Back On The Chain Gang
The Pretenders

INTRO (4x)
D   A   Em7

D         A          Em7  G/B         G
I found a picture of you, ohh oh oh ohh ohhh
D        A                      Em7     G/B     G
Oh, what hijacked my world that night
D                     A               Em7      G/B       G
To a place in the past we've been cast out of, ohh oh oh ohh ohhh 
D         A           Em7 G/B     G
Now we're back in the fight
 
Em                A           Em    A
We're back on the train, yeah
Em       A           D          A     D    A
Oh,  oh, back on the chain gang
 
D     A                     Em7   G/B       G
Circumstance beyond our control,  ohh oh oh ohh ohhh
D               A                      Em7    G/B     G
The phone, the TV, and the news of the world
D          A                        Em7    G/B      G
Got in the house like a pigeon from hell,  ohh oh oh ohh ohhh
D                 A                        Em7  G/B   G
Threw sand in our eyes, and descended like flies

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
 
BREAK
D   A   Em7
D   A   Em7
    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
 
E         B          A     A/C#      B
I found a picture of you - ohh oh oh ohh ohhh
E                B                 A     A/C#      B
Those were the happiest days of my life
E                   B               A     A/C#      B
Like a break in the battle was your part, ohh oh oh ohh ohhh
E               B                A     A/C#      B
In the wretched life of a lonely heart
 
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) 