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In Chains

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The War on Drugs - In chains
Album: A deeper understanding
CAPO 4
[Intro]
 G   Emx3
[Verse 1]
GGoin' out the way I always do
EmCallin' out your name
DTryin' not to hate myself
For gCettin' in the middle
And shining every light upon it
[Verse 2]
GStill I miss the way you’d hold me close in a Emcold wind
DI caught you in our room staring at the light
I’d been up all night
Is this Clife and we’re just living it?
[Bridge]
AmStill I wanna celebrEmate our Dlove
[Verse 3]
I’ve been roGllin' like a sixteen
I can die on the floor
I’ve beeEmn shackled and delivered
There’Ds a girl out there with silence in her eyes
Her Ctruth is in the dark
[Bridge 2]
And DI see you comin' in Cview
BmYeah, I need you
I’m comin' Amin two
In vGiew
[Chorus]
CAin’t no wind that GI cDould fEmeel Cin a fleeGtiDn' rain
CTurn around and rip Gmy Dheart
Then look aEmt it Cand say GhoDw you broke away
CAin’t no way to eleGvatDe to aEmnothCer line
With Gnowhere Dto go
CAin’t no chains to hGold yoDu in
EmTo hoCld you to
GTo losDing you
[Instrumental]
G Em
[Verse 4]
GHiding from an enemy
When something inside me died
EmIt’s hard to see real clear these days
With darkness on my mind
DAs I stare into the ocean floor
And I wonder where I once was
CWas I fallin' through the air tonight
Then crumble into your arms?
GIs this love?
EmAre you sure?
Is it Dsomething you cCan control?
GI’m retired
I’m Emin chains
I’m in Dlove
I’m in pCain
[Verse 5]
GAll these changes everywhere
Just go ahead and take my hand
EmHold me close, now let me go
Try and understand
I beDlieve in all the power
In doing what we can do
We can Ctry and learn to make it through
Then come out the other side
[Bridge 3]
I don’t sDee you at all comin' in vCiew
BmHow do we decide Amwhat we can do?
I don't Bmread your mind
Gimme tAmruth
G(hEmarp DsColo)

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In Chains

by The War On Drugs

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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The War on Drugs - In chains

Album: A deeper understanding

CAPO 4

[Intro]

G Em

[Verse 1]

Goin' out the way I always do

Callin' out your name

Tryin' not to hate myself

For gettin' in the middle

And shining every light upon it

[Verse 2]

G Em

Still I miss the way you’d hold me close in a cold wind

I caught you in our room staring at the light

I’d been up all night

Is this life and we’re just living it?

[Bridge]

Am Em D

Still I wanna celebrate our love

[Verse 3]

I’ve been rollin' like a sixteen

I can die on the floor

I’ve been shackled and delivered

There’s a girl out there with silence in her eyes

Her truth is in the dark

[Bridge 2]

D C

And I see you comin' in view

Yeah, I need you

I’m comin' in two

In view

[Chorus]

C G D Em C G D

Ain’t no wind that I could feel in a fleetin' rain

C G D

Turn around and rip my heart

Em C G D

Then look at it and say how you broke away

C G D Em C

Ain’t no way to elevate to another line

G D

With nowhere to go

C G D

Ain’t no chains to hold you in

Em C

To hold you to

G D

To losing you

[Instrumental]

G Em

[Verse 4]

Hiding from an enemy

When something inside me died

It’s hard to see real clear these days

With darkness on my mind

As I stare into the ocean floor

And I wonder where I once was

Was I fallin' through the air tonight

Then crumble into your arms?

Is this love?

Are you sure?

D C

Is it something you can control?

I’m retired

I’m in chains

I’m in love

I’m in pain

[Verse 5]

All these changes everywhere

Just go ahead and take my hand

Hold me close, now let me go

Try and understand

I believe in all the power

In doing what we can do

We can try and learn to make it through

Then come out the other side

[Bridge 3]

D C

I don’t see you at all comin' in view

Bm Am

How do we decide what we can do?

I don't read your mind

Gimme truth

G Em D C

(harp solo)

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