Chains
The Beatles
Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King; released on "Please Please Me" album
George's first song on the first album to sing the lead vocal :-)
Intro:
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Verse:
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Chains, my ba - by's got me
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locked in chains, And they the
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kind that you can
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see Wo - oh, these
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chains out of love got a hold on
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me, yeah!
Verse:
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Chains, well, can't break a-
I
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way from chains, Can't run a-
these
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round, cause I'm not
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free Wo - oh, these
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chains out of love won't let me
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be, yeah!
Bridge:
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I wanna tell pretty ba - by,
you,
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I think fine
you're
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I'd love to love you, but
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dar - ling, I'm in pri - son by these
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/beatles/chains_btab.html ]
Verse:
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chains, my ba - by's got me
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locked in chains, And they the
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kind that you can
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see Wo - oh, these
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chains out of love got a hold on
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me, yeah!
Bridge:
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Please me when I tell you
believe
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your lips are sweet
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I'd like to kiss them, but
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I can't break a - way from all these
Verse:
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chains, my ba - by's got me
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locked in chains, And they the
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kind that you can
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see Wo - oh, these
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chains out of love got a hold on
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me, yeah!
Outro:
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Chains, chains of
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love, chains of
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love, chains of
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love...
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