Dragging Chains
Learn how to play Dragging Chains by The Devil Makes Three with a complete chord chart, highlighted chords and a layout optimized for mobile.
E B
Has your heart just turned to stone
A B E B
Do you not know why but you feel so all alone
E B
Can you not want to know its touch
A B E B
Yeah no matter what you do its not enough
Dbm A
Sitting on the sidelines your view it does not change
Dbm A
Pointing fingers now becomes the nature of your game
Dbm Abm
You've been dreaming for so long for something out of reach
A B
That you forgot now that when you dream you're always fast asleep
E B
You've been lost for so long
A B E B
Yeah you been singing but you didn't know your song
E B
You been down, just pushed and pulled
A B E B
Yeah, you've become about as trusting as a wolf
Dbm A
Sitting on the sidelines your view it does not change
Dbm A
Pointing fingers now becomes the nature of your game
Dbm Abm
You've been dreaming for so long for something out of reach
A B
That you forgot now that when you dream you're always fast asleep
F#m B
Ain't it a crying shame
E A
when you got to see there's no one left to blame
A B
baby you ain't going nowhere
E
dragging all those chains
E A B
A E
Buried all those bones of the past
A E
In the shadows late at night
A E
but I tell you now, mind the rain and the wind
A B
cause the skeletons are marching back towards the light
E B
Are you blind, do you not see
A B E B
Yes, you keep playing the prisoner when you're free
E B
Drop your swords and come on home
A B E B
Don't you grow tired now of being all alone
Dbm A
Step over the sidelines, you'll see your view will change
Dbm A
pointing fingers now is not the nature of your game
Dbm Abm
You've been dreaming for so long for something out of reach
A B
That you forgot now that when you dream you're always fast asleep
F#m B
Ain't it a crying shame
E A
when you got to see there's no one left to blame
A B
baby you ain't going nowhere
A B
you ain't going nowhere
A B
you ain't going nowhere
E E A B
dragging all those chains
E E A B
dragging all those chains
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How to play Dragging Chains
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.