Chain Of Life Chords & Tabs
Main guitar pattern 1:
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------0---------0-------|------0---------0-------|
G|----0-----0---0---0---0-|----0-----0---0---0---0-|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|10----------9-----------|7-----------7-----------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
|1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - | <- timing (triplets)
Second guitar pattern 1:
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------5-------5-------5-|------5-------5-------5-|
G|7-6-7---7-6-7---7-6-7---|7-6-7---7-6-7---7-6-7---|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
|1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |
Main guitar pattern 2:
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------0---------0-------|------0---------0-------|
G|----0-----0---0---0---0-|----0-----0---0---0---0-|
D|10----------9-----------|7-----------7-----------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
|1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |
Second guitar pattern 2:
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------5-------5-------5-|------5-------5-------5-|
G|5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5---|5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5---|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
|1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |
Main guitar pattern 3:
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------
B|----0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----0-----0-
G|--0-----0-----0-----0---|--0-----0-----0-----0---|--0-----0-----0-----0---
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------7-----------
A|5-----7-----4-----5-----|5-----7-----4-----5-----|5-----7-----------9-----
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------
|1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - -
Second guitar pattern 3:
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------5-------5---
G|------------------------|------------------------|------7-6-7---7-6-7---7-
D|------------------------|------------------7-9-11|7-9-11------------------
A|------4-5-7-------5-7-9-|------7-9-107-9-10------|------------------------
E|3-5-7-------5-7-9-------|7-9-10------------------|------------------------
|1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - -
Main guitar Bridge (timing change)
E|--------------------------------|
B|----0-------0-------0-----------|
G|--0---0---0---0---0---0-----0---|
D|--------------------------------|
A|10------9---------------7-------|
E|----------------10--------------|
|1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - |<- timing (straight eighths)
Second guitar Bridge (timing change)
E|----------------------5-7-------|
B|------5-------5-5-7-8-----------|
G|7-6-7---7-6-7-------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
|1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - |
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/roger_waters/chain_of_life_tab.html ]
Main guitar pattern 4:
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------0-------0-----------|------------0-------0-----------|
G|------0---0---0---0---0-----0---|------0---0---0---0---0-----0---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|----9---10------9-------7-------|----9---10------9-------7-------|
E|0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
|1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - |1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - |
Second guitar pattern 4:
E|--------------------------------|----------------------2-3-------|
B|--------------------------------|----2-4-5-----------------------|
G|----------------------------4---|3-4-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - |1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - |
Main guitar pattern 5:
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------0-------0-------0---|------------0-------0-------0---|
G|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|----10--9-------10------9-------|----10--9-------10------9-------|
A|0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - |1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - |
Second guitar pattern 5:
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|----0-2-------------0-2---------|----0-2-------------0-2---------|
E|2-3-------------2-3-------------|2-3-------------2-3-------------|
|1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - |1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - |
Main guitar D major break:
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----12--11----12----9---11--7---|----12--11----12----9---11--7---|
D|0-----------0-----0---0---------|0-----------0-----0---0---------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - |1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - |
Second guitar D major break:
E|----0---0-------0---0-------0---|0-------0---0-------0---0-------|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|2-----------2-----------2-------|----2-----------2-----------2---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - |1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - |
Pat.1 Pat.1
Cry baby cry, grow baby grow
Pat.2
Stand on your own
Pat.1
Holidays and happy days at home
Pat.3
Seaside bike ride funland hot sand childhood floating by
Pat.1(x2) Pat.2 Pat.1
Pat.3
Wonder why I feel so shy when you are passing by
Bridge (timing change)
Pat.4
The years of love and wine
Pat.4
Pass by the magic eye
Pat.5
Good time lifetime, good line lifeline
Pat.4
Pass by the magic eye
D major break (x2)
Pat.4
Your child is growing fast
Pat.4
His future is your past
Pat.5
Good time lifetime, good line lifeline
Pat.4
His future is your past
D major break (x2)
Pat.4
Slow down look around
Pat.4
Memories come drifting down
Pat.5
Good time lifetime, good line lifeline
Pat.4
Memories come drifting down
D major break (x2)
Pat.1
And I remember rather well
Pat.1
Gather round my chair and I will tell
Pat.2
Carriages were open to the breeze
Pat.1
Muffin boys and trams and trees
Pat.3
I recall when I was young the world was not so small
Pat.1 (repeats and fades)