The Chain (ver. 2) tab

The Chain (ver. 2)

• A5

Intro: (Travis picked) 
b=bend f&r=full and release 
1/2=half bend 
(riff 1) 
D----------------0-0-0- 
B------3---------3-3-3- 
G-----2---------------- (play this 4x) 
D---0------------------ 
A---------3b(1/2)------ 
D-0--------------0---0- 
 
Then: 
(riff 2) 
D----------0-0---------0-0---------0-0---5b(f&r)-3---5b(f&r)-3--------- 
B--1---1---3-3--1--1---3-3-1---1---3-3-------------3-----------3------- 
G----------------------------------------------------------------------  
D---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---------0-0---------0------- 
 
First riff 3x, then: 
(riff 3) 
D---------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------- 
G---------------------------------- 
D-3--2--0--------------0----------- 
A----------3-----------0----------- 
D-------------3b(1/2)--0----------- 
 
 
Verse 1: 
 
             Listen to the wind blow   Watch the sunrise  
             Runnin' in the shadows    Damn your love,  
                                       Damn your lies  
D------------0-0-0-----------------5------3-----------3-----3-| 
B----3-------3-3-3--------------------------------------------| 
G---2-----------------------------0------0-----------0-----0--|cont'd- 
D--0----------------------------------------------------------| 
A-----3b(1/2)---------------------------------------3-----1---| 
D-0----------0-0-0--------------5------3----------------------| 
 
 
D-------------0--0--0--0- 
B-------------3--3--3--3- 
G------------------------  then play riff 3 once and go into  
D------------------------  chorus 
A------------------------ 
D-3b(1/2)--0--0--0--0--0- 
 
Chorus: 
       A5                               
And if you don't love me now, you will never love me again. 
      D5             Bb5              C5 
I can still hear you sayin' you would never break the chain. 
       A5 
And if you don't love me now, you will never love me again. 
      D5             Bb5              C5 
I can still hear you sayin' you would never break the chain. 
 
Verse 2(use the same progression as verse 1): 
Listen to the wind blow 
Down comes the night 
 
Runnin' in the shadows 
Damn your love 
Damn your lies 
 
Break the silence 
Damn the dark 
Damn the light 
 
Chorus, then: 
 
D-------------------2--2---------- 
B-----3--------------3--3--------- 
G---------------2-3---3--3-------- 
D---0----------------------------- 
A-------3b(1/2)------------------- 
D-0------------------------------- 
 
Then comes the bass part.  I'll transpose it to guitar just for fun.   
G-------------------------------------- 
D-------------------------------------- 
A-------------------------------------- 
D-5--5--7-6-7-5-3-5-7-0---------------- 
 
The end of the song's guitar part is VERY easy, so I'll just transpose  
parts of it to get you started.  You'll be able to figure out the rest 
 
D-------0--------------12-12-10-12-Then there's:15-12-15-12------------ 
B-3-3-1-3-Then there's:------------------------------------------------ 
G---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Lindsey plays that very last lead part throughout the rest of the song  
while they're singing "The chain will keep us together".  That's about it  
for the song.  The timing isn't perfect, so listen to the album to get it  
right.  Once you master that Travis picking, the song will come  
together fast.  Have fun with this one.  It took me forever to tab it. 
 
 

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