Back On The Chain Gang
1982
gbChrissie Hynde/The Pretenders
ABDDmEEmF#mG
8 chords used in this song
DAGG
DAGG
DAGG
DAGG
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DAG
D I found a Apicture of you, G ohh ohh
DAG
D What Ahijacked my world that Gnight
DAG
D To a place in the Apast we've been Gcast out of, ohh ohh
DAG
D A now we're back in the Gfight
EmAEmA
Em We're back on the Atrain, yeah EmA
EmADADA
Em Oh A back on the Dchain gang ADA
DAG
D CircumAstance beyond our conGtrol, ohh ohh
DAG
D The phone, the ATV, and the News of the GWorld
DAG
D Got in the Ahouse like a pigeon from Ghell, ohh ohh
DAG
D Threw sand in our Aeyes and descended like Gflies
EmAEmA
Em Put us back on the Atrain, yeah EmA
EmAEmA
Em Oh, AEmA
DAGG
Back on the Dchain gang AGG
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DmADmADm
Dm The Apowers that be Dm that Aforce us to live like we Dmdo
ADmADmADmA
ABring me to my knees Dm when I Asee what they've done to Dmyou ADmA
DmADmADm
Dm And I'll Adie as I stand here toDmday Aknowing that deep in my Dmheart
ADmA
AThey'll fall to ruin Dmone day for Amaking us part
EBAB
EBAB
EBAB
E I found a Bpicture of you, AB ohh ohh
EBAB
E Those were the Bhappiest days of my Alife B
EBAB
E Like a break in the Bbattle was your Apart, Bohh ohh
EBAB
E In the wretched Blife of a lonely Aheart B
F#mBF#mB
F#m Now we're back on the Btrain yeah F#m B
F#mBEB
F#m Oh,  B back on the Echain gang B
EBEBEB
EBEBEB
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