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Back on the Chain Gang

The Pretenders

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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 G G
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

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 Gmaj7/B G
I found a picture of you oh
D A Em7 Gmaj7/B G
What hijacked my world that night
D A Em7 Gmaj7/B G
To a place in the past we've been cast out of oh
D A Em7 Gmaj7/B G
Now we're back in the fight

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 Dm
The powers that be that force us to live like we do
A7 Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm A7
Bring me to my knees when I see what they've done to you
Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm
Well I'll die as I stand here 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 Amaj7/B A/B
I found a picture of you, oh
E B A Amaj7/B A/B
Those were the happiest days of my life
E B A Amaj7/B A/B
Like a break in the battle was your part, oh
E B A Amaj7/B A/B
In the wretched life of a lonely 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 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)

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


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

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

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

e -------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B ----------7--10-7-/|10~------------/10--10--|10~------------/10--10--|
G -------7-----------|------------------------|------------------------|
D (7)-7--------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A -------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E -------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

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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
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------0----------------------4-----------------------------
G--------------1-----1----------------4-----4--------------------------
D---------2--------------2---------4-----------4-----------------------
A--------2----------------------2--------------------------------------
E--0-------------------------------------------------------------------

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