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Back On The Chain Gang

The Pretenders
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 I found a picture  of you, ohh  oh oh ohh  ohhh
 Oh, what hijacked  my world that night
To  a place in the past  we've been cast out  of, ohh  oh oh
Oh,  now we're back in the fight
 We're back on the train,  yeah
Oh, oh,  back on the chain  gang
Circumstance  beyond our control,  ohh  oh oh ohh  ohhh
Oh,  the phone,  the TV, and the news  of the world
Got  in the house like  a pigeon from hell,  ohh oh  oh ohh ohh
Threw  sand in our eyes, and descended  like flies
 Put us back on the train,  yeah
Ohhh, ohhhhhhhh
 Back on the chain  gang
 The powers  that be  that force  us to live like we do
 Bring  me to my knees when I see what they've  done to you
And  I'll die as  I stand here today,knowing that  deep in my heart
They'll  fall to ruin one  day, for making  us part
 I found a picture  of you, ohh  oh oh ohh  ohhh
 Oh, those were  the happiest days of my life
 Like a break  in the battle was your  part, ohh  oh oh ohh  ohhh
Oh,  in the  wretched life of a lonely heart
 Now we're back on the  train, yeah
Oh, oh,  back on the chain  gang
 Note that the modulation at the bridge continues for the remainder of the song.

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Readable chord sheet for Back On The Chain Gang by The Pretenders

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

[D]  I found a [A]picture of you,[G]       [Bm]ohh oh oh [G]ohh ohhh
[D]  Oh, what [A]hijacked my world that [G]night    [Bm]           [G]
[D]To a place in the pa[A]st we've been cast ou[G]t of, oh[Bm]h oh oh[G]
[D]Oh,  [A]  now we're back in the [G]fight   [Bm]          [G]

[Em]   We're back on the [A]train, yeah [Em]         [A]
[Em]Oh,  [A]oh, back on the ch[D]ain gang [A]       [D]            [A]

[D]Circumstance[A] beyond our con[G]trol, o[Bm]hh oh oh o[G]hh ohhh
[D]Oh, the pho[A]ne, the TV, and the new[G]s of the [Bm]world  [G]
[D]Got in the house lik[A]e a pigeon from he[G]ll, ohh oh[Bm] oh ohh [G]ohh
[D]Threw[A] sand in our eyes, and d[G]escended[Bm] like f[G]lies

[Em]   Put us back on the [A]train, yeah [Em]        [A]
[Em]Ohhh, [A]ohhhhh[Em]hhh    [A]
Back on the [D]chain gang  [A]        [G]              [G]

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

[Dm]  The [A]powers that be[Dm]   that [A]force us to live like we do[Dm]
[Dm]  Brin[A]g me to my knees when I see what th[Dm]ey've done to you  [A]
[Dm]And I'll die [A]as I stand here today,knowing th[Dm]at deep in my heart [A]
[Dm]      [A]They'll fall to ruin o[Dm]ne day, for [A]making us part  [A]

[E]    [B]    [A]    [C#m]   [A]

[E]  I found a [B]picture of you,[A]       [C#m]ohh oh oh o[A]hh ohhh
[E]  Oh, those wer[B]e the happiest days of my [A]life    [C#m]            [A]
[E]  Like a br[B]eak in the battle was your[A] part, o[C#m]hh oh oh oh[A]h ohhh
[E]Oh, in th[B]e wretched life of a lonely [A]heart   [C#m]           [A]

[F#m]   Now we're back on t[B]he train, ye[F#m]ah    [B]
[F#m]Oh,   [B]oh, back on the ch[E]ain gang [B]

[E]       [B]


Note that the modulation at the bridge continues for the remainder of the song.

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