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These Chains
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Country
These Chains was released on March 20, 1980 by EMI Music Nashville (ERN) as a part of the album Gideon
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AlbumGideon
Release DateMarch 20, 1980
LabelEMI Music Nashville (ERN)
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM87

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes
Composer
Dave Ellingson
Dave Ellingson
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Producer
Larry Butler
Larry Butler
Producer

Lyrics

These chains won't keep me from bein' a free man
Doin' what I can to get out of here
And these chains won't keep me from seein' my freedom
Changin' my name and startin' over again
I was a fool for a good lookin' woman
'Til I found out the hard way, there were some out of me
Now what else could I do? How could anyone blame me?
To stand in this smile and with a gun in his hands
These chains won't keep me from bein' a free man
Doin' what I can to get out of here
And these chains won't keep me from seein' my freedom
Changin' my name and startin' over again
She had a known reputation but I paid no attention
Good love and affection can make anythin' right
But judged no mercy for my infatuation
She said killings are sin boy, you've gotta pay the price
These chains won't keep me from bein' a free man
Doin' what I can to get out of here
And these chains won't keep me from seein' my freedom
Changin' my name and startin' over again
Down the hole there's a window
You can barely see through it
Deep in the night I see the lights of town
And started me thinkin' that a mystical ladder
Is as high as these walls and I'm climbin' it rung by rung
These chains won't keep me from bein' a free man
Doin' what I can to get out of here
And these chains won't keep me from seein' my freedom
Changin' my name and startin' over again
These chains won't keep me from bein' a free man
Doin' what I can to get out of here
And these chains won't keep me from seein' my freedom
Changin' my name and startin' over again
These chains won't keep me to start over again
Written by: David M. Ellingson, Kim Carnes
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