#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## >From: norlin@essex.ecn.uoknor.edu (Norman Lin) >Subject: REQ: Pretenders' "Back on the chain gang" > >[Riff]: > >e---------0-3------3331---110---00------------------------------------| >B-1------1------------------------3---331---01------------------------| >G-------0-------------------------------------------------------------| >D---------------------------------------------------------------------| >A---------------------------------------------------------------------| >E---------------------------------------------------------------------| > > 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 (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) GI (320003@1)found a picture of you oh 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 (022000@1) AWe're (x02220@1)back on the train (ooh, ah) Ohh A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) G (320003@1) Back on the chain gang 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 (x02220@1) DmTherefore (xx0231@1)to ruin one day A (x02220@1) EFor (022100@1)making us part----- E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) AI (x02220@1)found a picture of you, 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 (244222@1) BNow (x2444x@1)we're back on the train Ohh B (x2444x@1) E (022100@1) Back on the 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 (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) Em7 Gmaj7/B GI (320003@1)found a picture of you oh D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) Em7 Gmaj7/B GWhat (320003@1)hijacked my world that night D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) Em7 Gmaj7/B GTo (320003@1)a place in the past we've been cast out of oh D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1) Em7 Gmaj7/B G (320003@1) Now we're back in the fight Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) Em7 AWe're (x02220@1)back on the train hey Em (022000@1)A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)AAaaah, (x02220@1)back on the chain gang 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 (xx0231@1) A7 (x02020@1) Dm (xx0231@1) A7 (x02020@1) DmThe (xx0231@1)powers that be that force us to live like we do A7 (x02020@1) Dm (xx0231@1) A7 (x02020@1) DmA7 DmA7 Bring me to my knees when I see what they've done to you Dm (xx0231@1) A7 (x02020@1) Dm (xx0231@1) A7 (x02020@1) DmWell (xx0231@1)I'll die as I stand here today, knowing that deep in my heart A7 (x02020@1) DmThey'll (xx0231@1)fall to ruin one day A7 (x02020@1) E (022100@1)B (x2444x@1)AFor (x02220@1)making us part----- E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) Amaj7/B A/BI (002520@1)found a picture of you, oh E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1)Amaj7/B A/BThose (002520@1)were the happiest days of my life E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1)Amaj7/B A/BLike (002520@1)a break in the battle was your part, oh E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) Amaj7/B A/BIn (002520@1)the wretched life of a lonely heart A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1)BNow (x2444x@1)we're back on the train, hey A (x02220@1) A/B (002520@1) EAaaah, (022100@1)back on the chain 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) --------------------------------------- [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 (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) G[intro; (320003@1)slow strum] [hard strum] D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) G[with (320003@1)lead guitar] D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) - G (320003@1) I found a picture of you, ohh oh-oh ohh ohhh D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1)- G (320003@1) Oh, what hijacked my world that night? D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) - G (320003@1) To a place in the past we've been cast out of, ohh oh-oh ohh ohhh D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1)- GOh, (320003@1) now we're back in the fight Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) Em- (022000@1)Em* Asus4- (x02230@1)A- (x02220@1)Asus2- (x02200@1)A (x02220@1) We're back on the train, yeah Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) GOh, (320003@1) oh, back on the chain gang 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 (022000@1) A (x02220@1) Em- (022000@1)Em* Asus4- (x02230@1)A- (x02220@1)Asus2- (x02200@1)A (x02220@1) Put us back on the train, yeah Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) Em- (022000@1)Em* Asus4- (x02230@1)A- (x02220@1)Asus2- (x02200@1)AOhhh, (x02220@1)ohhhhh D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) GBack (320003@1)on the chain gang D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) G[3 (320003@1)beats] [guitar solo, same as second part of intro] Dm (xx0231@1) A (x02220@1) Dm (xx0231@1) A (x02220@1) (Dm) The powers that be that force us to live like we do Dm (xx0231@1) A (x02220@1) Dm (xx0231@1) A(..do) (x02220@1) Bring me to my knees when I see what they've done to you Dm* AaddF* Dm* AaddF* [no vocals] Dm (xx0231@1) A (x02220@1) Dm (xx0231@1) A (x02220@1) (Dm) And will I die as I stand here today, knowing that deep in my heart Dm (xx0231@1) A (x02220@1) Dm (xx0231@1) A(..heart) (x02220@1) They'll fall to ruin one day, for making us part E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) C#m- (x13321@4)A[no (x02220@1)vocals] E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) C#m (x13321@4) - A (x02220@1) I found a picture of you, ohh oh-oh ohh ohhh E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) C#m (x13321@4)- A (x02220@1) Oh, those were the happiest days of my life E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) C#m (x13321@4) - A (x02220@1) Like a break in the battle was your part, ohh oh-oh ohh ohhh E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) C#m (x13321@4)- AOh, (x02220@1)in the wretched life of a lonely heart F#m (244222@1) B (x2444x@1) F#m- (244222@1)F#m* Bsus4- (x24452@1)B- (x2444x@1)Bsus2- (x24422@1)B (x2444x@1) Now we're back on the train, yeah F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) AOh, (x02220@1) oh, back on the chain gang E (022100@1) BChain (x2444x@1)gang [repeat and fade] Funny chords: Em*: 022003 F#m*: 244225 Dm*: x00231 - x00230 - x00231 AaddF*: x02220 - x02221 - x02220 Intro & Solo: D (xx0232@1) Ae (x02220@1)-------------------|------------------------|------------------------| B ----------7--10-7-/|10~------------/10--10--|10~------------/10--10--| G -------7-----------|------------------------|------------------------| D (7)-7--------------|------------------------|------------------------| A -------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E -------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ e |------------------------|------------------------|-------| B |10-p8---8---8--s7---7---|7-----------------------|-------| G |------------------------|----9---9--7b9--7---6--/|7------| D |------------------------|------------------------|-------| A |------------------------|------------------------|-------| E |------------------------|------------------------|-------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ (/=slide, p=pull off, b=bend, ~=vibrato) For the ending two chords, arpeggiate as follows: E (022100@1) Be----------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2444x@1)B-----------------0----------------------4-----------------------------| G--------------1-----1----------------4-----4--------------------------| D---------2--------------2---------4-----------4-----------------------| A--------2----------------------2--------------------------------------| E--0-------------------------------------------------------------------| ==-=--=---=----=-----=-------=---------=---------=-------=-----=----=---=--=-== 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 ==-=--=---=----=-----=-------=---------=---------=-------=-----=----=---=--=-==