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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---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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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

	D	A	G	G
	I found a	picture of yo	u   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

	--
	Internet member since 1988

From: Harlan L Thompson

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 yo	u   o	h

	D	A	Em7	Gmaj7/B	G
	What hijacked my w	orld that ni	ght

	D	A	Em7	Gmaj7/B	G
	To a place in the p	ast we've been	cast out of	oh

	D	A	Em7	Gmaj7/B	G
	N	ow we're back in the f	ight

	Em	A	Em7	A
	We're back on the	train h	ey

	Em	A	D	A	D	A
	Aaaa	h, back on the chai	n 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 po	wers that b	e that fo	rce us to live like we	do

	A7	Dm	A7	Dm	A7	Dm	A7
B	ring me to my k	nees when I s	ee what they've done to y	ou

	Dm	A7	Dm	A7	Dm
	Well I'll d	ie as I stand here tod	ay, k	nowing that deep in my h	eart

	A7	Dm
Th	ey'll fall to ruin one	day

	A7	E	B	A
For m	aking us part--	---

	E	B	A	Amaj7/B	A/B
	I found a pi	cture of yo	u, o	h

	E	B	A	Amaj7/B	A/B
	Those were the ha	ppiest days of my l	ife

	E	B	A	Amaj7/B	A/B
	Like a break in the ba	ttle was your pa	rt,	oh

	E	B	A	Amaj7/B	A/B
	In the wretched li	fe of a lonely he	art

	A	B	A	B
	Now we're back on th	e train, h	ey

	A	A/B	E
	Aaaa	h, back on the c	hain 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)

From: schn0170@maroon.tc.umn.edu (Adam Schneider)

Subject: CRD: "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...

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.]

	D	intA	G	G	D	barA	G	G
		ro;	slow	strum]		d st	rum]

	D	witA	A	G	G	D	G	G
		h le	ad g	uitar]

	D	A	G	Bm	-	G
	I found a	picture of you,		ohh o	h-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 o	h-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 ch	ain 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

	3 beats
D   A   G   G        D   A   G   G

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 tod	ay,	knowing that deep in my	heart

	Dm	A	Dm	A
	(..heart)	They'll fall to ruin o	ne day, for	making us part

	E	no vB	A	C#m	-	A
		ocals	]

	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 ch	ain gang

	E	B	repeat and fade
	Chain gang

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 -------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

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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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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