Beatles

Chains

Composer(s) : Gerry Goffin / Carole King
Year : 1962


 

Chains, my baby's got me locked up in chains.
And they ain't the kind that you can see.
Whoa, oh, these chains of love got a hold on me, yeah.

Chains, well I can't break away from these chains.
Can't run around, 'cause I'm not free.
Whoa, oh, these chains of love won't let me be, yeah.

I wanna tell you, pretty baby,
I think you're fine.
I'd like to love you,
But, darlin', I'm imprisoned by these...

Chains, my baby's got me locked up in chains,
And they ain't the kind that you can see,
Oh, oh, these chains of love got a hold on me.

Please believe me when I tell you,
Your lips are sweet.
I'd like to kiss them,
But I can't break away from all of these...

Chains, my baby's got me locked up in chains.
And they ain't the kind that you can see.
Whoa, oh, these chains of love got a hold on me, yeah.

Chains, chains of love...



Use a capo on the first fret.


  A
e|5----- 5----- 5----- ------|5---5- ----5- 5----- ------|
B|5------5------5------------|5---5------5--5------------|
G|6------6------6------------|6---6------6--6------------|
D|7------7------7------------|7---7------7--7------------|
A|7------7------7------------|7---7------7--7------------|
E|5------5------5------------|5---5------5--5------------|


  
e|5----- 5----- 5----- ----5-|----5- ------ 5----- ------|
B|5------5------5----------5-|----5---------5------------|
G|6------6------6----------6-|----6---------6------------|
D|7------7------7----------7-|----7---------7------------|
A|7------7------7----------7-|----7---------7------------|
E|5------5------5----------5-|----5---------5------------|



e|5----- 5----- 5----- ------|5----- 5----- 5----- 5-----|
B|5------5------5------------|5------5------5------5-----|
G|6------6------6------------|6------6------6------6-----|
D|7------7------7------------|7------7------7------7-----|
A|7------7------7------------|7------7------7------7-----|
E|5------5------5------------|5------5------5------5-----|
  Chains,                 my  baby's        got    me 
  
e|------ 5----- 5----- ----5-|------ 5----- 5----- ------|
B|-------5------5----------5-|-------5------5------------|
G|-------6------6----------6-|-------6------6------------|
D|-------7------7----------7-|-------7------7------------|
A|-------7------7----------7-|-------7------7------------|
E|-------5------5----------5-|-------5------5------------|
  locked up in chains.               And they ain't the 


  D7sus2 
e|5----- 5----- 5----- ----5-|------ 5----- 5----- ------|
B|5------5------5----------5-|-------5------5------------|
G|5------5------5----------5-|-------5------5------------|
D|7------7------7----------7-|-------7------7------------|
A|5------5------5----------5-|-------5------5------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  kind                               that   you    can 

  A
e|5----- 5----- 5----- ----5-|------ 5----- 5----- ------|
B|5------5------5----------5-|-------5------5------------|
G|6------6------6----------6-|-------6------6------------|
D|7------7------7----------7-|-------7------7------------|
A|7------7------7----------7-|-------7------7------------|
E|5------5------5----------5-|-------5------5------------|
  see                                Woa,   oh,    these

  E7sus2                      D7sus2
e|7----- ------ 7----- ------|5----- ------ 5----- ------|
B|7-------------7------------|5-------------5------------|
G|7-------------7------------|5-------------5------------|
D|9-------------9------------|7-------------7------------|
A|7-------------7------------|5-------------5------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|   
  chains of     love                 got a  hold   on 


  A                               E
e|5----- 5----- 5----- 5-----|5---0- 0---0- 0---0- 0-----|
B|5------5------5------5-----|5---0--0---0--0---0--0-----|
G|6------6------6------6-----|6---1--1---1--1---1--1-----|
D|7------7------7------7-----|7---2--2---2--2---2--2-----|
A|7------7------7------7-----|7---2--2---2--2---2--2-----|
E|5------5------5------5-----|5---0--0---0--0---0--0-----|
  me,           yeah

  A      A13 A
e|5----- 5---5- ----5- 5-----|5----- 5----- 5----- 5-----|
B|5------7---5------5--5-----|5------5------5------5-----|
G|6------6---6------6--6-----|6------6------6------6-----|
D|7------5---7------7--7-----|7------7------7------7-----|
A|7------7---7------7--7-----|7------7------7------7-----|
E|5------5---7------5--5-----|5------5------5------5-----|
  Chains,                well I      can't  break  a.....

