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Spoken Introduction: He Had A Long Chain On chords by
Odetta
Odetta

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Verse 1
G

This is a song that was written

by one of the most beautiful people

I've ever met about the man
Em

with the long chain on.
G
Em

He had a long chain on
G
Em
G
Em

He had a long chain on
Eb
Em
Am

He had a long chain on
Interlude 1
Am
G

Am
G
Am
G
Em
Am
C
G

Verse 2
G
Em
G

One night as I lay on my pillow
Am
Em

Moonlight as bright as the dawn
G
Em

I saw a man come a -walkin',
G
Am
Em

he had a long chain on.
G
Em
G

I heard his chains a -clackin',
Em
Am
Abm
B

they made a mournin'
Em

for a song.
G
Em
G
Em
G

Welding around his body
Am
Ebm
B
Em

Dragging along the cross
G
Em

He had a long chain on
C
Em
C
Em
G
Em
C

He had a long chain on
Em
Am

He had a long chain on
Interlude 2
Am
Em
G

Am
Em
G
Am
G
Am
G
Em
G

Verse 3
G
Em
G
Em

He stood be side my window
G
Am
Em

He looked at me and he said,
G
Em
G
Em
G

I'm so tired and hungry,
Am
Em

give me a bite of your bread.
G
Em
G
Em
G

He didn't look like a robber
Am
Em

He didn't look like a thief
G
Em

His voice was as soft as the moonlight
G
Em
C
Am
B
Em

A face full of sorrow and grief
G
Em
G
Em
C
Em

He had a long chain on
C
Em
G
Em
G
Em
C
G

He had a long chain on
Em

He had a long chain
G
Am
G
Am

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
Em
G
Am
G
Am
C
G

ooh
Em

I went into my kitchen
Am

Fetched him a bowl
B
Ebm
G

full of meat
Em

Drinking a pan of cold biscuits,
G
Em

G
Am
Em

that's what I gave him to eat.
G
Em
G

Though he was tired and hungry,
Am
G
Em
G
Em

a bright light came over his face.
G
Em
G

He bowed his head
G
Em

in the moonlight
G
B
Em
G

He said a beauti ful grace
Em
G
Em

But he had a long chain on
C
Em
G

He had a long chain on
Em

He had a long chain on
Interlude 3
Am
G
Em

G
Am
Em
G
Am
G
G
Am
G

Verse 4
G

I've got my hammer and chisel
Em

Offered to set him free
G

He looked at me and said softly,
Em
G

I guess we had best let it be.
G

When he had finished his supper,

he thanked me again and again.
G

Though it's been

years since I saw him

Still hear him dragging his chain

He had a long chain on

He had a long chain on
Interlude 4

He had a long chain on
Am

Verse 5

He had a long chain on

He had a long chain on
Outro 1

We had a long day long.
Em

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Chords
  • G

  • Em

  • Eb

    6
  • Am

  • C

  • Abm

    4
  • B

    2
  • Ebm

    6

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Transpose: 0

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