{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":67242,"song":"Long Chain On","artist":"Jimmy Driftwood","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11543946-long-chain-on-chords-by-jimmy-driftwood/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/67242?type=chord","rating":4.28025,"votes":6,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\r\n[Em]One night as I [Am]lay on my [Em]pillow,\r\n[Am]moonlight as bright as the [Em]dawn,\r\n[tab][[ch]Em[/ch]]I saw [ch]A[/ch] [[ch]Am[/ch]]man come [ch]A[/ch]-[[ch]Em[/ch]]walking,\r\n[Am]He had a long chain [Em]on.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Em]I heard his [Am]chains a-[Em]clanking,\r\n[Am]They made a mournful [Em]sound,\r\n[Em]Welded aro[Am]und his [Em]body,\r\n[Am]Dragging along the [Em]ground.\r\n\r\n[tab]{[ch]C[/ch]:Chorus:}\r\n     [Em]He had a long chain on,[/tab]\r\n     [Em]He had a long chain on,\r\n     [Em]He had a long chain [Am]on.   [Em]\r\n\r\nHe stood beside my window,\r\nHe looked at me and he said,\r\n\"I am so tired and hungry,\r\nGive me a bite of your bread.\"\r\n\r\nHe didn't look like a robber,\r\nHe didn't look like a theif.\r\nHis voice was as soft as the moonlight,\r\nA face full of sorrow and grief.\r\n\r\n     {[ch]C[/ch]:Chorus.}\r\n\r\nI went into my kitchen,\r\nfetched him a bowl full of meat,\r\nA drink and a pan of cold biscuits,\r\nThat's what I gave him to eat.\r\n\r\nThough he was tired and hungry,\r\nA bright light came over his face.\r\nHe bowed his head in the moonlight,\r\nHe said a beautiful grace.\r\n\r\n     {[ch]C[/ch]:Chorus.}\r\n\r\nI got my hammer and chisel,\r\nOffered to set him free.\r\nHe looked at me and said softly,\r\n\"I guess we had best let it be.\"\r\n\r\nWhen he had finished his supper,\r\nHe thanked me again and again.\r\nThough it's been years since I've seen him,\r\nStill hear him draggin' his chain.\r\n\r\n[tab]     {[ch]C[/ch]:Chorus.}\r\n#[/tab]\r","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\n[Em]One night as I [Am]lay on my [Em]pillow,\n[Am]moonlight as bright as the [Em]dawn,\n\n\n[Em]I heard his [Am]chains a-[Em]clanking,\n[Am]They made a mournful [Em]sound,\n[Em]Welded aro[Am]und his [Em]body,\n[Am]Dragging along the [Em]ground.\n\n\n     [Em]He had a long chain on,\n     [Em]He had a long chain [Am]on.   [Em]\n\nHe stood beside my window,\nHe looked at me and he said,\n\"I am so tired and hungry,\nGive me a bite of your bread.\"\n\nHe didn't look like a robber,\nHe didn't look like a theif.\nHis voice was as soft as the moonlight,\nA face full of sorrow and grief.\n\n     {C:Chorus.}\n\nI went into my kitchen,\nfetched him a bowl full of meat,\nA drink and a pan of cold biscuits,\nThat's what I gave him to eat.\n\nThough he was tired and hungry,\nA bright light came over his face.\nHe bowed his head in the moonlight,\nHe said a beautiful grace.\n\n     {C:Chorus.}\n\nI got my hammer and chisel,\nOffered to set him free.\nHe looked at me and said softly,\n\"I guess we had best let it be.\"\n\nWhen he had finished his supper,\nHe thanked me again and again.\nThough it's been years since I've seen him,\nStill hear him draggin' his chain.","chords":["Em","Am","A","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]}}}