Back On The Chain Gang

The Pretenders

Page
6
Key
D Major
Tempo
153
Year
1987
D A G Em Bm Dm E B F#m
D A G Em Bm Dm E B F#m
Intro
D
A
G
G
D
A
G
G
Guitar Solo
D
A
Em
Bm
G
D
A
Em
Bm
G
Verse 1
D
I found a
A
picture of you
Em
Bm
ohhh oh oh
G
ohhhh
D
Oh, what
A
hijacked my world that
Em
night
Bm
G
D
To a place in the
A
past we've been cast
Em
out of,
Bm
ohhh oh oh
G
ohhh
D
A
now we're back in the
Em
fight
Bm
G
Chorus 1
Em
We're back on the
A
train, yeah
Em
A
Em
Oh,
A
back on the
D
chain gang
A
D
A
Verse 2
D
Circum-
A
stance beyond our con-
Em
trol,
Bm
ohhh oh oh
G
ohhhh
D
The phone, the
A
TV, and the news of the
Em
world
Bm
G
D
Got in the
A
house like a pigeon from
Em
hell,
Bm
ohhh oh oh
G
ohhhh
D
Threw sand in our
A
eyes, and descended like
Em
flies
Bm
G
Chorus 2
Em
Put us back on the
A
train, yeah
Em
A
Em
Ohhh,
A
Em
A
Back on the
D
chain gang
A
Em
G
Guitar Solo
D
A
Em
Bm
G
D
A
Em
Bm
G
D
D
Bridge 1
Dm
The
A
powers that be
Dm
that
A
force us to live like we
Dm
do
A
Bring me to my knees,
Dm
when I
A
see what they've done to you
Slide Solo
Dm
A
Dm
A
Bridge 2
Dm
And I'll
A
die as I stand here to-
Dm
day
A
knowing that deep in my
Dm
heart
A
They'll fall to ruin one
Dm
day
for
A
making us part
A
Interlude
E
B
A
B
Verse 3
E
I found a
B
picture of you,
A
B
ohh oh oh, ohh ohhh
E
Oh, those were the
B
happiest days of my
A
life
B
E
Like a break in the
B
battle was your
A
part,
B
ohh oh oh, ohh ohhh
E
In the wretched
B
life of a lonely
A
heart
B
Chorus 3
F#m
Now we're back on the
B
train, yeah
F#m
B
F#m
Oh,
B
back on the
E
chain gang
B
Outro
E
B
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E