Sam Cooke - Chain Gang Chords

[Opening]
[Em]I hear something saying
[G]ooh, [Em]aah, [C]ooh, [D]aah,
[G]ooh, [Em]aah, [C]ooh, [D]aah,

[chorus]
That’s the sound of the [C]men working on the [G]chain [Em]gang
[G]That’s the sound of the [C]men working on the [D]chain [G]gang

[verse 2]
All day long they’re singing
[G]ooh, [Em]aah, [C]ooh, [D]aah,
[G]ooh, [Em]aah, [C]ooh, [D]aah,

[chorus]
(Well, don’t you [G]know)
That’s the sound of the [C]men working on the [G]chain [Em]gang
[G]That’s the sound of the [C]men working on the [D]chain [G]gang

[verse 3]
[G]All day long they [Em]work so hard,
’till the [C]sun is going [D]down
[G]Working on the [Em]highway and byways and
[C]wearing, wearing a [D]frown
[G]You hear them moaning their [Em]lives away
[C]then you hear [D]somebody say

[chorus]
[G]That’s the sound of the [C]men working on the [G]chain [Em]gang
[G]That’s the sound of the [C]men working on the [D]chain [G]gang

[verse 4]
[NC]Can’t you hear them saying
[G]Mmm [Em]I’m going home one of [C]these days
[D]I’m going home see my [G]woman whom I [Em]love so dear
But [C]meanwhile I got to [D]work right here

[chorus]
(Well, don’t you [G]know)
That’s the sound of the [C]men working on the [G]chain [Em]gang
[G]That’s the sound of the [C]men working on the [D]chain [G]gang

[verse 5]
All day long they’re singing
[G]Hmm my [Em]my, my, my, my, [C]my, my my [D]work is so hard
Give me [G]water, I’m [Em]thirsty
[C]My my [D]work is so hard

[Closing]
[G]Wooh my [Em]my, my, my, my, [C]my, my my [D]work is so hard
Give me [G]water, I’m [Em]thirsty
[C]My my [D]work is so hard [G]