Chains And Things
B.B. King
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[Intro]
Am
D7sus2 D7sus2
Em Am Am
D7sus2
[Verse 1]
Am
Woke up this morning
Am Am Am
After another one of those crazy dreams
D7sus2 D7sus2
Oh, nothing is going right this morning
Am Am
The whole world is wrong it seems
Em
Oh, I guess it's the chain that binds me
Am Am
D7sus2
I can't shake it loose, these chains and things
[Verse 2]
Am
Got to work this morning
Am
Seems like everything is lost
Am
I got a gold-hearted, wrong-doing woman
Am
And a slave-driving ball
D7sus2 D7sus2
I can't loosen these chains that bind me
Am Am Em
Can't shake them loose, these chains and things
Am Am
D7sus2
Just can't loosen these chains and things
[Solo]
Am
D7sus2 D7sus2
Em Am Am
D7sus2
[Verse 3]
Am
Well, you talk about hard luck and trouble
Am
Seems to be my middle name
Am
All the odds are against me
Am
D7sus2
Yes, I can only play a losing game
D7sus2
These chains that bind me
Am Am Em
Can't loosen these chains and things
Am Am
D7sus2
Just can't loosen these chains and things
[Verse 4]
Am
Oh I would pack up and leave today, people
Am
But I ain't got nowhere to go
Am
Ain't got money to buy a ticket
Am
D7sus2
And I don't feel like walking anymore
Am Am
D7sus2
These chains that bind me
Em D Am Am
I can't lose, I can't lose these chains and things
[Outro]
Am
D7sus2 D7sus2
Em Am Am
D7sus2
Am
D7sus2 D7sus2
Em Am Am
D7sus2
Am
D7sus2 D7sus2
Em Am Am
D7sus2
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