Chords for The Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang

Tempo:
80 bpm
Chords used:

A

B

D

E

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang chords
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[Em] [D] [A] [G] .
[D] [A] [G] .
[D] [A] I'm in front of [G] you.
I'm [D] [A] [G] .
[D] [A] a place where the past.
[G] I wouldn't pass that up Oh.
[D] [A] [G] Now I'm back in the fight Ooh.
Back [A] on the train.
[Em] [A] Oh.
[Em] [A] Back on [D] the train game.
[A] [D] [A] [D].
So [A] consistently on that [G] one song Oh.
[D].
On [A] the TV and the [G] news of the world.
[D].
We got the [A] White House like a vision [G] of hell.
You [D].
stood [A] in our eyes and descended [G] like flies.
Ooh.
Brought us back [A] on the train [Em] [D] [A] Oh.
[Em] .
[A] [Em] Back [A] [D] on the train [A] game.
[G] [D] .
[A] [G] [D] .
[A] [G] [D] .
[A] But I wasn't feeling.
[D] .
[A] Consistently in line [Dm] with you.
[A] Bring me to my [Dm] knees.
Oh, [A] well, I see what they've done to [Dm] you.
[A] But [Dm] .
[A] [Dm] [A] I'm dying to stand here [Dm] today.
[A] Blowing the teeth [Dm] in my heart.
But I'm also proving one day.
[A] We're making our start.
[E] [B] .
[A] [Abm] [B] [E] [B] So much I've given.
[A] Those [Eb] [E] [B] were the happiest days [A] of my life.
[E] [B] Like a break in the battle.
But [A] what's our part?.
[B] Oh.
[E] In the [B] friction of life.
[A] [B] [Eb] [A] Now we're back [B] on the train [A] [B] Oh.
[E] [B] .
[E] Back on the train game.
[B] [E] [B] .
[E] [B] [E] [B] .
[E] [B] Oh.
[E] [B] [E] [B] [Gbm] [E] [B] .
[E] [N] .
Key:  
A
1231
B
12341112
D
1321
E
2311
G
2131
A
1231
B
12341112
D
1321
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To start learning The Pretenders - Back In The Chain Gang chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, D, A, D, E, B and E in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 40 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 80. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Major.

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[Em] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] I'm in front of [G] you.
I'm _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ [A] a place where the past.
[G] I wouldn't pass that up Oh.
_ [D] _ [A] _ [G] Now I'm back in the fight Ooh.
_ Back [A] on the train.
[Em] [A] Oh.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] Back on [D] the train game.
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D].
So [A] consistently on that [G] one song Oh.
[D].
On [A] the TV and the [G] news of the world.
_ _ [D].
We got the [A] White House like a vision [G] of hell.
You _ [D].
stood [A] in our eyes and descended [G] like flies.
_ Ooh.
Brought us back [A] on the train [Em] _ [D] [A] Oh.
_ [Em] _ .
_ [A] _ [Em] Back _ [A] _ [D] on the train [A] game.
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [A] But I wasn't feeling.
[D] _ .
_ [A] Consistently in line [Dm] with you.
[A] Bring me to my [Dm] knees.
Oh, [A] well, I see what they've done to [Dm] you.
[A] But _ [Dm] _ .
_ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ [A] I'm dying to stand here [Dm] today.
[A] Blowing the teeth [Dm] in my heart.
But I'm also proving one day.
[A] We're making our start.
[E] _ _ [B] _ .
_ [A] _ _ [Abm] _ [B] _ [E] _ [B] So much I've given.
[A] Those [Eb] _ _ [E] _ [B] were the happiest days [A] of my life.
_ _ [E] [B] Like a break in the battle.
But [A] what's our part?.
[B] Oh.
[E] In the [B] friction of life.
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ [Eb] _ [A] Now we're back [B] on the train _ [A] _ [B] Oh.
_ [E] _ [B] _ .
[E] Back on the train game.
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ .
[E] _ _ [B] Oh.
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gbm] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ .

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