Chords for Robert Earl Keen, Jr. - Long Chain

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_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
One [A] night as I lay [E] on my [Em] pillow, _ _
[A] moon shining bright [Em] as the dawn, _ _
I [A] saw a man come [Em] a-walkin', _
[A] he had [G] a long [Em] chain on. _ _ _
I [A] heard his chain a [Em] _ -clankin', _
[A] it made a mournful [E] sound. _ _
[Em] Welded [A] around his [Em] body, _ _
[A] dragging [G] it along [E] on the ground.
[Em] _ _
He [E] had a long chain on. _ _
[A] He had a long [E] chain on.
[Em] _ _
[A] He [G] had a long chain [Em] on. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ He [A] came up to [E] my window, [Em] _ _ [A] he looked at me [Em] and he said,
_ _ I [A] am so tired [Em] and hungry, _ _ [A] give me [G] a bite [Em] of your bread.
_ _ He [A] did not look like a [Em] robber, _ _ [A] he didn't look like [Em] a thief.
_ His face [A] was all covered [Em] in sadness, _ he [A] had a voice full [G] of sorrow [Em] and grief.
_ He had a long chain on.
_ _ [A] He had a long [Em] chain on.
_ _ [A] He [G] had a long chain [Em] on. _ _ _ _ _ _
I [A] went into [Em] my kitchen, _ _ _
[A] got him a bowl full [Em] of meat,
a drink [A] and a pan of [Em] cold biscuits, _ _ _
[A] that's [G] all I had for him [Em] to eat. _
I know [A] he was tired [Em] and hungry, _ [A] but the bright light came [Em] over his face. _ _
He [A] bowed his head on [E] his puzzle, _ _
[A] he [G] made a [Em] beautiful grace. _ _
[E] He had a long chain on. _ _
[A] He had a long [E] chain on. _ _
[A] He [G] had a long chain [Em] on. _ _
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[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] Long chain, long [Em] chain, long chain, he had a long [A] chain on.
Long chain, long [Em] chain, long chain, he had a long [D] chain on.
_ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] fetched my chisel [Em] and hammer, _ _ _
[A] _ offered to set [E] him free.
[Bm] _ _
[E] He shook [A] his head and said [E] sadly, _ [Em] _ _
[A] yes we [G] had best let [E] it be. _ _ _
[Em] When [A] he had finished [E] his supper, _ _ _
[A] he thanked me again and [Em] _ again.
And though [A] it's been years [E] since I saw [Em] him, [A] I still [G] knew the rattle [Em] of his chain. _ _
He had a long chain on.
[Bm] _ _
[A] He had a long [Em] chain on. _ _
[A] He [G] had a long chain [Em] on. _ _
[E] He had a long [Em] chain on. _
[A] He had a long [Em] chain on. _
[A] He [G] had a long [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] chain [E] on.
[Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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