Em I hear somethin' saying
G ooh! Em aah! C ooh! D aah!
G ooh! Em aah! C ooh! D aah!
That's the sound of the C men working on the G chain Em gang
G That's the sound of the C men working on the D chain G gang
All day long they're singing
G ooh! Em aah! C ooh! D aah!
G ooh! Em aah! C ooh! D aah!
Well, don't you G know
That's the sound of the C men working on the G chain Em gang
G That's the sound of the C men working on the D chain G gang
G All day long they Em work so hard
'Till the C sun is going D down
G Working on the Em highway and byways
And C wearing, wearing a D frown
G You hear them moaning their Em lives away
C Then you hear D somebody say
G That's the sound of the C men working on the G chain Em gang
G That's the sound of the C men working on the D chain G gang
Can't you hear them saying
G Mmn Em I'm going home one of C these days
D I'm going home see my G woman
Whom I Em love so dear
But C meanwhile I got to D work right here
Well, don't you G know
That's the sound of the C men working on the G chain Em gang
G That's the sound of the C men working on the D chain G gang
All day long they're singing
G Hmn my Em my, my, my, my, C my, my ... my D work is so hard
Give me G water, I'm Em thirsty
My-Cy-y my D work is so hard
Wo-Go-oh my Em my, my, my, my, C my, my ... my D work is so hard
Give me G water, I'm Em thirsty
My-Cy-y my D work is so hard G