A  Em  
Everybody knows I'm moanin'
N.C                             A  Em  
Every evenin' finds me moanin'
N.C                               A  Em  
I'm alone and I'm crying the blues
N.C                             A  Em  
I'm so tired of paying my dues
N.C                          A  Em  
Everybody knows I'm moanin'
[Verse 1]
EmBreaking out here rocks on the chain gang
EmBreaking rocks and serving my time
EmBreaking rocks out here on the chain gang
EmLord I've been convictB7ed me of crime
EmHold it steady right there while I hit it
EmI reckon that ought to get it
AmBeen working, lEmord, been working here
EmI got a long way to go
[Verse 2]
EmI committed crime lord I needed
EmCrime of being hungry and poor
EmI left the grocery store man bleeding
EmLordy caught me robbinB7g his store
EmHold it steady right there while I hit it
EmI reckon that ought to get it
Been working here, lord, beeAmn working heEmre
EmI got a long way to go
[Verse 3]
EmI heard the judge say five years labor
EmOn chain-gang you gonna go
EmI heard the judge say five years labor
I heard my woman scream "lB7ordy, no!"
EmHold it steady right there while I hit it
EmI reckon that ought to get it
AmBeen working herEme, working, oh lord
AmI got so terriblEmy far to go
[Verse 4]
EmI gotta go make or break 'cause I'm grievin'
EmGotta break my chains off to run
EmAnd if the boss man stops me from leavin'
I tell you, lord I'm gonna gB7et him one
EmHold him steady right there while I hit him
EmI reckon that ought to get it
AmBeen working lorEmd, bAmeen working, oh Emlord
EmI got a long way to go
[Outro]
AmLord, I'm moanin', ICm'm moanin', B7oh EmlorDd.C..B7  Em  

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Work Song

by Dion

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

A Em

N.C

Every mornin' finds me moanin'

A Em

N.C

Life's a losing gamble to me

A Em

N.C

Cause of all the trouble I see

A Em

N.C

Everybody knows I'm moanin'

A Em

N.C

Every evenin' finds me moanin'

A Em

N.C

I'm alone and I'm crying the blues

A Em

N.C

I'm so tired of paying my dues

A Em

N.C

Everybody knows I'm moanin'

[Verse 1]

Breaking out here rocks on the chain gang

Breaking rocks and serving my time

Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang

Em B7

Lord I've been convicted me of crime

Hold it steady right there while I hit it

I reckon that ought to get it

Am Em

Been working, lord, been working here

I got a long way to go

[Verse 2]

I committed crime lord I needed

Crime of being hungry and poor

I left the grocery store man bleeding

Em B7

Lordy caught me robbing his store

Hold it steady right there while I hit it

I reckon that ought to get it

Am Em

Been working here, lord, been working here

I got a long way to go

[Verse 3]

I heard the judge say five years labor

On chain-gang you gonna go

I heard the judge say five years labor

I heard my woman scream "lordy, no!"

Hold it steady right there while I hit it

I reckon that ought to get it

Am Em

Been working here, working, oh lord

Am Em

I got so terribly far to go

[Verse 4]

I gotta go make or break 'cause I'm grievin'

Gotta break my chains off to run

And if the boss man stops me from leavin'

I tell you, lord I'm gonna get him one

Hold him steady right there while I hit him

I reckon that ought to get it

Am Em Am Em

Been working lord, been working, oh lord

I got a long way to go

[Outro]

Am Cm B7 Em D C B7 Em

Lord, I'm moanin', I'm moanin', oh lord...

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