G5    E5 
(ooh!  aah!) (x2) 
 
I hear somethin' saying 
G5    E5    C5    D5 
(ooh!  aah! ooh! aah!) (x2) 
                 G5 
(Well, don't you know) 
                        C5                  G5     E5     G5 
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang 
                        C5                  D5     G5 
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang 
 
All day long they're singing 
G5    E5   C5    D5 
(ooh! aah! ooh! aah!) (x2) 
 
(Well, don't you know) 

That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang 

That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang 
G5                  E5 
 All day long they work so hard 
C5                      D5 
'till the sun is going down 
G5               E5 
 Working on the highway and byways 
    C5                D5 
and wearing, wearing a frown 
G5                            E5 
 You hear them moaning their lives away 
C5              D5 
 Then you hear somebody say 
 
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang 

That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang 
 
Can't you hear them saying 
G5   E5                    C5 
Mm , I'm going home one of these days 
D5                     G5 
I'm going home see my woman 
       E5 
Whom I love so dear 
    C5                  D5 
But meanwhile I got to work right here 
 
(Well, don't you know) 

That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang 

That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang 
 
All day long they're singing 
G5    E5          C5          D5 
 my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard 
        G5          E5 
Give me water, I'm thirsty 
C5   D5 
 My work is so hard