Chains And Things — B.B. King

Chords and lyrics for Chains And Things by B.B. King (key of A).

Verse 1

[Am]
| Fast | | Fast |
[D7sus2]
| Fast | | Fast |

Intro

[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
[D7sus2] [D7sus2] [Am] [Am]
[Em] [D7sus2] [Am] [Am]

Verse 1

[Am]Woke up this morning
[Am]After another one of those crazy [Am]dreams[Am]
Oh, [D7sus2]nothing is going right this [D7sus2]morning
The whole world is wrong it [Am]seems[Am]
Oh, I guess it's the [Em]chains that bind me
[D7sus2]I can't shake them loose, these chains and [Am]things[Am]

Verse 2

Got to go to work [Am]this morning
[Am]Seems like everything is lost
[Am]I got a cold-hearted, wrong-doing woman
[Am]And a slave-driving boss
[D7sus2]I can't lose these chains that [D7sus2]bind me
[Am]Can't shake 'em loose, these chains and [Am]things[Em]
[D7sus2]Just can't lose these chains and [Am]things[Am]

Solo

[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
[D7sus2] [D7sus2] [Am] [Am]
[Em] [D7sus2] [Am] [Am]

Verse 3

Well, you talk [Am]about hard luck and trouble
[Am]Seems to be my middle name
[Am]All the odds against me
[Am]Yes, I can only play a losing [D7sus2]game
These chains that [D7sus2]bind me
[Am]Can't lose these chains and [Am]things[Em]
[D7sus2]Just can't lose these [Am]chains and things[Am]

Verse 4

Oh, I would pack [Am]up and leave today, people
[Am]But I ain't got nowhere to go
[Am]Ain't got no money to buy a ticket
[Am]And I don't feel like walking [D7sus2]anymore
These chains that [D7sus2]bind [Am]me[Am]
[Em]Oh, I can't [D7sus2]lose, I can't lose [Am]these chains and things[Am]

Outro

[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
[D7sus2] [D7sus2] [Am] [Am]
[Em] [D7sus2] [Am] [Am]
[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
[D7sus2] [D7sus2] [Am] [Am]
[Em] [D7sus2] [Am] [Am]
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