Chords for He Had A Long Chain On

Tempo:
93 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Am

Em

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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He Had A Long Chain On chords
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This is a song that was written by one of the most beautiful people I've ever met,
about the man with the long chain on.
[E] [G] [Em]
[G] He had a long chain on, [C] [G] he had a long chain on, he had a long [Am] chain on.
[G]
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [C] [G]
[C] [G] He had a long chain on, he had a long chain on, he had a long chain on.
I saw a man come a-walkin', [C] he had a [G] long chain on.
I heard a clankin', [C] they made a mournin' [G]-for -sound.
Well, they
[C] dragged him along [G]
the prom, he had a long chain on, he had a long chain [C] [G] on, he had a long chain [Am] on.
[Em] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [C] [G]
He stood beside my window,
[C] he looked at me [G] and he said,
I am hungry, [Am] give me a [Em] bite of your [G] bread.
He didn't love us, [C] he didn't [Em] look like a thief.
[G] His voice [Em] was as soft as the moonlight, [C] a face full of [G] sorrow and grief.
He had a long chain [C] on,
[G] he had a long chain on, he had a long [Am] chain on.
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [C]
[Em] I went into my rocket, [C] fetched him a bowl [Em] full of [G] meat.
Drinkin' up that cold of Christmas, [C] that's what I gave [Em] him to eat.
[G] Though he was tired and hungry, [C] bright light came [Em] over [G] his face.
He bought his health on a lie, [C] he said a [Em] beautiful grace.
[G] He had a long chain on, he had a long [C] chain on, [Em] he had a long [Am] chain on.
[G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [C] [G]
I had a chisel,
[Am] I thought to [Em] set him free.
[G] He looked at me softly, [C] I guess we had [Em] best let it be.
[G] When he reached his door, [C] he thanked me [G] again and again.
Though his friends all saw him,
[C] they'll hear him [G] dragging his chain.
He had a long chain [C] on,
[G] he had a long chain [Cm] [Em] on, [G] he had a long chain [Am] on.
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[G] [C]
[Em] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em] [Bb] [N]
[Eb]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
Em
121
E
2311
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
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Let's start jamming Odetta - Spoken Introduction: He Had A Long Chain On chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - C, G, C, Em, G, Am, G and Am in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 46 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 93. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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This is a song that was written by one of the most beautiful people I've ever met,
about the man with the long chain on.
[E] _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ He had a long chain on, _ [C] _ [G] he had a long chain on, _ _ he had a long [Am] chain on.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] He had a long chain on, he had a long chain on, he had a long chain on.
_ I saw a man come a-walkin', [C] he had a [G] long chain on.
_ I heard _ a _ clankin', [C] they made a mournin' [G]-for _ -sound.
Well, they _ _
_ _ _ [C] dragged him along [G]
the prom, _ he had a long chain on, he had a long chain [C] [G] on, _ he had a long chain [Am] on.
_ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
He stood beside my window, _
[C] he looked at me [G] and he said,
_ I am _ _ hungry, _ [Am] give me a [Em] bite of your [G] bread. _
He didn't _ love us, _ [C] he didn't [Em] look like a thief.
[G] His voice [Em] was as soft as the moonlight, [C] a face full of [G] sorrow and grief.
_ He had a long chain [C] on, _
_ [G] he had a long chain _ on, he had a long [Am] chain on.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ I went into my rocket, _ _ [C] fetched him a bowl [Em] full of [G] meat.
_ _ Drinkin' up that cold of Christmas, _ [C] that's what I gave [Em] him to eat.
[G] _ Though he was tired and hungry, _ [C] bright light came [Em] over [G] his face.
_ He bought his health on a lie, _ [C] he said a [Em] beautiful grace.
[G] _ He had a long chain on, he had a long [C] chain on, [Em] he had a long [Am] chain on.
[G] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I had a chisel, _
_ [Am] I thought to [Em] set him free. _
_ [G] He looked at me softly, _ [C] I guess we had [Em] best let it be. _ _
[G] When he reached his door, _ [C] he thanked me [G] again and again. _
_ Though his friends all saw him, _
[C] they'll hear him [G] dragging his chain. _
He had a long chain [C] on, _
[G] he had a long chain [Cm] _ [Em] on, [G] he had a long chain [Am] on. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Em] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _

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