Shackles And Chains

 

Written by John Stewart
 
It should be noted that I sent a message to Charlie some time ago under the heading "Great offer!  Comparison facilitator!"  Of course, he almost deleted it, but luckily had a look at the sender address first.  The contents of my mail was simply a song he had sent me which I then had transposed to another key to try to prove that my version was closer to his than one might think at first glance.  So he has called me the facilitator (from time to time) ever since.  Charlie worked out "Shackles and Chains", sent it to me and I tried in vain to find a way to improve it.  This is Charlie´s work.  From the "Califonia Bloodlines" album.


Capo 3rd fret

Intro :(D)

Barstow, on to L.A.,
Set my soul a-saying,
"C'mon you old railroad, (D7)
(G)You ain't got a (F#m)shackle (Em)or a (D)chain,
(G)You ain't got a (F#m)shackle (Em)or a (D)chain."

Goodbye, country woman,
Driving me insane.
Hello, anybody,
If (G)you ain't got a (F#m)shackle (Em)or a (D)chain,
If (G)you ain't got a (F#m)shackle (Em)or a (D)chain. (D7)

Let me (G)go, let me (C)ramble,
I don't (G)want to know the (C)pain
Of the (G)rattle and the (Em)clatter
Of the (C)shackles and the (G)chains.
Let me go, let me (C)ramble,
I don't (G)want to know the (C)pain
Of the (G)rattle and the (Em)clatter
Of the (C)shackles and the (G)chains. (A7) (D)

Barstow, on to L.A.,
Set my soul a-saying,
"C'mon, you old railroad, (D7)
(G)You ain't got a (F#m)shackle (Em)or a (D)chain,
(G)You ain't got a (F#m)shackle (Em)or a (D)chain."

Let me (G)go, let me (C)ramble,
I don't (G)want to know the (C)pain
Of the (G)rattle and the (Em)clatter
Of the (C)shackles and the (G)chains.
Let me go, let me (C)ramble,
I don't (G)want to know the (C)pain
Of the (G)rattle and the (Em)clatter
Of the (C)shackles and the (G)chains. (A7) (D)

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Charlie Woodward, facilitated by Jan Hauenstein.