                       A13 A     
e|------ 5----- 5---5- 5---5-|----5- 5----- 5----- 5-----|
B|-------5------5---5--7---5-|----5--5------5------5-----|
G|-------6------6---6--6---6-|----6--6------6------6-----|
D|-------7------7---7--5---7-|----7--7------7------7-----|
A|-------7------7---7--7---7-|----7--7------7------7-----|
E|-------5------5---5--5---5-|----5--5------5------5-----|
  way from these chains.             Can't  run    a...round

         D7  D7sus2    D7  D7sus2
e|------ 5---5- ----5- 5---5-|------ 5----- 5----- ------|
B|-------7---5------5--7---5-|-------5------5------------|
G|-------5---5------5--5---5-|-------5------5------------|
D|-------7---7------7--7---7-|-------7------7------------|
A|-------5---5------5--5---5-|-------5------5------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
                                    'cause  I'm    not 

  A                    A13 A
e|5----- 5---5- 5---5- 5---5-|------ ------ 5----- 5-----|
B|5------5---5--5---5--7---5-|--------------5------5-----|
G|6------6---6--6---6--6---6-|--------------6------6-----|
D|7------7---7--7---7--5---7-|--------------7------7-----|
A|7------7---7--7---7--7---7-|--------------7------7-----|
E|5------5---5--5---5--5---5-|--------------5------5-----|
  free.                              Whoa,  oh,    these 


  E7sus2                      D7sus2
e|7----- ------ 7----- ------|5----- ------ ------ ------|
B|7-------------7------------|5--------------------------|
G|7-------------7------------|5--------------------------|
D|9-------------9------------|7--------------------------|
A|7-------------7------------|5--------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  chains of     love                 won't  let    me 

  
  A                               A7
e|5----- 5---5- 5----- ------|----5- 5---5- 5---5- 5-----|
B|5------5---5--5------------|----8--8---8--8---8--8-----|
G|6------6---6--6------------|----6--6---6--6---6--6-----|
D|7------7---7--7------------|----5--5---5--5---5--5-----|
A|7------7---7--7------------|----7--7---7--7---7--7-----|
E|5------5---5--5------------|----5--5---5--5---5--5-----|
  be,           yeah.

  
  D          D7sus2    D   D7sus2    D   D7sus2 D      A
e|5----- 5---5- ----5- 5---5-|----5- 5---5- ----5- 5---5-|   
B|7------7---5------5--7---5-|----5--7---5------7--7---5-|
G|7------7---5------5--7---5-|----5--7---5------7--7---6-|
D|7------7---7------7--7---7-|----7--7---7------7--7---7-|
A|5------5---5------5--5---5-|----5--5---5------5--5---7-|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------5-|
      I  wanna  tell you, pretty baby,


         A13 A         A13 A         A13 A7        A13 A
e|----5- 5---5- ----5- 5---5-|----5- 5---5- ----55 5---5-|
B|----5--7---5------5--7---5-|----5--7---8------887---5-|
G|----6--6---6------6--6---6-|----6--6---6------66-6---6-|
D|----7--5---7------7--5---7-|----7--5---5------55-5---5-|
A|----7--7---7------7--7---7-|----7--7---7------77-7---7-|
E|----5--5---5------5--5---5-|----5--5---5------55-5---5-|
         I         think you're fine.

