Back on the Chain Gang

D   A   Em7 Em7        D   A   Em7 Em7
D   A   Em7 Em7       D   A   Em7 Em7


[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
Oh,    now we're back in the fight


[Refrain]

Em                   A           Em * Emadd9   Asus4 A Asus2 A
   We're back on the train, yeah  (* = w/ G 3rd fret on high E)
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
Oh, the phone, the TV, and the news of the world
D                   A                 Em7  Bm        G
Got in your house like a pigeon from hell, ohh oh oh ohh ohhh
D                     A                        Em7      Bm     G
Oh, threw sand in our eyes, and descended like flies


[Refrain]

Em                    A           Em * Emadd9   Asus4 A Asus2 A
   Put us back on the train, yeah (* = w/ G 3rd fret on high E)
Em    A     Em * Emadd9   Asus4 A Asus2 A
Ohhh, ohhhhhhhh (* = w/ G 3rd fret on high E)
            D           A    Em7      Bm  G
Back on the chain gang


[Bridge]

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D   A   Em7  Bm G        D    A     Em7  Bm G    D   D   D   D

Dm    A             Dm      A                          Dm
  The powers that be   that force us to live like we do
Dm    A                   Dm      A                           Dm
      Bring me to my knees when I see what they've done to you
Dm   Aaug    Dm   Aaug

Dm           A                      Dm   A                        Dm
  And will I die as I stand here today,  knowing that deep in my heart
Dm    A                     Dm          A
      They'll fall to ruin one day, for making us part


[Instrumental]

E    B    A    C#m   A


[Verse 3]

E           B          A          C#m       A
  I found a picture of you,       ohh oh oh ohh ohhh
E                    B                   A          C#m       A
  Oh, those were the happiest days of my life
E                    B                A       C#m       A
  Like a break in the battle was your part,   ohh oh oh ohh ohhh
E                 B                A       B
  in the wretched life of a lonely heart


[Outro]

A                        B           A   B
   Now we're back on the train, yeah
A     B               E          B
Oh,   oh, back on the chain gang

E   B   E   B
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