Chain Gang

KEY: A INTRO: A D E A VERSE: 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 care-free lad that loved to roam but Lawd I wish I'd-a stayed at home The way it looks I'll probably hang 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: A D E A VERSE: The guard stands there with a great big gun I bet he'd love to see me run And I guess I probably will someday I'd rather be dead than to live this way He's well-fed and he's six-foot tall And he's the meanest of them all He cracks that whip and he swings that cane That sun must've touched his brain CHORUS: I dig that ditch I chop that corn I curse the day that I was born I believe it's better for a man to hang Than to work like a dog on a chain gang BREAK: A D E A D E A VERSE: I got a gal back home that's sweet and kind But she's been waiting a long long time I just told her to forget my name I won't ever live down the shame Lord deliver me from his hole Before I lose my mind and soul The flesh gets weak and the back gets broke There ain't no cause to laugh and joke CHORUS: I dig that ditch I chop that corn I curse the day that I was born I believe it's better for a man to hang Than to work like a dog on a chain gang Work like a dog on a chain gang Work like a dog on a chain gang