Chains
The Beatles
Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King; released on "Please Please Me" album

George's first song on the first album to sing the lead vocal :-)

Intro:
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Verse:
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  Chains,                  my ba  -  by's   got    me


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  locked in  chains,                 And they      the
      up                                    ain't

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  kind                               that   you    can


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  see                                Wo  -  oh,    these


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  chains out of love                 got a  hold   on


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  me,           yeah!

Verse:
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  Chains,                  well,     can't  break  a-
                              I

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  way from   chains,                 Can't  run    a-
         these

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  round,                             cause  I'm    not


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  free                               Wo  -  oh,    these


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  chains out of love                 won't  let    me


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  be,           yeah!

Bridge:
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      I  wanna  tell   pretty     ba  -  by,
                    you,

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         I          think     fine
                         you're

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         I'd    love   to         love   you,          but


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  dar -  ling,  I'm    in     pri -  son    by     these

Verse:
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  chains,                  my ba  -  by's   got    me


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  locked in  chains,                 And they      the
      up                                    ain't

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  kind                               that   you    can


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  see                                Wo  -  oh,    these


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  chains out of love                 got a  hold   on


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  me,           yeah!

Bridge:
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         Please     me when I     tell   you
             believe

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         your       lips are  sweet


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         I'd    like   to         kiss   them,         but


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  I      can't  break  a  -   way    from   all    these

Verse:
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  chains,                  my ba  -  by's   got    me


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  locked in  chains,                 And they      the
      up                                    ain't

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  kind                               that   you    can


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  see                                Wo  -  oh,    these


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  chains out of love                 got a  hold   on


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  me,           yeah!

Outro:
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  Chains,                                   chains of


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  love,                                     chains of


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  love,                                     chains of


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  love...
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