  D          D7sus2    D   D7sus2    D   D7sus2 D
e|5----- 5---5- ------ 5---5-|------ 5---5- ----5- 5-----|
B|7------7---5---------7---5-|-------7---5------7--7-----|
G|7------7---5---------7---5-|-------7---5------7--7-----|
D|7------7---7---------7---7-|-------7---7------7--7-----|
A|5------5---5---------5---5-|-------5---5------5--5-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
         I'd    like   to        love   you,          But, 

         E
e|------ 7----- ------ 7-----|------ 7----- ------ ------|
B|-------9-------------9-----|-------9-------------------|
G|-------9-------------9-----|-------9-------------------|
D|-------9-------------9-----|-------9-------------------|
A|-------7-------------7-----|-------7-------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|   
  darlin',      I'm    im.....prisoned      by     these


  A
e|5----- 5----- 5----- ------|5----- 5----- 5----- 5-----|
B|5------5------5------------|5------5------5------5-----|
G|6------6------6------------|6------6------6------6-----|
D|7------7------7------------|7------7------7------7-----|
A|7------7------7------------|7------7------7------7-----|
E|5------5------5------------|5------5------5------5-----|
  Chains,                 my  baby's        got    me 

                       A13 A
e|------ 5----- 5---5- 5---5-|------ 5----- 5----- ------|
B|-------5------5---5--7---5-|-------5------5------------|
G|-------6------6---6--6---6-|-------6------6------------|
D|-------7------7---7--5---7-|-------7------7------------|
A|-------7------7---7--7---7-|-------7------7------------|
E|-------5------5---5--5---5-|-------5------5------------|
  locked up in chains.               And they ain't the 


         D7  D7sus2    D7  D7sus2
e|------ 5---5- ----5- 5---5-|------ 5----- 5----- 5-----|
B|-------7---5------5--7---5-|-------5------5------5-----|
G|-------5---5------5--5---5-|-------5------5------5-----|
D|-------7---7------7--7---7-|-------7------7------7-----|
A|-------5---5------5--5---5-|-------5------5------5-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  kind                               that   you    can 

  A                    A13 A
e|5----- 5---5- 5---5- 5---5-|----5- 5----- 5----- ------|
B|5------5---5--5---5--7---5-|----5--5------5------------|
G|6------6---6--6---6--6---6-|----6--6------6------------|
D|7------7---7--7---7--5---7-|----7--7------7------------|
A|7------7---7--7---7--7---7-|----7--7------7------------|
E|5------5---5--5---5--5---5-|----5--5------5------------|
  see                                Woa,   oh,    these


  E7sus2                      D7sus2
e|7----- 7----- 7----- ------|5----- ------ 5----- ------|
B|7------7------7------------|5-------------5------------|
G|7------7------7------------|5-------------5------------|
D|9------9------9------------|7-------------7------------|
A|7------7------7------------|5-------------5------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  chains of     love                 got a  hold   on 


  A                               A7
e|5----- 5----- 5----- 5-----|----5- 5---5- 5----- 5-----|
B|5------5------5------5-----|----8--8---8--8------8-----|
G|6------6------6------6-----|----6--6---6--6------6-----|
D|7------7------7------7-----|----5--5---5--5------5-----|
A|7------7------7------7-----|----7--7---7--7------7-----|
E|5------5------5------5-----|----5--5---5--5------5-----|
  me,           yeah



  D          D7sus2    D   D7sus2    D   D7sus2 D      Am
e|5----- 5---5- ------ 5---5-|----5- 5---5- ----5- 5---5-|   
B|7------7---5---------7---5-|----5--7---5------7--7---5-|
G|7------7---5---------7---5-|----5--7---5------7--7---5-H
D|7------7---7---------7---7-|----7--7---7------7--7---7-|
A|5------5---5---------5---5-|----5--5---5------5--5---7-|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------5-|
        Please believe me when I  tell    you,



  A      A13 A         A13 A         A13 A7        A13 A
e|----5- 5---5- ----5- 5---5-|----5- 5---5- ----55 5---5-|
B|----5--7---5------5--7---5-|----5--7---8------887---5-|
G|6---6--6---6------6--6---6-|----6--6---6------66-6---6-|
D|----7--5---7------7--5---7-|----7--5---5------55-5---5-|
A|----7--7---7------7--7---7-|----7--7---7------77-7---7-|
E|----5--5---5------5--5---5-|----5--5---5------55-5---5-|
         Your       lips  are sweet.


