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Back On the Chaingang  Pretenders}{sot}{eot}##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #{sot}{eot

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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#in hand I forget it. Agh. I can't understand two places where Chrissy#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]I found a [A]picture of yo[G]u oh[G]
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
W[m]e're back on the [A]train (ooh, ah)
Ohh
[A]    Back on the [D]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]Therefore to ruin one [Dm]day
[A]              [E]                                                                        
For making us part-----

[E]I found a [B]picture of [A]you, [A]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]Now we're back on the [B]train
Ohh
[B]  Back on the [E]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]I found a [A]picture of yo[Em7]u   o[Gmaj7/B]h
What hijacked my w[A]orld that ni[Em7]ght
[D]To a place in the p[A]ast we've been [Em7]cast out of [Gmaj7/B] oh
  Now we're back in the f[Em7]ight
[Em]We're back on the [A]train h[Em7]ey
A[m]aaa[A]h, back on the chai[D]n gang[A]
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
  [A]  [Em7]     [D]  [A]  [Em7]    [D]  BRIDGE:
[Dm]The po[A7]wers that b[Dm]e that fo[A7]rce us to live like we [Dm]do
B[A7]ring me to my k[Dm]nees when I s[A7]ee what they've done to y[Dm]ou
[Dm]Well I'll d[A7]ie as I stand here tod[Dm]ay, k[A7]nowing that deep in my h[Dm]eart
Th[A7]ey'll fall to ruin one [Dm]day
     [A7]               [E]   [B]   [A]                                                           
For making us part-----

[E]I found a pi[B]cture of yo[A]u, o[Amaj7/B]h
Those were the ha[B]ppiest days of my l[A]ife[Amaj7/B]
Like a break in the ba[B]ttle was your pa[A]rt,[Amaj7/B] oh
In the wretched li[B]fe of a lonely he[A]art
[A]Now we're back on th[B]e train, h[A]ey
[A]Aaaa[A/B]h, back on the c[E]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](int[A]ro; [G]slow[G] strum)  [D](har[A]d st[G]rum)[G]
(wit[A]h le[G]ad g[G]uitar)
[D]  I found a [A]picture of you,[G]       [Bm]ohh o[-]h-oh [G]ohh ohhh
[D]  Oh, what [A]hijacked my world that [G]night?
[D]  To a place in the [A]past we've been cast [G]out of,   [Bm]ohh o[-]h-oh [G]ohh ohhh
[D]Oh,  [A]  now we're back in the [G]fight
Em                   A           Em - Em*   Asus4 - A - Asus2 - A

We're back on the train, yeah
[Em]Oh,  [A]oh, back on the ch[D]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
Back on the [D]chain gang
D A G G D A G G (3 beats)
(guitar solo, same as second part of intro)
[Dm]  The [A]powers that be[Dm]   that [A]force us to live like we[Dm] do
([m]..do)  [A]  Bring me to my knees[Dm] when I [A]see what they've done to you
Dm* AaddF* Dm* AaddF*
(no vocals)
[Dm]  And will I [A]die as I stand here tod[Dm]ay,  [A]knowing that deep in my [Dm]heart
[Dm](..heart)   [A]They'll fall to ruin o[Dm]ne day, for [A]making us part
[E](no v[B]ocals[A])
[E]  I found a [B]picture of you,[A]       [C#m]ohh oh[-]-oh [A]ohh ohhh
[E]  Oh, those were the [B]happiest days of my [A]life
[E]  Like a break in the [B]battle was your [A]part,   [C#m]ohh oh[-]-oh [A]ohh ohhh
[E]Oh, in the wretched [B]life of a lonely [A]heart
F#m                      B           F#m - F#m*   Bsus4 - B - Bsus2 - B

Now we're back on the train, yeah
[F#m]Oh,   [A]oh, back on the ch[E]ain gang
[E]Chain gang  [B]    (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 -------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
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]                                                      
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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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