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Chain Gang

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Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Although primarily remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel.

Cash was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice

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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

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