Chords with lyrics
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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 MajorD A augmentedA G+G G+G D MajorD A augmentedA G+G G+G
riff x2
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G G+G
I ..
What ..
To a ..
Now ..
E minorEm A augmentedA
We're ..
Ohh
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA G+G G+G
Back ..
verse
Put ..
Oh
Back ..
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G G+G
riff x2
bridge:
DmDm A augmentedA DmDm A augmentedA and so on
The ..
That ..
Bring ..
When ..
chord comping
I'll ..
Knowing ..
A augmentedA DmDm
Therefore ..
A augmentedA E MajorE
For ..
E MajorE BB A augmentedA A augmentedA
I ..
Those ..
Like ..
In ..
F# minorF#m BB
Now ..
Ohh
BB E MajorE
Back ..
E MajorE BB E MajorE BB until end
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Internet member since 1988
BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG- The Pretenders
D MajorD A augmentedA E minor 7Em7 D MajorD A augmentedA E minor 7Em7 (rpt over riff)
D MajorD A augmentedA E minor 7Em7 Gmaj7/B G+G
I ..
D MajorD A augmentedA E minor 7Em7 Gmaj7/B G+G
What ..
D MajorD A augmentedA E minor 7Em7 Gmaj7/B G+G
To a ..
D MajorD A augmentedA E minor 7Em7 Gmaj7/B G+G
Now ..
E minorEm A augmentedA E minor 7Em7 A augmentedA
We're ..
E minorEm A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
Aaaah..
Circumstance..
The ..
Got ..
Threw ..
Put ..
Aaaaah..
D MajorD A augmentedA E minor 7Em7 D MajorD A augmentedA E minor 7Em7 D MajorD
BRIDGE:
DmDm A7A7 DmDm A7A7 DmDm
The ..
A7A7 DmDm A7A7 DmDm A7A7 DmDm A7A7
Bring ..
DmDm A7A7 DmDm A7A7 DmDm
Well ..
A7A7 DmDm
They'll ..
A7A7 E MajorE BB A augmentedA
For ..
E MajorE BB A augmentedA Amaj7/B A/BA/B
I ..
E MajorE BB A augmentedA Amaj7/B A/BA/B
Those ..
E MajorE BB A augmentedA Amaj7/B A/BA/B
Like ..
E MajorE BB A augmentedA Amaj7/B A/BA/B
In ..
A augmentedA BB A augmentedA BB
Now ..
A augmentedA A/BA/B E MajorE
Aaaah..
BB E MajorE BB E 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 B 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)
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[All the work on this song was done by [email protected]
(Norman Lin); I just cleaned it up a little for my own use.]
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G G+G D MajorD A augmentedA G+G G+G
[intro; slow strum] [hard strum]
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G G+G D MajorD A augmentedA G+G G+G
[with lead guitar]
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G B minorBm - G+G
I ..
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G B minorBm - G+G
Oh, ..
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G B minorBm - G+G
To a ..
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G B minorBm - G+G
Oh, ..
E minorEm A augmentedA E minorEm - Em* Asus4Asus4 - A augmentedA - Asus2Asus2 - A augmentedA
We're ..
E minorEm A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA G+G G+G
Oh, ..
Circumstance ..
Oh, ..
Got ..
Oh, ..
E minorEm A augmentedA E minorEm - Em* Asus4Asus4 - A augmentedA - Asus2Asus2 - A augmentedA
Put ..
E minorEm A augmentedA E minorEm - Em* Asus4Asus4 - A augmentedA - Asus2Asus2 - A augmentedA
Ohhh, ohhhhh
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
Back ..
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G G+G D MajorD A augmentedA G+G G+G [3 beats]
[guitar solo, same as second part of intro]
DmDm A augmentedA DmDm A augmentedA (DmDm)
The ..
DmDm A augmentedA DmDm A augmentedA
(..do) Bring ..
Dm* AaddF* Dm* AaddF*
[no vocals]
DmDm A augmentedA DmDm A augmentedA (DmDm)
And ..
DmDm A augmentedA DmDm A augmentedA
(..heart) They'll ..
E MajorE BB A augmentedA C# minorC#m - A augmentedA
[no vocals]
E MajorE BB A augmentedA C# minorC#m - A augmentedA
I ..
E MajorE BB A augmentedA C# minorC#m - A augmentedA
Oh, ..
E MajorE BB A augmentedA C# minorC#m - A augmentedA
Like ..
E MajorE BB A augmentedA C# minorC#m - A augmentedA
Oh, ..
F# minorF#m BB F# minorF#m - F#m* Bsus4Bsus4 - BB - Bsus2Bsus2 - BB
Now ..
F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE BB A augmentedA A augmentedA
Oh, ..
E MajorE BB
Chain ..[repeat and fade]
Funny chords:
Em*: 022003
F#m*: 244225
Dm*: x00231 - x00230 - x00231
AaddF*: x02220 - x02221 - x02220
Intro & Solo:
D MajorD A augmentedA
e -------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
BB ----------7--10-7-/|10~------------/10--10--|10~------------/10--10--|
G+G -------7-----------|------------------------|------------------------|
D MajorD (7)-7--------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A augmentedA -------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E MajorE -------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
e |------------------------|------------------------|-------
BB |10-p8---8---8--s7---7---|7-----------------------|-------
G+G |------------------------|----9---9--7b9--7---6--/|7------
D MajorD |------------------------|------------------------|-------
A augmentedA |------------------------|------------------------|-------
E MajorE |------------------------|------------------------|-------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
(/=slide, p=pull off, b=bend, ~=vibrato)
For the ending two chords, arpeggiate as follows:
E MajorE BB
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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 [email protected] Minneapolis, MN
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