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Chains

Rule 62
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From: wbknox@unity.ncsu.edu

Sent: Monday, December 22, 1997 4:41 PM

Song: Chains

Band: Rule 62

Album: Rule 62 (1997)

Written by Brian Coakley

Transcribed by Luke Knox (lukeknox@iname.com)

This is a great song by a great band, Rule 62.

Intro: (2x)

E--------------------------------------------------------|
B---1---2-1-------1---2-1---1---1---2-1-------1---2-1----|
G-1---1-----1-1-1---1-----1---1---1-----1-1-1---1------1-|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|

(cont.)

E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------1---2-1-------1---2-1---|
G---1---2-1--------3---4-3---1-1---1-----1-1-1---1-----1-|
D-2---2-----2--4-4---4-----4-----------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:

G# F# G# C#

E---4-----2-----4-----4-----|
B---4-----2-----4-----6-----|
G---5-----3-----5-----6-----|
D---6-----4-----6-----6-----|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

Riff: "Do it all over again. . . . "

E-4-------------4--------------|
B---2-1-1s2s1-----2-1-1s2s1--4-|
G-------------1----------------|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|

Chorus:

F# C# G#

E--2----4----4-------------|
B--2----6----4-------------|
G--3----6----5-------------|
D--4----6----6-------------|
A--4----4----6--4-2-2------|
E--2----4----4---------4-2-|

Repeat this a few times, then play:

E----------|
B----------|
G----------|
D----------|
A-4-4---2b-|
E-----4----|

Then go straight into the solo.

Solo:

E---------------------------------------|
B-----4-4-----------7-4-----------------|
G---------6-5b--5-6-----6-5s6s5s6-------|
D---------------------------------------|
A-(2b)----------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|

Play this over the last chorus:

E-4~~~~~~---

B-----------|
G-----------|

One more thing: End on this:

E--------|
B--------|

G-4~~~~~-

I hope you like the tab! Thanks, and e-mail me with any comments,

questions or changes.

Luke

Lyrics:

(Verse)

Lie to get what you want and then, lie to get what you can again, lie to

fill up your spoon again. Lie, do it all over again.

(Chorus)

Chains

Chains

(Verse)

Lie, shake and sweat again, lie to fool your friends again, lie, fill up

your arm again. Lie, do it all over again.

Chains

Chains

Chains

Chains

That I can't break

That I can't break

Lie to myself so why should I even pretend, when I'm a slave and I can't

stop.

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