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G    Em
ooh! aah! 4x

I hear something saying
G    Em
ooh! aah! 4x

I hear something saying
G    Em
ooh! aah! 8x

-Well, don't you know?-

G                       C                  G     Em  G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
                        C                  D     G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang

All day long they're singing

G    Em
ooh! aah! 4x

-Well, don't you know?-

G                       C                  G     Em  G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
                        C                  D     G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang

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

G                       C                  G     Em  G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
                        C                  D     G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang

Can't you hear them saying?

G    Em
ooh! aah! 4x

-Well, don't you know?-
G                       C                  G     Em  G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
                        C                  D     G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang

Can't you hear them saying?

G             Em                C
Mm, I'm going home one of these days,
D                     G
I'm going home see my woman,
       Em
whom I love so dear
     C                  G          D
But, meanwhile I got to work right here

-Well, don't you know?-

G                       C                  G     Em  G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
                        C                  D     G
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang

All day long they're singing

G    Em          C              D
hmm, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
        G          Em
Give me water, I'm thirsty
C      D
My, my work is so hard

G    Em          C              D
hmm, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
        G          Em
Give me water, I'm thirsty
C      D
My, my work is so hard

G    Em          C              D
hmm, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
        G          Em
Give me water, I'm thirsty
C      D
My, my work is so hard
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Biography

Samuel Cooke (born January 22, 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi; died December 11, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) was a popular and influential American gospel, R&B, soul, and pop, songwriter and singer, recognized as one of the true founders of soul music. Often referred to as The King of Soul, Cooke had 29 Top 40 hits in the U.S. between 1957 and 1964 including major hits You Send Me, A Change Is Gonna Come, Chain Gang and Wonderful World. Cooke

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