Back on the Chain Gang

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opening strum: D A G G D A G G

riff x2

D         A            G     G
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

Em                A
We're back on the train (ooh, ah)
Ohh
A               D            A   
    Back on the chain gang
G   G


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

D A G G

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
A                     Dm
Therefore to ruin one day
A             E
For making us part-----

E         B          A    A
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#m                   B
Now we're back on the train
Ohh
B             E
  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)

D         A            Em7  
I found a picture of you   
Gmaj7/B  G
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D                 A           Em7
What hijacked my world that night
  Gmaj7/B G

D                  A              
To a place in the past we've been 
Em7         Gmaj7/B G
cast out of  oh
D  A                     Em7  
  Now we're back in the fight
Gmaj7/B G


Em                A      Em7 A
We're back on the train hey
Em  A                  D     A  D  A
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

D A Em7  D A Em7 D

BRIDGE:
Dm    A7         Dm       A7   
The powers that be that force 
                  Dm
us to live like we do
 A7             Dm           A7  
Bring me to my knees when I see 
                     Dm A7 Dm A7
what they've done to you
Dm         A7                    
Well I'll die as I stand here 
Dm   A7                      Dm
today, knowing that deep in my heart
  A7                     Dm
They'll fall to ruin one day
     A7             E  B  A
For making us part-----

E           B          A   
I found a picture of you, 
Amaj7/B A/B
oh
E                B               
Those were the happiest days of 
   A  Amaj7/B A/B
my life
E                     B          
Like a break in the battle was 
     A  Amaj7/B A/B
your part, oh
E                 B           
In the wretched life of a lonely 
     A   Amaj7/B A/B
heart
A                   B         A  B
Now we're back on the train, hey
A   A/B             E
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 
Amaj7/B: x 0 6 6 5 4     A/B:     x 
0 0 2
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)

D   A   G   G        D   A   G   G
[intro; slow strum]  [hard strum]
D   A   G   G        D   A   G   G
[with lead guitar]

D           A              G     
  I found a picture of you,      
 Bm   -    G
 ohh oh-oh ohh ohhh
D          A                      
  Oh, what hijacked my world that 
G        Bm  -  G
night?
D                   A            
  To a place in the past we've 
        G         Bm   -    G
been cast out of,   ohh oh-oh ohh 
ohhh
D    A                       G  
Oh,    now we're back in the 
     Bm  -  G
fight

Em                   A           
   We're back on the train, yeah
Em - Em*   Asus4 - A - Asus2 - A

Em   A                 D        
Oh,  oh, back on the chain gang
A     G    G


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           
   Put us back on the train, yeah
Em - Em*   Asus4 - A - Asus2 - A

Em    A     Em - Em*    Asus4 - 
Ohhh, ohhhhh
A - Asus2 - A

            D           A    G
Back on the chain gang

D   A   G   G        D   A   G   G 
[3 beats]
[guitar solo, same as second part of
 intro]


Dm    A             Dm      A  
  The powers that be   that 
                     (Dm)
force us to live like we do
Dm      A                     Dm
(..do)    Bring me to my knees 
      A
when I see what they've done to you
Dm*  AaddF*   Dm*  AaddF*
[no vocals]


Dm           A                   
  And will I die as I stand here 
   Dm   A                       
today,  knowing that deep in my 
(Dm)
heart
Dm          A                     
(..heart)   They'll fall to ruin 
Dm          A
one day, for making us part

E    B    A    C#m - A
[no vocals]

E           B              A     
  I found a picture of you,      
 C#m   -   A
 ohh oh-oh ohh ohhh
E                    B           
  Oh, those were the happiest 
        A       C#m  -  A
days of my life
E                     B          
  Like a break in the battle was 
     A       C#m   -   A
your part,   ohh oh-oh ohh ohhh
E                   B            
Oh, in the wretched life of a 
    A       C#m  -  A
lonely heart

F#m                      B       
   Now we're back on the train, 
    F#m - F#m*   Bsus4 - B - Bsus2 
yeah
- B

F#m   A                 E        
Oh,   oh, back on the chain gang
B     A    A

E           B
Chain gang      [repeat and fade]


Funny chords:
Em*: 022003
F#m*: 244225
Dm*: x00231 - x00230 - x00231
AaddF*: x02220 - x02221 - x02220


Intro & Solo:
                D                 
e -------------------|------------
B ----------7--10-7-/|10~---------
G -------7-----------|------------
   A
e|------------|--------------------
B|---/10--10--|10~------------/10--
G|------------|--------------------

e|----| 
B|10--| 
G|----| 


D (7)-7--------------|--------------
A -------------------|------------
E -------------------|------------
   ^     ^     ^      ^     ^     

A|------------|---------------------
E|------------|---------------------
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A|---| 
E|---| 
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e |------------------------|------
B |10-p8---8---8--s7---7---|7-----
G |------------------------|----9-
D |------------------------|------
A |------------------------|------
E |------------------------|------
   ^     ^     ^     ^      ^     

e|------------------|------- 
B|------------------|------- 
G|--9--7b9--7---6--/|7------ 
D|------------------|------- 
A|------------------|------- 
E|------------------|------- 
^     ^     ^      ^       

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


For the ending two chords, arpeggiate as follows:
   E                           
e---------------------------------
B-----------------0---------------
G--------------1-----1------------
D---------2--------------2--------
A--------2----------------------2-
E--0------------------------------
  B
e|----------------------------------
B|-------4--------------------------
G|----4-----4-----------------------
D|-4-----------4--------------------
A|----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------