The Chain - Fleetwood Mac

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Capo: Fret 2
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                      The Chain – Fleetwood Mac
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Written by: Buckingham/Fleetwood/C.McVie/J.McVie/Nicks
From: “Rumours” (1977)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Drop D

Capo: 2nd fret
Play: D
Key: E

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[Intro]

Basic patterns (some minor variations and dead notes)

  D9(no 3rd)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 
e|------------
B|------1-----
G|----2-------
D|--0---------
A|------------
D|0-----------

4 +  1 + 2 + 3
0---|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------

 + 4 +  1 + 2 
-------|------
-------|------
-------|----2-
-------|--0---
-------|------
-------|0-----

+ 3 + 4 +  1 +
----------|---
1-----1h3-|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---

 2 + 3 + 4 +
-------------|
-------------|
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    D9(no 3rd)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 
e|------------
B|------1-----
G|----2-----2-
D|--0---------
A|------------
D|0-----------

4 +  1 + 2 + 3
0---|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------

 + 4 +  1 + 2 
-------|------
-------|------
-------|----2-
-------|--0---
-------|------
-------|0-----

+ 3 + 4 +  1 +
----------|---
1-----1---|1h3
----2-----|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---

 2 + 3 + 4 +
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
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  D9(no 3rd)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 
e|------------
B|------1-----
G|----2-----2-
D|--0---------
A|------------
D|0-----------

4 +  1 + 2 + 3
----|---------
1---|1h3------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------

 + 4 +  1 + 2 
-------|------
-------|------
-------|----2-
-------|--0---
-------|------
-------|0-----

+ 3 + 4 +  1 +
------0---|---
1---------|1h3
----2-----|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---

 2 + 3 + 4 +
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
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  D9(no 3rd)  
  1 + 2 + 3 + 
e|------------
B|------1-----
G|----2-----2-
D|--0---------
A|------------
D|0-----------

              
4 +  1 + 2 + 3
----|---------
1---|1h3------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------

              
 + 4 +  1 + 2 
-------|------
-------|------
-------|----2-
-------|--0---
-------|------
-------|0-----

           N.C
+ 3 + 4 +  1 +
----------|---
3-----3---|x--
----------|x--
----------|x--
----------|x--
----------|---

.
 2 + 3 + 4 +
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h – hammering on
x – dead notes

[Outro]
Bass riff (tra
  1 + 2 + 3 + 
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
D|5-----------

nscribed for D
4 +  1 + 2 + 3
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
--0-|1---0----
5---|------5-3

rop D guitar)
 + 4 +  1 + 2 
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
---0---|------
-5-----|0-----

+ 3 + 4 +  1 +
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---

 2 + 3 + 4 +
-------------|
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Bass
G|------------
D|------------
A|0-----------
D|------------

----|---------
----|---------
0-2-|3----2-0-
----|---------

-------|------
-------|------
-0-2---|------
3------|0-----

----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---

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CHORDS
          D-A-
D7sus2    0-0-
D5        0-0-
G         5-x-
G7        5-x—
Cadd9     x-3-
Bb6       x-1-
G5        5-5-

D-G-B-e
0-2-1-0
0-2-3-x
0-0-0-3
0-0-6-x
2-0-3(3)
0-0-3(3)
5-x-x-x
Daug      0-0-
Am        5-5-
Bb        x-1-
F         3-3-

0-3-3-0 (sus2)
5-3-x-x
3-3-3-x
3-2-x-x

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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
            
  Listen to th

           
e wind blow, w

        | 
atch the sunri

  |  |
se
            
  Run in the s

           
hadows, damn y

              
our love, damn

    |   |  |
 your lies

[Chorus]
       
And if you don

't love me now
         
You will never

 love me again
            
I can still he

       
re you saying
          
You would neve

r break the ch

ain

[Chorus]
       
And if you don

't love me now
         
You will never

 love me again
            
I can still he

       
re you saying
          
You would neve

r break the ch

ain

[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
            
  Listen to th

            
e wind blow, d

  |     
own comes the 

        |  |
night
            
  Run in the s

           
hadows, damn y

              
our love, damn

    |   |  |
 your lies
            
  Break the si

           
lence, damn th

              
e dark damn th

|   |  |
e night

[Chorus]
       
And if you don

't love me now
         
You will never

 love me again
            
I can still he

       
re you saying
          
You would neve

r break the ch

ain

[Chorus]
       
And if you don

't love me now
         
You will never

 love me again
            
I can still he

       
re you saying
          
You would neve

r break the ch

ain

[Chorus]
       
And if you don

't love me now
         
You will never

 love me again
            
I can still he

       
re you saying
          
You would neve

r break the ch

ain

[Link]
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[Outro]
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(bass riff)

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Chai-ai-ain ke

        
ep us together

 (Run in the s

hadows)
         
Chai-ai-ain ke

        
ep us together

 (Running in t

he shadows)
         
Chai-ai-ain ke

        
ep us together

 (Runnin’ in t

he shadows)
         
Chai-ai-ain ke

        
ep us together

 (Run in the s

hadows)
         
Chai-ai-ain ke

        
ep us together

 (Running in t

he shadows)

(fade out over last line)

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