Back On The Chain Gang Uke tab by Pretenders

D   A   G   G        D   A   G   G
[intro; slow strum]  [hard strum]
D   A   G   G        D   A   G   G
[with lead guitar]

D           A              G      Bm   -    G
  I found a picture of you,       ohh oh-oh ohh ohhh
D          A                      G        Bm  -  G
  Oh, what hijacked my world that night?
D                   A                    G         Bm   -    G
  To a place in the past we've been cast out of,   ohh oh-oh ohh ohhh
D    A                       G       Bm  -  G
Oh,    now we're back in the fight

Em                   A           Em - Em   Asus4 - A - Asus2 - A
   We're back on the train, yeah
Em   A                 D        A     G    G
Oh,  oh, back on the chain gang

Circumstance beyond our control, ohh oh-oh ohh ohhh
Oh, the phone, the TV, and the news of the world
Got in our house like a pigeon from hell (??), ohh oh-oh ohh ohhh
Oh, threw sand in our eyes, and descended like flies

Em                    A           Em - Em   Asus4 - A - Asus2 - A
   Put us back on the train, yeah
Em    A     Em - Em    Asus4 - A - Asus2 - A
Ohhh, ohhhhh
            D           A    G
Back on the chain gang

D   A   G   G        D   A   G   G [3 beats]
[guitar solo, same as second part of intro]


Dm    A             Dm      A                       (Dm)
  The powers that be   that force us to live like we do
Dm      A                     Dm      A
(..do)    Bring me to my knees when I see what they've done to you
Dm  AaddF   Dm  AaddF
[no vocals]


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

E    B    A    C#m - A
[no vocals]

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       C#m  -  A
Oh, in the wretched life of a lonely heart

F#m                      B           F#m - F#m   Bsus4 - B - Bsus2 - B
   Now we're back on the train, yeah
F#m   A                 E        B     A    A
Oh,   oh, back on the chain gang
E           B
Chain gang      [repeat and fade]