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|    D      Csus2|       G|    D      Csus2|      G|
|    D      Csus2|       G|    D      Csus2|      G|    
   DI don't Csus2want any Gtrouble. 
   DI don't Csus2want to make any Gwaves.
  DI don't Csus2want any Gconscience.
And I A/Gdon't wanna be Gbrave.
DI have Csus2kept my Gdistance. 
My Dfeelings Chave never been Gshown.
DI've been Csus2walking  Gfences,
De A/Gnied what I Ghave known.--own!
          D        C/EI carry D/F#chainsGsus4  
I carry Dchains           C/EI feel the D/F#weight        
the Gsus4weight )
A/GChains are in Gdifferent A/Gthings that should not Gbe hanging on .
|    D      Csus2|       G|    D      Csus2|      G|
 me                             
|    D      Csus2|       G|    D      Csus2|      G|   
I put my Dconscience Csus2under a Gstone,
 the Dstone un Csus2der the    Gground.
I Dwalked so Csus2far from where I had Gleft it.
 I A/Ghoped it couldn't be Gfound.
My Dconscience Csus2is per Gsistent. 
It's a Dhaunted Csus4seed I have Gsown.
DCalls me out Csus2from the Gdistance
It  A/Gwon't leave me a  Glone--hone!
           D          C/EI carry D/F#chainsGsus4  
I carry Dchains           C/EI feel the D/F#weight        
       Gsus4Now I-I            D     C/EI carry D/F#chains
              Gsus4heavy Dchains          C/EI feel the D/F#weight
 ( now I feel the Gsus4weight )
A/GChains are in Gdifferent A/Gthings that should not Gbe hanging on
|    D      Csus2|        G|    D      Csus2|        G|   
 me                                       Now I-I
          D         C/EI carry D/F#chainsGsus4  
Heavy Dchains           C/EI feel the D/F#weight        
 the Gsus4weight ) 
A/GChains are in Gdifferent A/Gthings that should not Gbe hanging on
Dme                C/Ecarry D/F#chainsGsus4  
hangin on Dme                 C/Ecarry D/F#chains      

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Chains

by Ian Thomas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Csus2

A/G

C/E

D/F#

Gsus4

Csus4

D Csus2 G D Csus2 G

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D Csus2 G D Csus2 G

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D Csus2 G

I don't want any trouble.

D Csus2 G

I don't want to make any waves.

D Csus2 G

I don't want any conscience.

A/G G

And I don't wanna be brave.

D Csus2 G

I have kept my distance.

D C G

My feelings have never been shown.

D Csus2 G

I've been walking fences,

A/G G

De nied what I have known.--own!

D C/E D/F# Gsus4

I carry chains

D C/E D/F#

I carry chains I feel the weight

Gsus4

the weight )

A/G G A/G G

Chains are in different things that should not be hanging on .

D Csus2 G D Csus2 G

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D Csus2 G D Csus2 G

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D Csus2 G

I put my conscience under a stone,

D Csus2 G

the stone un der the ground.

D Csus2 G

I walked so far from where I had left it.

A/G G

I hoped it couldn't be found.

D Csus2 G

My conscience is per sistent.

D Csus4 G

It's a haunted seed I have sown.

D Csus2 G

Calls me out from the distance

A/G G

It won't leave me a lone--hone!

D C/E D/F# Gsus4

I carry chains

D C/E D/F#

I carry chains I feel the weight

Gsus4 D C/E D/F#

Now I-I I carry chains

Gsus4 D C/E D/F#

heavy chains I feel the weight

Gsus4

( now I feel the weight )

A/G G A/G G

Chains are in different things that should not be hanging on

D Csus2 G D Csus2 G

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me Now I-I

D C/E D/F# Gsus4

I carry chains

D C/E D/F#

Heavy chains I feel the weight

Gsus4

the weight )

A/G G A/G G

Chains are in different things that should not be hanging on

D C/E D/F# Gsus4

me carry chains

D C/E D/F#

hangin on me carry chains

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