Back On The Chaingang

There are about three versions of this already in the archive, but none of

them is quite right. This one's a little better; someone sent it to me last

fall, and I recently cleaned it up because I wanted to play it.

Unfortunately, this might still have mistakes; I can't check because I don't

have the album. I'll have to see if I can get them to play it on the radio...

Adam

BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG (The Pretenders)

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[All the work on this song was done by nlin@alliant.backbone.uoknor.edu

(Norman Lin); I just cleaned it up a little for my own use.]

 

[hard strum]

 

D A G Bm - G

I found a picture of you, ohh oh-oh ohh ohhh

D A G Bm - G

Oh, what hijacked my world that night?

D A G Bm - G

To a place in the past we've been cast out of, ohh oh-oh ohh ohhh

D A G Bm - G

Oh, now we're back in the fight

Em A Em - Em* Asus4 - A - Asus2 - A

We're back on the train, yeah

Oh, oh, back on the chain gang

Circumstance beyond our control, ohh oh-oh ohh ohhh

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

Got in our house like a pigeon from hell (??), ohh oh-oh ohh ohhh

Oh, threw sand in our eyes, and descended like flies

Em A Em - Em* Asus4 - A - Asus2 - A

Put us back on the train, yeah

Em A Em - Em* Asus4 - A - Asus2 - A

Ohhh, ohhhhh

Back on the chain gang

D A G G D A G G [3 beats]

Dm A Dm A (Dm)

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

(..do) Bring me to my knees when I see what they've done to you

Dm* AaddF* Dm* AaddF*

Dm A Dm A (Dm)

And will I die as I stand here today, knowing that deep in my heart

(..heart) They'll fall to ruin one day, for making us part

E B A C#m - A

E B A C#m - A

I found a picture of you, ohh oh-oh ohh ohhh

E B A C#m - A

Oh, those were the happiest days of my life

E B A C#m - A

Like a break in the battle was your part, ohh oh-oh ohh ohhh

E B A C#m - A

Oh, in the wretched life of a lonely heart

F#m B F#m - F#m* Bsus4 - B - Bsus2 - B

Now we're back on the train, yeah

Oh, oh, back on the chain gang

Chain gang [repeat and fade]

Funny chords:

Em*: 022003

F#m*: 244225

Dm*: x00231 - x00230 - x00231

AaddF*: x02220 - x02221 - x02220

Intro & Solo:

e -------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

B ----------7--10-7-/|10~------------/10--10--|10~------------/10--10--|

G -------7-----------|------------------------|------------------------|

D (7)-7--------------|------------------------|------------------------|

A -------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

E -------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

e |------------------------|------------------------|-------

B |10-p8---8---8--s7---7---|7-----------------------|-------

G |------------------------|----9---9--7b9--7---6--/|7------

D |------------------------|------------------------|-------

A |------------------------|------------------------|-------

E |------------------------|------------------------|-------

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

(/=slide, p=pull off, b=bend, ~=vibrato)

For the ending two chords, arpeggiate as follows:

e----------------------------------------------------------------------

B-----------------0----------------------4-----------------------------

G--------------1-----1----------------4-----4--------------------------

D---------2--------------2---------4-----------4-----------------------

A--------2----------------------2--------------------------------------

E--0-------------------------------------------------------------------

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Adam Schneider schn0170@maroon.tc.umn.edu Minneapolis, MN

If you want guitar chords for Mary Chapin Carpenter, Indigo Girls,

Mary Karlzen, Lucinda Williams, etc., mail me or check my home page:

http://www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/hpp/acs.html

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