These Chains
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[Intro ](no guitar)
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Verse (no guitar)
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Everything crashed
His wife left him
He lost all his money
And most of his friends
He lay awake all night
Lonely and desperate
Contemplating starting again
Chorus (no guitar)
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These chains are all your own
These chains are comfortable
Verse (Gtr. 1 strums chords)
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Em D
Four in the morning
C G
Sat in the kitchen
Bb F
Keys on the table
Em A
Went out for a drive
Em D
He didn't know
C G
Where he was going
Bb F
Didn't know
Em A
If he was alive
Bridge (Gtr. 1 strums chords)
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E
The dawn was breaking
F#
A new day was rising
A G
Shadows creepin' over the fields
E
He watched the pink light
F#
Steal across the horizon
C#m C
He realised ...he saw with new eyes
Chorus (Gtr. 1 strums chords)
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G D/F# Em D/F#
These chains are all your own
C G/B Am
These chains are comfortable
Em D A/C# C
This cage was never locked
Em D A/C# C B
Born free but scared to be
Interlude (no guitar)
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Ocultar tablatura
Guitar Solo
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Gtr. 1 strums: E F# A G E F# C#m C
Gtr. 2 *vibrate w/bar
e|---------------------10-------------------------------12------------|
B|-------------8-10b12----r10p8-10------------------------------------|
G|-9-12b14p9-9---------------------9-9~-----12-14-14b16----14b16~~----|
D|--------------------------------------s14------------------------14-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------15----------------------------------------------5-7-5-7b8-7-|
G|-12h14b16----14-12-14-------7b8-----------------------4-6-------------|
D|----------------------14~-9-----9-8-7----7-------s4-6-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------10---10-7~----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A.H
e|-----------------------------12~-14b15r14p12-14-12-14b15r14p12--------|
B|-5-7-5~-------12-14-12-12-14-----------------------------------15b17~-|
G|--------11s13---------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E F#/E A/E G/E E F#/E C# C
Chorus (no guitar)
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These chains are all your own
These chains are comfortable
These chains was never locked
Born free but scared
e|-----17-17-15~-| (Gtr. 2)
B|---------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| (Gtr. 3 - crescendo)
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------|
.....to be
G D/F#
This cage
e|-----------------------|
B|-------8-10-8-10b12-8~-|
G|---7-9-----------------|
D|-9---------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
Em D/F#
was made for you
e|-10p8p7-8p7------------|
B|------------10-8h10-8~-|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
C G/B Am
With care and constant attention
e|-17~-19-17p15p14--------|
B|-----------------15s17~-|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
Em D A/C# C
This cage is safe and warm
e|---------------|
B|-10b12r10p8----|
G|------------9~-|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Em D A/C#
Will you die and never know what it's
Outro
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C B
e|------------------------|
B|-13h15p13s10-12~-12p10~-| (Gtr. 2)
G|-5~--------------4~-----| (Gtr. 3 - repeats power chords 'til end)
D|-5~--------------4~-----| (Gtr. 1 - repeats strumming C and B 'til end)
A|-3~--------------2~-----|
E|------------------------|
like....................
e|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------12-14s15~-15b17r15-----|------------------------------|
G|-12p11p9~-9s11h12b14--------------------14~-|-14-12-11b12r11---------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|----------------14~-14s17s14~-|
A|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Outside..................
e|-14h15-14-15-17-17~-15-17-|-19---------------------|
B|--------------------------|----17-17~-17b19r17-16~-|
G|--------------------------|------------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------|
e|--------------------------------7h8-7----7-----------------|
B|---8-8-8---8-10b12-10b12-10b12~-------10---10-10b11-8------|
G|-9-------9--------------------------------------------11-9-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------10--------15-14-|
B|------------------------13-12~-------|
G|-11b12r11~-11b12r11~-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15~--------|
B|--------------------------------------------16~----|
G|------------------------------------------------14-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-16~-| (Gtr. 2)
D|-2~--| (Gtr. 3)
A|-2~--|
E|-0~--|
How to play These Chains
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. 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.