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>[Riff]:
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>e---------0-3------3331---110---00------------------------------------
>B-1------1------------------------3---331---01------------------------
>G-------0-------------------------------------------------------------
>D---------------------------------------------------------------------
>A---------------------------------------------------------------------
>E---------------------------------------------------------------------
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opening strum: D A G G D A G G
riff x2
DAGG
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
EmA
We're back on the train (ooh, ah)
Ohh
ADAGG
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
DAGG
riff x2
bridge:
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
ADm
Therefore to ruin one day
AE
For making us part-----
EBAA
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
F#mB
Now we're back on the train
Ohh
BE
Back on the chain gang
E B E B until end
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BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG- The Pretenders
D A Em7 D A Em7 (rpt over riff)
DAEm7Gmaj7/BG
I found a picture of you oh
DAEm7Gmaj7/BG
What hijacked my world that night
DAEm7Gmaj7/BG
To a place in the past we've been cast out of oh
DAEm7Gmaj7/BG
Now we're back in the fight
EmAEm7A
We're back on the train hey
EmADADA
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
DAEm7DAEm7D
BRIDGE:
DmA7DmA7Dm
The powers that be that force us to live like we do
A7DmA7DmA7DmA7
Bring me to my knees when I see what they've done to you
DmA7DmA7Dm
Well I'll die as I stand here today, knowing that deep in my heart
A7Dm
They'll fall to ruin one day
A7EBA
For making us part-----
EBAAmaj7/BA/B
I found a picture of you, oh
EBAAmaj7/BA/B
Those were the happiest days of my life
EBAAmaj7/BA/B
Like a break in the battle was your part, oh
EBAAmaj7/BA/B
In the wretched life of a lonely heart
ABAB
Now we're back on the train, hey
AA/BE
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)
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Back on the Chain Gang" (The Pretenders)
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...
BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG (The Pretenders)
DAGGDAGG
[intro; slow strum] [hard strum]
DAGGDAGG
[with lead guitar]
DAGBm - G
I found a picture of you, ohh oh-oh ohh ohhh
DAGBm - G
Oh, what hijacked my world that night?
DAGBm - G
To a place in the past we've been cast out of, ohh oh-oh ohh ohhh
DAGBm - G
Oh, now we're back in the fight
EmAEm - Em* Asus4 - A - Asus2 - A
We're back on the train, yeah
EmADAGG
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
EmAEm - Em* Asus4 - A - Asus2 - A
Put us back on the train, yeah
EmAEm - Em* Asus4 - A - Asus2 - A
Ohhh, ohhhhh
DAG
Back on the chain gang
D A G G D A G G [3 beats]
[guitar solo, same as second part of intro]
DmADmA (Dm)
The powers that be that force us to live like we do
DmADmA
(..do) Bring me to my knees when I see what they've done to you
Dm* AaddF* Dm* AaddF*
[no vocals]
DmADmA (Dm)
And will I die as I stand here today, knowing that deep in my heart
DmADmA
(..heart) They'll fall to ruin one day, for making us part
EBAC#m - A
[no vocals]
EBAC#m - A
I found a picture of you, ohh oh-oh ohh ohhh
EBAC#m - A
Oh, those were the happiest days of my life
EBAC#m - A
Like a break in the battle was your part, ohh oh-oh ohh ohhh
EBAC#m - A
Oh, in the wretched life of a lonely heart
F#mBF#m - F#m* Bsus4 - B - Bsus2 - B
Now we're back on the train, yeah
F#mAEBAA
Oh, oh, back on the chain gang
EB
Chain gang [repeat and fade]
Funny chords:
Em*: 022003
F#m*: 244225
Dm*: x00231 - x00230 - x00231
AaddF*: x02220 - x02221 - x02220
Intro & Solo:
DAe -------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
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:
EBe----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------0----------------------4-----------------------------
G--------------1-----1----------------4-----4--------------------------
D---------2--------------2---------4-----------4-----------------------
A--------2----------------------2--------------------------------------
E--0-------------------------------------------------------------------