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>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---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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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)                     Dm (xx0231@1)name="chord_x02020@1">A7 Dm (xx0231@1)name="chord_x02020@1">A7
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-------------------------------------------------------------------|


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       If you want guitar chords for Mary Chapin Carpenter, Indigo Girls,
      Mary Karlzen, Lucinda Williams, etc., mail me or check my home page:
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