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Back On The Chain Gang Bass Tab by The Pretenders

Back On The Chain Gang bass tab by The Pretenders

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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----4-------7---|-----------------|-----------------|----------------:|  11
A |-5---------------|----4--------7\--|-----------------|-2-----------2---|./////.
E |-----------------|-5---------------|-0---2-------3---|-----3-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |---------------|----------------- |-----------------|----------------- |
D |------4------7-|--------------    |-----------------|----------5-------|
A |-5-------------|------4-------7\- |-----------------|--2---------2--5-2|
E |---------------| --5--------------|--0---2-------3--|----------------- |
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|---------2--------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |2--------4-2-----|-----2/4----4-----|------4----------|--------7-4--7---|
A |-------------5--2|----------------- |---.////.--------|5----------------|
E |-----------------|-5----------------|-----------------|---------------- |
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---------7-4-7---|----------------:|-2-------4-2-----|
A |---------7-4-7---|-5---------------|---------7-4-7---|--------------5-2|
E |-5---------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |----------2-------|-----------------|----------2-------|-----------------|
D |-----2/4------4---|2------------2---|----2/-4-----4----|--2-------4-2----|
A |----------------- |--------2--------|----------------- |--------------5-2|
E |-5----------------|-----------------|5-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |----------2-------|-----------------|--------2---------|-----------------|
D |-----2/4------4---|2------------2---|----2/4-----4-----|-2-------4-2-----|
A |----------------- |--------2--------|----------------- |-------------5--2|
E |-5----------------|-----------------|-5----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------2------|-----------------|----------------- |-----------------|
D |-----2/4-----4----|----4------7-----|----------------- |-----------------|
A |----------------- |5----------------|----4-------7\----|-----------------|
E |-5----------------|-----------------|5-----------------|-0---2-------3---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------5/7-------|
D |----------------:|-----------------|-----------/12\--|-------------------|
A |-2-----------2---|-----4H5----4H5--|-5---4H5---------|-5-----------------|
E |-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|---------5/7-----|-----------------|---------5/7-----|
D |-7-------7-------|-----------------|7----5H7------7--|-----------------|
A |-----0-------0---|-5---------------|-----------0-----|-5---------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|---------5/7-----|-----------------|---------5/7------|
D |7----5H7--7------|-----------------|-----7-----------|------------------|
A |--------------0--|-5---------------|---------0----0--|-5----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|---------5/7-----|-----------------|---------5/7------|
D |-7--------7------|-----------------|----5H7-------7--|------------------|
A |-----0--------0--|5----------------|-0-------0-------|-5----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|---------5/7-----|-----------------|---------5/7------|
D |-7--------7------|-----------------|----7--------7---|------------------|
A |-----0-------0---|-5---------------|---------0-------|-5----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|---------5/7-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-7-------7-------|-----------------|-7--------7------|-7---------------|
A |-----0-------0---|-5---------------|-----0--------0--|-----4-------2/--|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----6-------9---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |/7---------------|------6-----9----|------4------7---|------6------9---|
E |-----------------|-7---------------|-5---------------|-7---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                                        LOT OF REPEATS
G |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D |-----------------|-----------9------|-----------------|----------9---11/9|
A ----------7----5--|-----9/11-----11\-|--------7----5---|-----9/11---------|
E |-5---------------|-7----------------|\5---------------|7-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|----------------- |------------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|----------9-------|:---------8H9-8H9-|-----------------|
A |---------7----5--|-----9/11---11/9--|:-7---------------|---------9----9--|
E |-5---------------|-7----------------|------------------|7-----------7----|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                        Repeat fade
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |--------8H9--8H9-|----------------:|-----------------|-----------------|
A |7----------------|---------9---9--:|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-7---------7-----|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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