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Chains and Things

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Chains and Things was released on April 12, 1999 by Geffen as a part of the album His Definitive Greatest Hits

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

B.B. King

Performer

Jimmie Haskell

Performer

Carole King

Piano

Bryan Garofalo

Bass Guitar

Russ Kunkel

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

B.B. King

Songwriter

Dave Clark

Songwriter

Jimmie Haskell

String Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Bill Szymczyk

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Woke up this morning after another one of those crazy dreams

Oh, nothing is going right this morning

The whole world is wrong it seems

Oh, I guess it's the chain that bind me

I can't shake it loose, these chains and things

[Verse 2]

Got to go to work this morning

Seems like everything is lost

I got a cold hearted, wrong doing woman and a slave driving ball

I can't loose these chains that bind me

Can't shake 'em loose, these chains and things

Just can't lose these chains and things

[Verse 3]

Well, you talk about hard luck and trouble

Seems to be my middle name

All the odds against me, yes, I can only play a losing game

These chains that bind me

Can't loose these chains and things

Just can't lose these chains and things

[Verse 4]

Oh, I would pack up and leave today, people

But I ain't got nowhere to go

Ain't got no money to buy a ticket

And I don't feel like walking anymore

These chains that bind me

Oh, I can't lose, I can't lose these chains and things

Written by: B.B. King, Dave Clark

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