🎶 No More Chain Gang

[D]He was black and handsome and mighty mighty brave
[D]Comin' from the backwoods the grandson of a slave
[D]He was caught for something they knew he'd never done
[D]And he was diggin' ditches out in the burnin' sun
[D]Working on the [G#]chain gang-No More
[D]Working on the [G#]chain gang-No More
[D]Working on the [G#]chain gang-No More
[D]Working on the [G#]chain gang-No More
[D]No more, no more, no more

[D]Man he was a giant and iron he could bend
[D]And he swore he'd fight them down to the bitter end
[D]Though he was no talker his burnin' eyes would say
[D]You may keep on tryin' can't hold me no way
[D]Working on the [G#]chain gang-No More
[D]Working on the [G#]chain gang-No More
[D]Working on the [G#]chain gang-No More
[D]Working on the [G#]chain gang-No More
[D]No more, no more, no more

And one [D]night he [Bbm]lay in [D]waiting
Hit the [D]guard and [Bbm]took the [G#]key
And be[D]fore the [Bbm]others [D]caught him
He jumped [D]out and [G#]he was [D]free

[D]He made for the swamp lands it seemed a hopeless duel
[D]They had dogs and shotguns and they were mighty cruel
[D]But they couldn't find him he was too smart and strong
[D]Hiding' in the daytime wandering all night long
[D]Working on the [G#]chain gang-No More
[D]Working on the [G#]chain gang-No More
[D]Working on the [G#]chain gang-No More
[D]Working on the [G#]chain gang-No More
[D]Working on the [G#]chain gang-No More
[D]Working on the [G#]chain gang-No More⠀