JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Back on the Chain Gang" merupakan lagu Pretenders yang dirilis pada 1984.
Lagu ini menjadi bagian dalam album mereka yang bertajuk Learning to Crawl.
Kini lagu-lagu dalam album tersebut telah di-remaster pada 2007 oleh Rhino Entertainment.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Brass in Pocket - Pretenders
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Back on the Chain Gang" dari Pretenders:
[Intro]
D A Em D A Em
D A Em D A Em
[Verse 1]
D A Em Bm G
I found a picture of you, ohh oh oh ohh ohhh
D A Em Bm G
Oh, what hijacked my world that night?
D A Em Bm G
To a place in the past we've been cast out of, ohh oh oh ohh ohhh
D A Em Bm G
Oh, now we're back in the fight
[Refrain]
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 Em Bm G
Circumstance beyond our control, ohh oh oh ohh ohhh
D A Em Bm G
Oh, the phone, the TV, and the news of the world
D A Em Bm G
Got in your house like a pigeon from hell, ohh oh oh ohh ohhh
D A Em Bm G
Oh, threw sand in our eyes, and descended like flies
[Refrain]
Em A Em A
Put us back on the train, yeah
Em A Em A
Ohhh, ohhhhhhhh
D A Em Bm G
Back on the chain gang
[Bridge]
D A Em Bm G D A Em Bm G 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 A Dm A
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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