Pretenders – Back On The Chain Gang (Guitar)

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[Intro] D A Em7 (x4) [Verse 1]
D           A              Em7    Bm         G
  I found a picture of you,       ohh oh oh ohh ohhh

D          A                      Em7     Bm     G       
  Oh, what hijacked my world that night

D                       A               Em7      Bm       G
  To a place in the past we've been cast out of, ohh oh oh ohh ohhh 

D        A                         Em7 Bm     G       
            Now we're back in the fight
[Chorus]
Em                     A           Em      A  
   We're back on the train, yeah

Em        A                 D        A        D        A
Oh,  oh,      back on the chain gang
[Verse 2]
D          A                    Em7   Bm       G 
   Circumstance beyond our control,   ohh oh oh ohh ohhh

D                  A                      Em7    Bm     G       
   The phone, the TV, and the news of the world

D                  A                       Em7    Bm      G 
   Got in the house like a pigeon from hell,     ohh oh oh ohh ohhh

D                    A                        Em7  Bm   G   
   Threw sand in our eyes, and descended like flies
[Chorus]
Em                      A           Em     A
   Put us back on the train, yeah

Em               A     Em     A
Ohhh, ohhhhhhhh

            D           A     Em
Back on the chain gang
[Instrumental]
 D   A   Em7       (x2)    
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D D D D [Bridge]
Dm      A               Dm        A                         
    The powers that be       that force us to live like we do

Dm       A                      Dm          A
         Bring me to my knees        when I see what they've done to you
Dm A Dm A
Dm            A                         Dm        A
     And I'll die as I stand here today,          knowing that deep in my heart

Dm        A                       Dm        A               A
          They'll fall to ruin one day, for making us part
E B A B [Verse 3]
E            B              F#m  C#m       A
   I found a picture of you,     ohh oh oh ohh ohhh

E                   B                 F#m    C#m    A
   Those were the happiest days of my life

E                         B            F#m   C#m       A
   Like a break in the battle was your part, ohh oh oh ohh ohhh

E                  B                F#m    C#m   A
   In the wretched life of a lonely heart
[Chorus]
A                         B           A   B
   Now we're back on the train, yeah

A        B                  E         B     
Oh oh,         back on the chain gang
[Outro]
E       B 
(repeat to fade)