                D     
  D          D7sus2        D7sus2    D   D7sus2 D      D7sus2         
e|5----- 5---5- 5----- 5---5-|----5- 5---5- ----5- 5---5-|  
B|7------7---5--7------7---5-|----5--7---5------7--7---5-|
G|7------7---5--7------7---5-|----5--7---5------7--7---7-|
D|7------7---7--7------7---7-|----7--7---7------7--7---7-|
A|5------5---5--5------5---5-|----5--5---5------5--5---5-|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
         I'd    like   to         kiss   them,         but
 

                                            E
  E          E7sus2    E   E7sus2    E   E7sus2
e|7----- 7---7- 7----- 7---7-|7----- 7---7- 7----- ------|
B|9------9---7--9------9---7-|9------9---7--9------------|
G|9------9---7--9------9---7-|9------9---7--9------------|
D|9------9---9--9------9---9-|9------9---9--9------------|
A|7------7---7--7------7---7-|7------7---7--7------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|   
  I      can't  break  a......way    from   all of these


  A
e|5----- 5----- 5---5- ----5-|5----- 5----- 5----- 5-----|
B|5------5------5---5------5-|5------5------5------5-----|
G|6------6------6---6------6-|6------6------6------6-----|
D|7------7------7---7------7-|7------7------7------7-----|
A|7------7------7---7------7-|7------7------7------7-----|
E|5------5------5---5------5-|5------5------5------5-----|
  Chains,                 my  baby's        got    me
 
 
 
e|------ 5----- 5---5- 5---5-|----5- 5----- 5----- ------|
B|-------5------5---5--7---5-|----5--5------5------------|
G|-------6------6---6--6---6-|----6--6------6------------|
D|-------7------7---7--5---7-|----7--7------7------------|
A|-------7------7---7--7---7-|----7--7------7------------|
E|-------5------5---5--5---5-|----5--5------5------------|
  locked up in chains.               And they ain't the 


         D7  D7sus2    D7  D7sus2         
e|------ 5---5- ----5- 5---5-|----5- 5----- 5----- 5-----|
B|-------7---5------5--7---5-|----5--5------5------5-----|
G|-------5---5------5--5---5-|----5--5------5------5-----|
D|-------7---7------7--7---7-|----7--7------7------7-----|
A|-------5---5------5--5---5-|----5--5------5------5-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  kind                               that   you    can 

  
  A                    A13 A
e|5----- 5---5- 5----- 5---5-|------ 5----- 5----- ------|
B|5------5---5--5------7---5-|-------5------5------------|
G|6------6---6--6------6---6-|-------6------6------------|
D|7------7---7--7------5---7-|-------7------7------------|
A|7------7---7--7------7---7-|-------7------7------------|
E|5------5---5--5------5---5-|-------5------5------------|
  see                                Woa,   oh,    these


  E7sus2                      D7sus2
e|7----- ----7- 7----- ------|5----- ------ 5----- 5-----|
B|7----------7--7------------|5-------------5------5-----|
G|7----------7--7------------|5-------------5------5-----|
D|9----------9--9------------|7-------------7------7-----|
A|7----------7--7------------|5-------------5------5-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  chains of     love                 got a  hold   on 


         A                        E
e|------ 5----- 5----- 5-----|----0- 0---0- 0---0- 0-----|
B|-------5------5------5-----|----0--0---0--0---0--0-----|
G|-------6------6------6-----|----1--1---1--1---1--1-----|
D|-------7------7------7-----|----2--2---2--2---2--2-----|
A|-------7------7------7-----|----2--2---2--2---2--2-----|
E|-------5------5------5-----|----0--0---0--0---0--0-----|
  me,           yeah

  A     
e|5----- 5----- 5----- ----5-|------ 5----- 5----- ------|
B|5------5------5----------5-|-------5------5------------|
G|6------6------6----------6-|-------6------6------------|
D|7------7------7----------7-|-------7------7------------|
A|7------7------7----------7-|-------7------7------------|
E|5------5------5----------5-|-------5------5------------|
  Chains,                                   chains of 

  
e|------ ----5- ----5- ----5-|------ 5----- 5----- ------|
B|-----------5------5------5-|-------5------5------------|
G|-----------6------6------6-|-------6------6------------|
D|-----------7------7------7-|-------7------7------------|
A|-----------7------7------7-|-------7------7------------|
E|-----------5------5------5-|-------5------5------------|
  love                                      Chains of

 
e|------ 5----- 5----- ----5-|------ 5----- 5----- ------|
B|-------5------5----------5-|-------5------5------------|
G|-------6------6----------6-|-------6------6------------|
D|-------7------7----------7-|-------7------7------------|
A|-------7------7----------7-|-------7------7------------|
E|-------5------5----------5-|-------5------5------------|
  Love                                      Chains of


