There was an error parsing the following chordpro: {t:Back on the Chain Gang} {st:The Pretenders} >From: norlin@essex.ecn.uoknor.edu (Norman Lin) >Subject: REQ: Pretenders' "Back on the chain gang" > >[Riff]: > {sot} >e---------0-3------3331---110---00------------------------------------| >B-1------1------------------------3---331---01------------------------| >G-------0-------------------------------------------------------------| >D---------------------------------------------------------------------| >A---------------------------------------------------------------------| >E---------------------------------------------------------------------| {eot} > > 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]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 [Em]We're back on the [A]train (ooh, ah) Ohh [A] Back on the [D]chain gang[A][G][G] 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]For making us [E]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[G] [D]What hijacked my w[A]orld that ni[Em7]ght[Gmaj7/B][G] [D]To a place in the p[A]ast we've been [Em7]cast out of [Gmaj7/B] oh[G] [D] N[A]ow we're back in the f[Em7]ight[Gmaj7/B][G] [Em]We're back on the [A]train h[Em7]ey[A] [Em]Aaaa[A]h, back on the chai[D]n gang[A][D][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 [D] [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[A7][Dm][A7] [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 For m[A7]aking us part--[E]---[B][A] [E]I found a pi[B]cture of yo[A]u, o[Amaj7/B]h[A/B] [E]Those were the ha[B]ppiest days of my l[A]ife[Amaj7/B][A/B] [E]Like a break in the ba[B]ttle was your pa[A]rt,[Amaj7/B] oh[A/B] [E]In the wretched li[B]fe of a lonely he[A]art[Amaj7/B][A/B] [A]Now we're back on th[B]e train, h[A]ey[B] [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) {sot} --------------------------------------- {eot} [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] [D][wit[A]h le[G]ad g[G]uitar][D][A][G][G] [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?[Bm][-][G] [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[Bm][-][G] 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[A][G][G] 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[A][G] 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 [Dm](..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]][C#m][-][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[C#m][-][A] [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[C#m][-][A] 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[B][A][A] [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] {sot} e -------------------|------------------------|------------------------| B ----------7--10-7-/|10~------------/10--10--|10~------------/10--10--| G -------7-----------|------------------------|------------------------| D (7)-7--------------|------------------------|------------------------| A -------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E -------------------|------------------------|------------------------| {eot} ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ {sot} e |------------------------|------------------------|-------| B |10-p8---8---8--s7---7---|7-----------------------|-------| G |------------------------|----9---9--7b9--7---6--/|7------| D |------------------------|------------------------|-------| A |------------------------|------------------------|-------| E |------------------------|------------------------|-------| {eot} ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ (/=slide, p=pull off, b=bend, ~=vibrato) For the ending two chords, arpeggiate as follows: [E] [B] {sot} e----------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------0----------------------4-----------------------------| G--------------1-----1----------------4-----4--------------------------| D---------2--------------2---------4-----------4-----------------------| A--------2----------------------2--------------------------------------| E--0-------------------------------------------------------------------| ==-=--=---=----=-----=-------=---------=---------=-------=-----=----=---=--=-== {eot} 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 {sot} ==-=--=---=----=-----=-------=---------=---------=-------=-----=----=---=--=-== {eot}
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