Key Chain
transcr i ption by Dave Hancock
Numbers in parentheses are licks listed at end of chord/lyrics
Intro
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---------3--- ---- -------------------
-------x----. ---- -------------------
-4-h-5------. -x5- -4-h-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
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verse
G
I had plenty of keys on my key ring
D
A beautiful home I had everything
C7 G
With a lovin' wife and a car to drive
(1) D (2)
I came home from work every day at five
G (3)
And one by one I started losin' them keys
(4) D(5)
My darling wife I just couldn't please
C7(6) G (7)
My boss got on my nerves one day
(1D (2)
I knew that I was on my way
Chorus
C G
I lost my wife, I lost my home
D G
Quit my job, and set out alone
C G (8)x8
With just one key on my key chain
D G (9)
I'm gonna start all over again
verse
G (10)
She finally decided we just couldn't be
(11) D (12)
She wanted things I just couldn't see
C7(13) G (14)
She said, I'm tired of waiting around
(1) D (2) without s5
She took the last train out of town
Repeat chorus
(15) lead break
verse
G
Well the bankers came and took the key to my home
D
Just one key left from all I ever owned
C G (16)
I'm turning that key lettin' out the clutch
(D) (2)
I never did like this town that much
Repeat chorus
Licks
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((((6)
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--------- ----------------- -3-h-5-3------ -0-1-2-3- -3h5-3-2-1- ---------
--------- ---------------0- --------4-2-0- -0-2-3-4- -4s5-4-3-2- -------3-
-------0- ------0-2-0-s5--- -------------- --------- ----------- ----2----
-2-3-4--- -0-1-2----------- -------------- --------- ----------- -3-------
--------- ----------------- -------------- --------- ----------- ---------
Note for lick (5) :
3h5
4s5 I fret the B string 3rd fret with my index finger and the G string 4th
fret with the middle finger. Then I hammer the B string 5th fret with
my ring finger. This could also be played using slides for both
instead of the hammer. I prefer the combo slide/hammer.
(7) (8) (9)
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-------------------------- ------------ ----------------2s3-------------
-3b(4)--(4)r3p0---------0- ----------0- -------------0--3s4-------------
----------------2-0--s5--- -4-h-5--5--- -------0-2-0--------5--2-0------
-------------------------- ------------ -0-1-2--------------------2-0---
-------------------------- ------------ ------------------------------3-
(10) (11) (12) (13) (14)
---------- --------------- ---------------- ----------- -----------------
-s6-5-4-3- -1-0----------- -3-------------- -------1--- -----------------
---------- -----2-0------- -2--0---0---0--- ---------3- -3p2p0-----------
---------- ---------3-2-0- ------4---4---0- -0-1-2----- -------2p0-------
---------- --------------- ---------------- ----------- -----------1p0---
---------- --------------- ---------------- ----------- ---------------3-
(15) lead break
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-------------0------0-0------00----00-----00-----------------------------------3b(4)-0--3b(4)-0-
-------0-2-0----s5--------s5-----s5-----s5----2-0-2-0-s3-2-0-------------0-2-0------------------
-0-1-2-------------------------------------------------------2s1-----1-2------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------3------------------------------
-0-1-0-1-0--------------------0------------------------------------------------------
-----------3-0-1-0------------1--3--1--1--3--3---------------------------------------
-------------------2-------------3--2--0--3--3---3b(4)--3b(4)--(4)r3-0-0-----------0-
---------------------s3-0------------------------------------------------------0-2---
---------------------------------------------------------------------------1-2-------
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(16) Ending
---1-0---------------------------------------- ------------------------- ----------------3-
-------3-1-----0------------------------------ ------------------------- ----------------0-
-3---------2-3---3-2-0------0----------------- -3b(4)-(4)r3p0----------- -------------0--0-
------------------------2-3---3-2-0-2-0------- ---------------2p0-----0- -------0-2-0----0-
----------------------------------------2-0--- -------------------1s2--- -0-1-2----------2-
--------------------------------------------3- ------------------------- ----------------3-
I hope I didn't make any typos or note omissions. If you find any, yell at me.