Jimmie Rodgers – Im Free From The Chain Gang Now (Guitar)
Capo 1
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
((3/4)
[Intro]
| D | D | G | D |
| G | D | D | A |
| A | D | D | G |
| G | D | A | D |
[Verse 1]
D G D I got rid of the shackles that bound me A7 And the guards who were always around me D G D G Like a bird in the tree, I've found my liberty D A D And I'm free from the chain gang now
[Verse 2]
G D Long ago I was known and respected A7 Then one day I was falsely suspected D G D G And they put me in chains, working out in the rains D A D But I'm free from the chain gang now
[Interlude]
| D | D | D | A7 |
| A7 | D | D | G | (yodel)
| G | D | D | A7 |
| A | D | D | G |
| G | D | A | D |
[Verse 3]
G D I know my mother's poor heart was broken A7 'Cause she knew that an untruth was spoken D G D G There were tears on the mail, that she sent me in jail D A7 D But I'm free from the chain gang now
[Verse 4]
G D All the years I was known by a number A Were just years that I spent without slumber D G D G After long years of shame, I have won back my name D A D And I'm free from the chain gang now
[Interlude]
| D | D | D | A7 |
| A7 | D | D | G | (yodel)
| G | D | D | A7 |
| A | D | D | G |
| G | D | A | D |
[Verse 5]
G D Now I'm going back home to another A She's my sweetheart who's waiting with mother D G D G And I'll dry all the tears, that's been shedding for years D A D 'Cause I'm free from the chain gang now
[Outro]
| D | D | D | A7 |
| A7 | D | D | (yodel)