Johnny Cash – Chain Gang (Guitar)
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[Intro]
A D E A
[Verse 1]
A D I was just a kid roaming around E A Traveling thru a little old town A D A man walked up and said come with me A E A Your broken son that's vagrancy A D A care-free lad that loved to roam but E A Lord I wish I'd-a stayed at home A D The way it looks I'll probably hang A E A Cause there ain't no hope on a chain gang
[Chorus]
D A I dig that ditch I chop that corn E A I curse the day that I was born A D I believe it's better for a man to hang D E A Than to work like a dog on a chain gang
[Break 1]
A D E A
[Verse 2]
A D The guard stands there with a great big gun E A I bet he'd love to see me run A D And I guess I probably will someday A E A I'd rather be dead than to live this way A D He's well-fed and he's six-foot tall E A And he's the meanest of them all A D He cracks that whip and he swings that cane A E A That sun must've touched his brain
[Chorus]
D A I dig that ditch I chop that corn E A I curse the day that I was born A D I believe it's better for a man to hang D E A Than to work like a dog on a chain gang
[Break 2]
A D E A D E A
[Verse 3]
A D I got a gal back home that's sweet and kind E A But she's been waiting a long long time A D I just told her to forget my name A E A I won't ever live down the shame A D Lord deliver me from his hole E A Before I lose my mind and soul A D The flesh gets weak and the back gets broke A E A There ain't no cause to laugh and joke
[Chorus]
D A I dig that ditch I chop that corn E A I curse the day that I was born A D I believe it's better for a man to hang D E A Than to work like a dog on a chain gang E A Work like a dog on a chain gang E A Work like a dog on a chain gang