Chains Of Gold
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Capo 4
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Intro -
C C C C
1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 1 2 3
e|--0---0-0-0-0-|--0---0-0-0-0-|--0---0-0-0-0-|--0---0-0-0---|
B|--1---1-1-1-1-|--1---1-1-1-1-|--1---1-1-1-1-|--1---1-1-1---|
G|--0---0-0-0-0-|--0---0-0-0-0-|--0---0-0-0-0-|--0---0-0-2---|
D|--2---2-2-2-0-|--2---2-2-2-0-|--0---2-2-2-0-|--0h2-2-0-0---|
A|--3---3---3---|--3---3---3---|--3---3---3---|--3---3---3---|
E|--x---x-------|--x-----------|--x-----------|--------------|
C C C C
1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 1 2 3
e|--0---0-0-0-0-|--0---0-0-0-0-|--0---0-0-0-0-|--0---0-0-0---|
B|--1---1-1-1-1-|--1---1-1-1-1-|--1---1-1-1-1-|--1---1-1-1---|
G|--0---0-0-0-0-|--0---0-0-0-0-|--0---0-0-0-0-|--0---0-0-2---|
D|--2---2-2-2-0-|--2---2-2-2-0-|--0---2-2-2-0-|--0h2-2-0-0---|
A|--3---3---3---|--3---3---3---|--3---3---3---|--3---3---3---|
E|--x---x-------|--x-----------|--x-----------|--------------|
Intro-
.. | C | C | C |
| C | C | C | C |
C F C
I met an old man in the bar by the harbour
F C G
The bar by the harbour one late, Summer's Eve
C F C
The seagulls were wheeling high over the houses
F C G C
And He spoke in a whisper as chill as the breeze
He said:
G C
"Liberty son, is whisky and women
F C G
And whisky and women are bought and they're sold
G C
Slavery boy, is chains made of iron
F C
And freedom's the same
G | C ..
But with chains made of gold"
.. | C | C | C |
| C | C | C | C |
C F C
I told that old man I had gold in My pocket
F C G
Gold to buy freedom, I'd walk I'd not crawl
C F C
But He laughed and He told Me: "You know not of freedom
F C G C
For freedom You buy, that's no freedom at all"
He said:
G C
"Liberty son, is whisky and women
F C G
And whisky and women are bought and they're sold
G C
Slavery boy, is chains made of iron
F C
And freedom's the same
G C
But with chains made of gold"
| F | C | G | Am |
| F | C | G | G |
| F | C | G | Am |
| F | C | G | C |
| C | C | C | C |
| C | C | C |
C F C
I left that old man in the bar by the harbour
F C G
He stared at the moonlight out over the wall
C F C
And I swear that He must have been half mad with whisky
F C G C
The words that He spoke, they made no sense at all
He said:
G C
"Liberty son, is whisky and women
F C G
And whisky and women are bought and they're sold
G C
Slavery boy, is chains made of iron
F C
And freedom's the same
G C
But with chains made of gold"
He said:
G C
"Liberty son, is whisky and women
F C G
And whisky and women are bought and they're sold
G C
Slavery boy, is chains made of iron
F C
And freedom's the same
G C
But with chains made of gold"
| F | C | G | Am |
| F | C | G | G |
| F | C | G | Am |
| F | C | G | C ..
How to play Chains Of Gold
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.