judas priest
( take these ) chains lyrics
songwriters : halligan , robert sidney jr .

intro : G#m F# E x2

G#m F# E F# G#m
i move away it don’t do me no good
F# E
three thousand miles don’t help like i thought it would
G F#5
help me , beggin’ you please
F5 E B5 C#5 C#5 B5 C#5
you got the power down on my knees
C#5 D#5 eb#5 C#5
give me some kind of life
D#5 D#5
leave me be
G#m E
take these chains off
C#5 C#5 D#5
take ’em off my heart

( repeat : ) G#m

F# E F# G#m
reach out to me , as if from the grave
F# E
i tried to run but i’m tied to you like a slave
G F#5
it’s my fault loving you so
F5 E C#5 B5 C#5
you were so precious , how could i know
C#5 D#5 eb#5 C#5
you turned mean overnight
D#5 D#5
poor poor me
G#m E
take these chains off
C#5 C#5 D#5
take ’em off my heart

( repeat : )

E
i don’t owe you anything
F# G#5 F#5 F#5 G#5 F#5
why don’t you get out of my life
E
through it all the memories cling
C#5 D#5 D#5
and i can’t sleep at night

G#m F# E F# G#m A#5 B5 C#5 D# E

G F#5
help me i’m beggin’ you please

F5 E B5 C#5 C#5 B5 C#5
you’ve got the power , down on my knees
C#5 D#5 eb#5 C#5
give me some kind of life
D#5 D#5
leave me be
G#m E
take these chains off
C#5 C#5 D#5
take ’em off my heart

( repeat x4 )