Chords for "Back on the Chain Gang" by The Pretenders (Chrissie Hynde), 1984.
Tempo:
75.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
E
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [A] [G]
[F#m] [A] [G]
[Dm]
[G] [C#m] [D]
I [G]
[A] got a gift for [G] you
[D] When [A]
I dance [G] the world tonight
And [D]
those places in the past [G] we can cast doubt [G] on
[D] [A] You're [G] a bad girl to find
[A] But I got a gift for [G] [A] you
[G]
Oh, [A] I [D] got a gift for [A] you
[Dm]
[A] Circumstances, [G] who I should go
Oh, [D] [A] I [D] see you [G] through the door
[D] [A] Got in the house, lock [G] up, get in the house
[D] We're [A] spending our nights, [G] we're spending life's lives
[A] Just trying to stay, [G] yeah
[A] [Em] [A] Oh, oh, oh, oh, [G] oh, oh, oh, [A]
oh, oh
[D] [B] [A]
[F#m] [D]
[A] [Dm]
And how I could be
[G]
If it wasn't [Dm] for what you do
[A] Bring me to my knees
When I see what's [Dm] attacking you
[A] I'll [Dm] [A] [Dm]
[G] die if [D] I stand here today
[A]
No, I will [Dm] keep it in my heart
Don't fall [G] through in my [D] pain
[A] Or make it [E] last far
[B] Oh, [A] I will cry [G] [E]
[G] to [A] you
[E]
[B] Like [E] [G#m] [G] [A]
[B] [Em] [G] a friend in hell
[A] Was your heart [C#] [E]
[C#] [A]
[G] [A] that's breaking
Back [G]
on the chain, yeah
Back on the chain, [F#m] yeah
[G] [E] Back [C#] on [E] the chain, [B] yeah
[G] Back [E] on the chain, [Bm] [B] yeah
[Em]
[B] [E] Back on the chain, [B] yeah
[F#m] [A] [G]
[Dm]
[G] [C#m] [D]
I [G]
[A] got a gift for [G] you
[D] When [A]
I dance [G] the world tonight
And [D]
those places in the past [G] we can cast doubt [G] on
[D] [A] You're [G] a bad girl to find
[A] But I got a gift for [G] [A] you
[G]
Oh, [A] I [D] got a gift for [A] you
[Dm]
[A] Circumstances, [G] who I should go
Oh, [D] [A] I [D] see you [G] through the door
[D] [A] Got in the house, lock [G] up, get in the house
[D] We're [A] spending our nights, [G] we're spending life's lives
[A] Just trying to stay, [G] yeah
[A] [Em] [A] Oh, oh, oh, oh, [G] oh, oh, oh, [A]
oh, oh
[D] [B] [A]
[F#m] [D]
[A] [Dm]
And how I could be
[G]
If it wasn't [Dm] for what you do
[A] Bring me to my knees
When I see what's [Dm] attacking you
[A] I'll [Dm] [A] [Dm]
[G] die if [D] I stand here today
[A]
No, I will [Dm] keep it in my heart
Don't fall [G] through in my [D] pain
[A] Or make it [E] last far
[B] Oh, [A] I will cry [G] [E]
[G] to [A] you
[E]
[B] Like [E] [G#m] [G] [A]
[B] [Em] [G] a friend in hell
[A] Was your heart [C#] [E]
[C#] [A]
[G] [A] that's breaking
Back [G]
on the chain, yeah
Back on the chain, [F#m] yeah
[G] [E] Back [C#] on [E] the chain, [B] yeah
[G] Back [E] on the chain, [Bm] [B] yeah
[Em]
[B] [E] Back on the chain, [B] yeah
Key:
A
G
D
E
Dm
A
G
D
[D] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _
_ I _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ got a gift for [G] you
_ _ _ [D] When [A]
I dance [G] the world tonight
And [D] _
those places in the past [G] we can cast doubt [G] on
_ [D] _ _ [A] You're [G] a bad girl to find
_ _ _ [A] But I got a gift for [G] _ [A] you
_ [G]
Oh, [A] I [D] got a gift for [A] you
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [A] Circumstances, [G] who I should go
Oh, [D] _ [A] I [D] see you [G] through the door
_ _ [D] _ [A] Got in the house, lock [G] up, get in the house
_ [D] We're [A] spending our nights, [G] we're spending life's lives
_ _ [A] Just trying to stay, [G] yeah
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [A] Oh, oh, oh, oh, [G] oh, oh, oh, _ [A] _ _
oh, oh _ _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ And how I could be
[G]
If it wasn't [Dm] for what you do
[A] Bring me to my knees
When I see what's [Dm] attacking you
[A] I'll _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] die if [D] I stand here today
[A]
No, I will [Dm] keep it in my heart
Don't fall [G] through in my [D] pain
[A] Or make it [E] last far
[B] Oh, _ [A] I will cry [G] _ [E] _
_ [G] to [A] you
_ [E]
[B] Like [E] _ _ [G#m] _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ [B] _ [Em] _ [G] a friend in hell
[A] Was your heart [C#] _ _ [E] _
_ [C#] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ that's breaking
Back _ _ _ _ [G] _
on the chain, yeah _ _
_ _ Back on the chain, [F#m] yeah
[G] _ [E] Back [C#] _ on [E] the chain, [B] yeah
[G] Back _ _ [E] on the chain, [Bm] [B] yeah
[Em] _
_ [B] _ [E] Back on the chain, [B] yeah
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _
_ I _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ got a gift for [G] you
_ _ _ [D] When [A]
I dance [G] the world tonight
And [D] _
those places in the past [G] we can cast doubt [G] on
_ [D] _ _ [A] You're [G] a bad girl to find
_ _ _ [A] But I got a gift for [G] _ [A] you
_ [G]
Oh, [A] I [D] got a gift for [A] you
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [A] Circumstances, [G] who I should go
Oh, [D] _ [A] I [D] see you [G] through the door
_ _ [D] _ [A] Got in the house, lock [G] up, get in the house
_ [D] We're [A] spending our nights, [G] we're spending life's lives
_ _ [A] Just trying to stay, [G] yeah
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [A] Oh, oh, oh, oh, [G] oh, oh, oh, _ [A] _ _
oh, oh _ _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ And how I could be
[G]
If it wasn't [Dm] for what you do
[A] Bring me to my knees
When I see what's [Dm] attacking you
[A] I'll _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] die if [D] I stand here today
[A]
No, I will [Dm] keep it in my heart
Don't fall [G] through in my [D] pain
[A] Or make it [E] last far
[B] Oh, _ [A] I will cry [G] _ [E] _
_ [G] to [A] you
_ [E]
[B] Like [E] _ _ [G#m] _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ [B] _ [Em] _ [G] a friend in hell
[A] Was your heart [C#] _ _ [E] _
_ [C#] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ that's breaking
Back _ _ _ _ [G] _
on the chain, yeah _ _
_ _ Back on the chain, [F#m] yeah
[G] _ [E] Back [C#] _ on [E] the chain, [B] yeah
[G] Back _ _ [E] on the chain, [Bm] [B] yeah
[Em] _
_ [B] _ [E] Back on the chain, [B] yeah