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Back On The Chaingang chords by The Pretenders

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>[Riff]:
>
>e---------0-3------3331---110---00------------------------------------
>B-1------1------------------------3---331---01------------------------
>G-------0-------------------------------------------------------------
>D---------------------------------------------------------------------
>A---------------------------------------------------------------------
>E---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>


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: Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramG+G

riff x2

Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramG+G
I ..
What ..
To a ..
Now ..

Chord diagramE minorEm                Chord diagramA augmentedA
We're ..
Ohh
Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramD MajorD            Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramG+G
    Back ..

verse

Put ..
Oh
Back ..

Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramG+G

riff x2

bridge:
Chord diagramDmDm Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramDmDm Chord diagramA augmentedA and so on
The ..
That ..
Bring ..
When ..

chord comping

I'll ..
Knowing ..
Chord diagramA augmentedA                     Chord diagramDmDm
Therefore ..
Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramE MajorE
For ..

Chord diagramE MajorE         Chord diagramBB          Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramA augmentedA
I ..
Those ..
Like ..
In ..

Chord diagramF# minorF#m                   Chord diagramBB
Now ..
Ohh
Chord diagramBB             Chord diagramE MajorE
  Back ..

Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramBB Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramBB until end
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					Internet member since 1988
BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG- The Pretenders

Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 (rpt over riff)

Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramE minor 7Em7  Gmaj7/B  Chord diagramG+G
I ..
Chord diagramD MajorD                 Chord diagramA augmentedA           Chord diagramE minor 7Em7  Gmaj7/B Chord diagramG+G
What ..
Chord diagramD MajorD                  Chord diagramA augmentedA              Chord diagramE minor 7Em7         Gmaj7/B Chord diagramG+G
To a ..
Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramA augmentedA                     Chord diagramE minor 7Em7  Gmaj7/B Chord diagramG+G
  Now ..

Chord diagramE minorEm                Chord diagramA augmentedA      Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 Chord diagramA augmentedA
We're ..
Chord diagramE minorEm  Chord diagramA augmentedA                  Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramA augmentedA
Aaaah..

Circumstance..
The ..
Got ..
Threw ..

Put ..
Aaaaah..

Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramE minor 7Em7  Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 Chord diagramD MajorD

BRIDGE:
Chord diagramDmDm    Chord diagramA7A7         Chord diagramDmDm       Chord diagramA7A7                     Chord diagramDmDm
The ..
 Chord diagramA7A7             Chord diagramDmDm           Chord diagramA7A7                       Chord diagramDmDm Chord diagramA7A7 Chord diagramDmDm Chord diagramA7A7
Bring ..
Chord diagramDmDm         Chord diagramA7A7                    Chord diagramDmDm   Chord diagramA7A7                      Chord diagramDmDm
Well ..
  Chord diagramA7A7                     Chord diagramDmDm
They'll ..
     Chord diagramA7A7             Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramBB  Chord diagramA augmentedA
For ..

Chord diagramE MajorE           Chord diagramBB          Chord diagramA augmentedA   Amaj7/B Chord diagramA/BA/B
I ..
Chord diagramE MajorE                Chord diagramBB                  Chord diagramA augmentedA  Amaj7/B Chord diagramA/BA/B
Those ..
Chord diagramE MajorE                     Chord diagramBB               Chord diagramA augmentedA  Amaj7/B Chord diagramA/BA/B
Like ..
Chord diagramE MajorE                 Chord diagramBB                Chord diagramA augmentedA   Amaj7/B Chord diagramA/BA/B
In ..
Chord diagramA augmentedA                   Chord diagramBB         Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramBB
Now ..
Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramA/BA/B             Chord diagramE MajorE
Aaaah..

Chord diagramBB Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramBB Chord diagramE MajorE (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 Chord diagramB minorBm in its place.  Not
as accurate, but a hell of a lot easier.
(from Learning to Crawl, 1983)
(sent by Harlan at [email protected])


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)
---------------------------------------
[All the work on this song was done by [email protected]
 (Norman Lin); I just cleaned it up a little for my own use.]

Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramG+G
[intro; slow strum]  [hard strum]
Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramG+G
[with lead guitar]

Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramA augmentedA              Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramB minorBm   -    Chord diagramG+G
  I ..
Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramA augmentedA                      Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramB minorBm  -  Chord diagramG+G
  Oh, ..
Chord diagramD MajorD                   Chord diagramA augmentedA                    Chord diagramG+G         Chord diagramB minorBm   -    Chord diagramG+G
  To a ..
Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramA augmentedA                       Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramB minorBm  -  Chord diagramG+G
Oh,    ..

Chord diagramE minorEm                   Chord diagramA augmentedA           Chord diagramE minorEm - Em*   Chord diagramAsus4Asus4 - Chord diagramA augmentedA - Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 - Chord diagramA augmentedA
   We're ..
Chord diagramE minorEm   Chord diagramA augmentedA                 Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramA augmentedA     Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramG+G
Oh,  ..

Circumstance ..
Oh, ..
Got ..
Oh, ..

Chord diagramE minorEm                    Chord diagramA augmentedA           Chord diagramE minorEm - Em*   Chord diagramAsus4Asus4 - Chord diagramA augmentedA - Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 - Chord diagramA augmentedA
   Put ..
Chord diagramE minorEm    Chord diagramA augmentedA     Chord diagramE minorEm - Em*    Chord diagramAsus4Asus4 - Chord diagramA augmentedA - Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 - Chord diagramA augmentedA
Ohhh, ohhhhh
            Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramG+G
Back ..

Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramG+G [3 beats]
[guitar solo, same as second part of intro]


Chord diagramDmDm    Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramDmDm      Chord diagramA augmentedA                       (Chord diagramDmDm)
  The ..
Chord diagramDmDm      Chord diagramA augmentedA                     Chord diagramDmDm      Chord diagramA augmentedA
(..do)    Bring ..
Dm*  AaddF*   Dm*  AaddF*
[no vocals]


Chord diagramDmDm           Chord diagramA augmentedA                      Chord diagramDmDm   Chord diagramA augmentedA                       (Chord diagramDmDm)
  And ..
Chord diagramDmDm          Chord diagramA augmentedA                     Chord diagramDmDm          Chord diagramA augmentedA
(..heart)   They'll ..

Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramBB    Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramC# minorC#m - Chord diagramA augmentedA
[no vocals]

Chord diagramE MajorE           Chord diagramBB              Chord diagramA augmentedA      Chord diagramC# minorC#m   -   Chord diagramA augmentedA
  I ..
Chord diagramE MajorE                    Chord diagramBB                   Chord diagramA augmentedA       Chord diagramC# minorC#m  -  Chord diagramA augmentedA
  Oh, ..
Chord diagramE MajorE                     Chord diagramBB               Chord diagramA augmentedA       Chord diagramC# minorC#m   -   Chord diagramA augmentedA
  Like ..
Chord diagramE MajorE                   Chord diagramBB                Chord diagramA augmentedA       Chord diagramC# minorC#m  -  Chord diagramA augmentedA
Oh, ..

Chord diagramF# minorF#m                      Chord diagramBB           Chord diagramF# minorF#m - F#m*   Chord diagramBsus4Bsus4 - Chord diagramBB - Chord diagramBsus2Bsus2 - Chord diagramBB
   Now ..
Chord diagramF# minorF#m   Chord diagramA augmentedA                 Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramBB     Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramA augmentedA
Oh,   ..
Chord diagramE MajorE           Chord diagramBB
Chain ..[repeat and fade]


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


Intro & Solo:
                Chord diagramD MajorD                  Chord diagramA augmentedA
e -------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramBB ----------7--10-7-/|10~------------/10--10--|10~------------/10--10--|
Chord diagramG+G -------7-----------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD (7)-7--------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA -------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE -------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
   ^     ^     ^      ^     ^     ^     ^      ^     ^     ^     ^

e |------------------------|------------------------|-------
Chord diagramBB |10-p8---8---8--s7---7---|7-----------------------|-------
Chord diagramG+G |------------------------|----9---9--7b9--7---6--/|7------
Chord diagramD MajorD |------------------------|------------------------|-------
Chord diagramA augmentedA |------------------------|------------------------|-------
Chord diagramE MajorE |------------------------|------------------------|-------
   ^     ^     ^     ^      ^     ^     ^     ^      ^
(/=slide, p=pull off, b=bend, ~=vibrato)


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


==-=--=---=----=-----=-------=---------=---------=-------=-----=----=---=--=-==
Adam Schneider             [email protected]           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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