Back On The Chaingang

>From: norlin@essex.ecn.uoknor.edu (Norman Lin)

>Subject: REQ: Pretenders' "Back on the chain gang"

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From: julius@alumni.caltech.edu (julius yang)

Well I finally sat down with the Singles CD and bashed this out. I can

play the riff at the beginning, but now that I don't have my guitar

in hand I forget it. Agh. I can't understand two places where Chrissy

is singing either--'crescending' and 'baggle' aren't words that I know

of, but that sounds like what she's saying. Corrections appreciated.

Back on the Chain Gang, the Pretenders

opening strum: D A G G D A G G

riff x2

I found a picture of you oh

What hijacked my world at nights

To a place in the past we've been passed out of oh

Now we're back in the fight

We're back on the train (ooh, ah)

Ohh

Back on the chain gang

The circumstance beyond our control oh

The fool on TV and the news of the world

Got in the house like a pigeon from hell, oh

Crescending our eyes and descended like flies

Put us back on the train, yeah

Oh

Back on the chain gang

riff x2

Dm A Dm A and so on

The powers that be

That forces us to live like we do

Bring me to my knees

When I see what they've done to you

chord comping

I'll die as I stand here today

Knowing that deep in my heart

Therefore to ruin one day

For making us part-----

I found a picture of you, oh

Those were the happiest days of my life

Like a brick in the baggle was your part, oh

In the wretched life of a lonely heart

Now we're back on the train

Ohh

Back on the chain gang

E B E B until end

--

Internet member since 1988

From: Harlan L Thompson <harlant@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>

BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG- The Pretenders

D A Em7 D A Em7 (rpt over riff)

I found a picture of you oh

What hijacked my world that night

To a place in the past we've been cast out of oh

Now we're back in the fight

We're back on the train hey

Aaaah, back on the chain gang

Circumstance beyond our control oh

The phone, the TV, and the news of the world

Got in the house like a pigeon from hell, oh

Threw sand our eyes and descended like flies

Put us back on the train, yeah

Aaaaah, back on the chain gang

 

The powers that be that force us to live like we do

Bring me to my knees when I see what they've done to you

Well I'll die as I stand here today, knowing that deep in my heart

They'll fall to ruin one day

For making us part-----

I found a picture of you, oh

Those were the happiest days of my life

Like a break in the battle was your part, oh

In the wretched life of a lonely heart

Now we're back on the train, hey

Aaaah, back on the chain gang

B E B E (rpt and fade)

Em7: 0 2 2 0 3 0 Gmaj7/B: 3 2 4 0 0 2

Amaj7/B: x 0 6 6 5 4 A/B: x 7 7 6 5 5

NOTE: If you find Gmaj/B too hard to finger, try Bm in its place. Not

as accurate, but a hell of a lot easier.

(from Learning to Crawl, 1983)

(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)