Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
N.C A augmentedA E minorEm
Every mornin' finds me moanin'
N.C A augmentedA E minorEm
Life's a losing gamble to me
N.C A augmentedA E minorEm
Cause of all the trouble I see
N.C A augmentedA E minorEm
Everybody knows I'm moanin'
N.C A augmentedA E minorEm
Every evenin' finds me moanin'
N.C A augmentedA E minorEm
I'm alone and I'm crying the blues
N.C A augmentedA E minorEm
I'm so tired of paying my dues
N.C A augmentedA E minorEm
Everybody knows I'm moanin'
Verse 1:
E minorEm
Breaking out here rocks on the chain gang
E minorEm
Breaking rocks and serving my time
E minorEm
Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang
E minorEm B7B7
Lord I've been convicted me of crime
E minorEm
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
E minorEm
I reckon that ought to get it
A minorAm E minorEm
Been working, lord, been working here
E minorEm
I got a long way to go
Verse 2:
E minorEm
I committed crime lord I needed
E minorEm
Crime of being hungry and poor
E minorEm
I left the grocery store man bleeding
E minorEm B7B7
Lordy caught me robbing his store
E minorEm
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
E minorEm
I reckon that ought to get it
A minorAm E minorEm
Been working here, lord, been working here
E minorEm
I got a long way to go
Verse 3:
E minorEm
I heard the judge say five years labor
E minorEm
On chain-gang you gonna go
E minorEm
I heard the judge say five years labor
B7B7
I heard my woman scream "lordy, no!"
E minorEm
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
E minorEm
I reckon that ought to get it
A minorAm E minorEm
Been working here, working, oh lord
A minorAm E minorEm
I got so terribly far to go
Verse 4:
E minorEm
I gotta go make or break 'cause I'm grievin'
E minorEm
Gotta break my chains off to run
E minorEm
And if the boss man stops me from leavin'
B7B7
I tell you, lord I'm gonna get him one
E minorEm
Hold him steady right there while I hit him
E minorEm
I reckon that ought to get it
A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm
Been working lord, been working, oh lord
E minorEm
I got a long way to go
Outro:
A minorAm C minorCm B7B7 E minorEm D MajorD C majorC B7B7 E minorEm
Lord, I'm moanin', I'm moanin', oh lord...