Chords for Pretenders - Back on the Chain Gang - The isle of view

Tempo:

136.35 bpm

Chords used:

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Pretenders - Back on the Chain Gang - The isle of view chords

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[D]
[A] [Em]
[G] [D]
[A] [Em]
[D]
[A] [Em]
[D]
[A] [Em]

100% ➙ 136BPM

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To learn Pretenders - (Live) Back On The Chain Gang chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - A, G, D, A, Em and D of chords. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 68 BPM before aiming for the song's 136 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: D Major.

_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
I [A] found a picture of [Em] you, _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] I've hijacked [D] my [Em] world at _ _ night
_ _ _ [D] _ To a place in [A] the past where [Em] we've been cast out of
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ Now we're [Em] back in the past, _ _ _ _ we're _ [A] back on the train
_ [Em] _ _ _
[A] Back _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] on the train _ [A] game, _ _ _ [Em] _ circumstance _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] beyond [Em] our _ _ [G] control
_ _ _ [D] The _ phone, [A] TV and the [G] news of the _ world
_ _ _ [D] _ We got [A] in the house like a pigeon [Em] from hell _
[G] _ We _ [D] _ _ send [A] in our eyes and descended [Em] like flies
_ _ _ _ _ Put us back [A] on the train
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ Back [A] _ _ on [D] the train game
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[A] Powers that be, _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _
[A] force us to live like [Dm] we do _ _
[A] Bring me to my [Dm] knees, _ [A] when I see what they've done to [Dm] _ _ you
[A] _ _ But [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
I'll die as I stand here today, _ _ [A] knowing that deep in [Dm] my heart _
If all to ruin one day, [A] we're making a spy _ _
[E] I _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] found a picture of _
[A] _ [E] you, _ _ _ those _ _ were [B] the happiest days of [A] my [E] _ _ _ _ life _
_ Like a drink in [B] the battle _ [A] was our pause
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ In the bed [B] she'd lie, from a [E] lonely heart
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ Back [B] on the train
_ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ Back [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ on [E] the train game
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E]
Back _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
on [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ the [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ train [E] game _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Chrissie Hynde.

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