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"BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG" by The Pretenders thepretenders.com
Words and music by Chrissie Hynde 1982
Transcribed by T-rev www.t-rev.net

Dadd9  A4  G6/B
D2           A4            Em  Gmaj9/B  Gadd9
   I found a picture of you,   oh
   It hijacked my world that night
   To a place in the past we've been cast out of
   Oh, Now we're back in the fight

Em                   A
   We're back on the train, hey
   Oh, Back On The Chain Gang         D2  A

   A circumstance beyond our control, oh
   The phone, the TV and the news of the world
   Got in the house like a pigeon from hell, oh
   Threw sand in our eyes and descended like flies

   Put us back on the train, hey
   Oh
   Back on the chain gang

Dm     A7
   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

Dm  D2 Dm     A+ A

   But 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

E2           B4            A2  B4
   I found a picture of you,   oh
   Those were the happiest days of my life
   Like a break in the battle was your part, oh
   In the wretched life of a lonely heart

F#m                      B4
   Now we're back on the train, hey
   Oh, back on the chain gang         E2  B4

Transcribed 2018-04-28 by T-rev, improveed 2019-01-05
More tab available at www.t-rev.net

x00770 Dadd9
x00650 A4     OR x02230
x20030 G6/B
xx0230 D2
022000 Em
x20202 Gmaj9/B
320203 Gadd9
x02220 A      OR x0x220
xx0231 Dm
x02020 A
x0x221 A+

024400 E2     OR 022452     OR 079977
x24400 B4     OR x24452
x02200 A2     OR x07605
244222 F#m

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"BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG" by The Pretenders thepretenders.com
Words and music by Chrissie Hynde 1982
Transcribed by T-rev www.t-rev.net
Transposed from original key of D to A

Aadd9  E4  D6/F#
A2   E4                     Bm  Dmaj9/F#  Dadd9/F#
   I found a picture of you,    oh
   It hijacked my world that night
   To a place in the past we've been cast out of
   Oh, Now we're back in the fight

Bm                   E
   We're back on the train, hey
   Oh, Back On The Chain Gang         A2  E

   A circumstance beyond our control, oh
   The phone, the TV and the news of the world
   Got in the house like a pigeon from hell, oh
   Threw sand in our eyes and descended like flies

   Put us back on the train, hey
   Oh
   Back on the chain gang

Am     E7
   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

Am  A2 Am     E+ E

   But 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

B2   F#4                   E  F#
   I found a picture of you,  oh
   Those were the happiest days of my life
   Like a break in the battle was your part, oh
   In the wretched life of a lonely heart

C#m                      F#
   Now we're back on the train, hey
   Oh, back on the chain gang         B2  F#

Transcribed 2018-04-28 by T-rev, improveed 2019-01-05
More tab available at www.t-rev.net

x07600 Add9
006400 E4     OR 022200
200200 D6/F#
x02200 A2
x24432 Bm
200220 Dmaj9/F#
200230 xx02Dadd9
022100 E
x02210 Am
020100 E7
0x2110 E+

x24422 B2
244422 F#4
x46654 C#m

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