  D                           Dm
e|5----- 5----- 5----- 5-----|5----- 5----- 5----- 5-----|
B|7------7------7------7-----|6------6------6------6-----|
G|7------7------7------7-----|7------7------7------7-----|
D|7------7------7------7-----|7------7------7------7-----|
A|5------5------5------5-----|5------5------5------5-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  Love
  .........................Fade..........................
 
  A 
e|5----- 5----- 5----- ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
B|5------5------5------------|---------------------------|
G|6------6------6------------|---------------------------|
D|7------7------7------------|---------------------------|
A|7------7------7------------|---------------------------|
E|5------5------5------------|---------------------------|
  ..............


        B  Bend
        R  Release
        /  slide up
          slide down
        H  hammer-on
        P  pull-off
        ~  vibrato
        +  harmonic
        x  Mute note
        . - play note like a dot in standard notation
        ^ - ties two notes together

Ook op Please Please Me:

Chords	Notes On
I Saw Her Standing There	I Saw Her Standing There
Misery	Misery
Chains	Chains
Anna (Go to Him)	Anna (Go to Him)
Boys	Boys
Ask Me Why	Ask Me Why
Please Please Me	Please Please Me
Love Me Do	Love Me Do
P.S. I Love You	P.S. I Love You
Baby It's You	Baby It's You
Do You Want to Know a Secret	Do You Want to Know a Secret
A Taste of Honey	A Taste of Honey
There's a Place	There's a Place
Twist and Shout	Twist and Shout

Ook op On Air - Live At The BBC Vol 2:

Chords	Notes On
And Here We Are Again (speech)
Words of Love	Words of Love
How About It, Gorgeus? (speech)
Do You Want to Know a Secret	Do You Want to Know a Secret
Lucille
Hey, Paul... (speech)
Anna (Go to Him)	Anna (Go to Him)
Hello! (speech)
Please Please Me	Please Please Me
Misery	Misery
I'm Talking About You
A Real Treat (speech)
Boys	Boys
Absolutely Fab (speech)
Chains	Chains
Ask Me Why	Ask Me Why
Till There Was You	Till There Was You
Lend Me Your Comb
Lower 5e (speech)
The Hippy Hippy Shake
Roll over Beethoven	Roll over Beethoven
There's a Place	There's a Place
Bumper Bundle (speech)
P.S. I Love You	P.S. I Love You
Please Mr. Postman	Please Mr. Postman
Beautiful Dreamer
Devil in Her Heart	Devil in Her Heart
The 49 Weeks (speech)
Sure To Fall
Never Mind, Eh? (speech)
Twist and Shout	Twist and Shout
Bye, Bye (speech)
John - Pop Profile (speech)
George - Pop Profile (speech)
I Saw Her Standing There	I Saw Her Standing There
Glad All Over
Lift Lid Again (speech)
I'll Get You	I'll Get You
She Loves You	She Loves You
Memphis, Tennessee
Happy Birthday, Dear Saturday Club
Now Hush, Hush (speech)
From Me to You	From Me to You
Money (That's What I Want)	Money (That's What I Want)
I Want to Hold Your Hand	I Want to Hold Your Hand
Brian Bathtubes
This Boy	This Boy
If I Wasn't In America
I Got A Woman
Long Tall Sally	Long Tall Sally
If I Fell	If I Fell
A Hard Job Writing Them (speech)
And I Love Her	And I Love Her
Oh, Can't We? Yes We Can (speech)
You Can't Do That	You Can't Do That
Honey Don't	Honey Don't
I'll Follow the Sun	I'll Follow the Sun
Green With Black Shutters (speech)
Kansas City-Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! [Medley]	Kansas City-Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! [Medley]
That's What We're Here For (speech)
I Feel Fine (Studio Outtake)
Paul - Pop Profile (speech)
Ringo - Pop Profile (speech)