B.B.King-Chains and Things Chords

Tempo:
80.175 bpm
Chords used:

Am

D

Bm

Em

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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B.B.King-Chains and Things chords
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[Em] [Am] [D] [Am] [Bm]
[Am] [Bm] [Am]
[D]
[Am] [Bm] [A] [Am]
[Em] [D]
[Am] [D] [Am] [Am]
[E] [G] [A] I woke up this morning [Bm] [Am] after another one of those [Bm] crazy [A] dreams.
[Am] [D] [Am]
Oh, nothing is [D] going right this morning.
[E] The whole [D] world is [Em] wrong it [Am] seems.
[D] [Em] [Am]
Oh, [Bm] I guess it's [Em] the chains that bind me.
[D] I can't shake or lose [Em] these chains and [Am] chains.
[Am]
[Bm] Got [Am] [Em] to go to work this [A] morning.
Seems like everything is [Bm] locked.
[A] I [Am] got a cold hearted, [D] wrong doing [Am] woman [Bm] and a [Am] slave driving boss.
[E] [D] I can't lose these chains that bind me.
[Am] I can't shake or lose these chains and chains.
[D] [Am] [E] Mmmmm.
[D]
[Am] Just can't [D] lose [A] these chains and [Am] chains.
[D]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [Bm]
[Am] [Em] [D]
[Am] [Bm]
[Am] [Bm] Boy, you [Am] talk about hard luck [D] and sorrow.
[Am] Seems to be [Bm] my middle name.
[Am] All [Bm] odds against [Am] me.
Yes, I can only play the [D] losing game.
These chains that bind me.
[A] [Am] Can't lose [Bm] these [Am] chains and [D] chains.
[Am] [Em] Mmmmm.
[D] Just can't [Am] lose these chains and chains.
[Am]
[Em] [Am] Oh, I went back up and leave today people.
[D]
[Am] But I ain't got nowhere to [D] go.
[Am] Ain't got no money to [Bm] buy a ticket.
[Am] And I don't feel like walking [D] anymore.
These chains that bind me.
[Am] Mmmmm.
[E] [Em] Oh, I can't lose.
[D] Mmmmm.
I can't [A] lose these chains [Am] and [D] chains.
[Am] [D] Mmmmm.
[F] [Em] [Am]
[D]
[Am]
[E] [D]
[Am] [C] [D] [Am] [C]
[E] [Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D] [Am]
[Em] [D]
[Am]
Key:  
Am
2311
D
1321
Bm
13421112
Em
121
A
1231
Am
2311
D
1321
Bm
13421112
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To learn B.B. King - Chains And Things chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Bm, Am, D, Am and Am. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 40 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 80. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: A Minor.

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[Em] _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ [Am] _
[E] _ [G] _ [A] I woke up this morning [Bm] _ [Am] after another one of those [Bm] crazy [A] dreams.
[Am] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _
Oh, nothing is [D] going right this morning.
_ [E] The whole [D] world is [Em] wrong it [Am] seems.
_ [D] _ [Em] _ [Am] _
Oh, [Bm] I guess it's [Em] the chains that bind me.
[D] I can't shake or lose [Em] these chains and [Am] chains.
_ [Am] _
[Bm] Got [Am] [Em] to go to work this [A] morning. _ _
Seems like everything is [Bm] locked.
[A] I [Am] got a cold hearted, [D] wrong doing [Am] woman [Bm] and a [Am] slave driving boss.
[E] [D] I can't lose these chains that bind me.
_ [Am] I can't shake or lose these chains and chains.
[D] _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ Mmmmm.
[D]
[Am] Just can't [D] lose [A] these chains and [Am] chains. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[Am] _ [Bm] _ Boy, you [Am] talk about hard luck [D] and sorrow. _
[Am] Seems to be [Bm] my middle name.
[Am] All [Bm] odds against [Am] me.
Yes, I can only play the [D] losing game.
These chains that bind me.
_ _ [A] [Am] Can't lose [Bm] these [Am] chains and [D] chains.
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ Mmmmm.
[D] _ Just can't [Am] lose these chains and chains.
[Am] _
_ [Em] _ [Am] Oh, I went back up and leave today people.
[D]
[Am] But I ain't got nowhere to [D] go.
[Am] Ain't got no money to [Bm] buy a ticket.
[Am] And I don't feel like walking [D] anymore.
These chains that bind me.
_ _ _ [Am] _ Mmmmm. _
_ _ _ _ [E] [Em] Oh, I can't lose. _
[D] Mmmmm.
I can't [A] lose these chains [Am] and [D] chains.
[Am] [D] Mmmmm.
_ _ [F] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ [C] _
[E] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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