>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

^DI found a ^Apicture of yo^Gu oh^G 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

^EmWe're back on the ^Atrain (ooh, ah) Ohh ^A Back on the ^Dchain gang ^A ^G ^G

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

^ATherefore to ruin one ^Dmday ^AFor making us ^Epart-----

^EI found a ^Bpicture of ^Ayou, ^Aoh 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#mNow we're back on the ^Btrain Ohh ^B Back on the ^Echain gang

E B E B until end -- Internet member since 1988 From: Harlan L Thompson <harlant@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu> BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG- The Pretenders D A Em7 D A Em7 (rpt over riff)

^DI found a ^Apicture of yo^Em7u o^Gmaj7/Bh ^G ^DWhat hijacked my w^Aorld that ni^Em7ght ^Gmaj7/B ^G ^DTo a place in the p^Aast we've been ^Em7cast out of ^Gmaj7/B oh ^G ^D N^Aow we're back in the f^Em7ight ^Gmaj7/B ^G

^EmWe're back on the ^Atrain h^Em7ey ^A ^EmAaaa^Ah, back on the chai^Dn gang^A ^D ^A

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:

^DmThe po^A7wers that b^Dme that fo^A7rce us to live like we ^Dmdo B^A7ring me to my k^Dmnees when I s^A7ee what they've done to y^Dmou ^A7 ^Dm ^A7 ^DmWell I'll d^A7ie as I stand here tod^Dmay, k^A7nowing that deep in my h^Dmeart Th^A7ey'll fall to ruin one ^Dmday For m^A7aking us part--^E---^B ^A

^EI found a pi^Bcture of yo^Au, o^Amaj7/Bh ^A/B ^EThose were the ha^Bppiest days of my l^Aife^Amaj7/B ^A/B ^ELike a break in the ba^Bttle was your pa^Art,^Amaj7/B oh ^A/B ^EIn the wretched li^Bfe of a lonely he^Aart ^Amaj7/B ^A/B ^ANow we're back on th^Be train, h^Aey ^B ^AAaaa^A/Bh, back on the c^Ehain 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[int^Aro; ^Gslow^G strum] ^D[har^Ad st^Grum]^G ^D[wit^Ah le^Gad g^Guitar] ^D ^A ^G ^G

^D I found a ^Apicture of you,^G ^Bmohh o

h-oh ^Gohh ohhh ^D Oh, what ^Ahijacked my world that ^Gnight' ^Bm

^G ^D To a place in the ^Apast we've been cast ^Gout of, ^Bmohh o

h-oh ^Gohh ohhh ^DOh, ^A now we're back in the ^Gfight ^Bm

^Em We're back on the ^Atrain, yeah ^Em

^Em* ^Asus4

^Asus2

^A ^EmOh, ^Aoh, back on the ch^Dain gang ^A ^G ^G

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 Put us back on the ^Atrain, yeah ^Em

^Em* ^Asus4

^Asus2

^A ^EmOhhh, ^Aohhhhh^Em

^Em* ^Asus4

^Asus2

^A Back on the ^Dchain gang ^A ^G

D A G G D A G G [3 beats] [guitar solo, same as second part of intro] Dm A Dm A (Dm) The powers that be that force us to live like we do

^Dm(..do) ^A Bring me to my knees^Dm when I ^Asee what they've done to you Dm* AaddF* Dm* AaddF* [no vocals]

Dm A Dm A (Dm) And will I die as I stand here today, knowing that deep in my heart

^Dm(..heart) ^AThey'll fall to ruin o^Dmne day, for ^Amaking us part ^E[no v^Bocals^A] ^C#m

^E I found a ^Bpicture of you,^A ^C#mohh oh

-oh ^Aohh ohhh ^E Oh, those were the ^Bhappiest days of my ^Alife ^C#m

^A ^E Like a break in the ^Bbattle was your ^Apart, ^C#mohh oh

-oh ^Aohh ohhh ^EOh, in the wretched ^Blife of a lonely ^Aheart ^C#m

^F#m Now we're back on the ^Btrain, yeah ^F#m

^F#m* ^Bsus4

^Bsus2

^B ^F#mOh, ^Aoh, back on the ch^Eain gang ^B ^A ^A ^EChain gang ^B [repeat and fade]

Funny chords: Em*: 022003 F#m*: 244225 Dm*: x00231 - x00230 - x00231 AaddF*: x02220 - x02221 - x02220 Intro & Solo: D A e -------------------|------------------------|------------------------| 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 B e----------------------------------------------------------------------| 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 ==-=--=---=----=-----=-------=---------=---------=-------=-----=----=---=--=-==

The Pretenders - Back on the chaingang