Chords for The Pretenders - Back on the Chain Gang, live in London

Tempo:
76.275 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

Em

E

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Pretenders - Back on the Chain Gang, live in London chords
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[D] [A] [Em]
[D] [A] [Em]
[D] [A] [G]
[D] [A] [G]
[D] [A] I found a picture [Em] of you.
[G]
[D] When [A] I looked at my [Em] world that [D] night.
[G]
[D] You [A] were a place in the past, [Em] or even passed out [G] of.
[D] Oh, [A] now [Em] we're back in the past, [Bm] [G]
[A] back on the train.
[Em] [A]
[Em] Oh, [A] [D] back on the train again.
[A]
[D] [A] [D] [A] Circumstance [Em] beyond our control.
Oh, [D] the [A] phone, TV, and [Em] the news of the world.
[G] [D] [A] Locked in the house like a [Em] pigeon from hell.
[D] [G] Oh, [D] you [A] see it in our eyes and [E] you see it [G] like flies.
Put us [A] back on the train.
[Em] [A] Oh, [Em] [A]
[Em] [A] [D] back on the train again.
[A]
[Em] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[Em] [G] [D]
[Dm] [A] Flowers that [Dm] be, [A] the voices that [Dm] let me do.
[A] Bring me to [Dm] my knees [A] when I see what they've [Dm] done to you.
[A] [D] [Dm] [A]
[Dm] [A] When I die as I [Dm] stand here today.
[A] The only [Dm] truth in my heart.
[A] There are thoughts [Dm] that move me more than [A] they're making us fall.
[E] [B] [A]
[E] [B] I found a picture [A] of you.
[E] [B] Those were the happiest [A] days of my [E] life.
Like [B] a bridge in a battle, [A] with no [E] path.
Oh, in [B] the wretched life [A] of a lonely.
[E] [A] Now [B] we're back on the [A] train.
[B] [A] [B] Oh, [E] back on the train again.
[B] [E] [B] [E]
[B] [E] [B] [E]
[B] Oh, [E] [B] [E]
[B] oh.
[E] [B] [E] [F] [N]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
Em
121
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
D
1321
Em
121
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Pretenders - (Live) Back On The Chain Gang chords, practice playing Em, D, A, Em, G, D, E, B and E in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 38 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 76 BPM. Given the song's key of D Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ [A] I found a picture [Em] of you.
_ _ [G] _
[D] When [A] I looked at my [Em] world that [D] night.
[G] _
[D] You [A] were a place in the past, [Em] or even passed out [G] of.
[D] Oh, _ [A] now [Em] we're back in the past, [Bm] _ [G] _
_ [A] back on the train.
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] Oh, [A] _ [D] back on the train again.
[A] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] Circumstance [Em] beyond our control.
Oh, [D] the [A] phone, TV, and [Em] the news of the world.
[G] _ [D] _ [A] Locked in the house like a [Em] pigeon from hell.
[D] [G] Oh, [D] you [A] see it in our eyes and [E] you see it [G] like flies.
_ Put us [A] back on the train.
[Em] _ _ [A] Oh, [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ [D] back on the train again.
[A] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Em] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [A] Flowers that [Dm] be, [A] the voices that [Dm] let me do.
[A] Bring me to [Dm] my knees [A] when I see what they've [Dm] done to you.
[A] _ _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _
[Dm] _ [A] When I die as I [Dm] stand here today.
[A] The only [Dm] truth in my heart.
[A] There are thoughts [Dm] that move me more than [A] they're making us fall.
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] I found a picture [A] of you. _
[E] _ _ _ [B] Those were the happiest [A] days of my [E] life.
_ Like [B] a bridge in a battle, [A] with no [E] path.
Oh, in [B] the wretched life [A] of a lonely.
[E] _ _ [A] Now [B] we're back on the [A] train. _
[B] _ _ [A] _ [B] Oh, [E] back on the train again.
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
[B] Oh, _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
[B] oh.
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Among the tracks on the album Live in London, written by Chrissie Hynde, this one stands out.

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