Shackles and Chains Chords
by Jimmie Davis
Shackles and Chains by Jimmie Davis is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D7 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G C
On a long, lonesome journey I'm going
D7 G
Now darling please don't you cry
C
For in shackles and chains they will take me
D7 G
To a prison to stay until I die.
(Chorus)
G
And at night through the bars
C
I will gaze at the stars
D7 G
And I long for your kisses in vain
C Am
A piece of stone I will use for my pillow
D7 G
While I'm sleeping in shackles and chains.
Put your arm through the bars once my darling
Let me kiss those sweet lips that I love best
For in heartaches you're my consolation
And in misery my haven of rest.