Chains

The Cookies

Written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin



The Cookies, who were friends of Carole King and Gerry Goffin's babysitter, one

"Little" Eva Boyd. After they wrote "The Loco-Motion" for her, they wrote this for her

friends.

Peaked at # 17 in 1962

Later covered by the Beatles as an album track in 1964 [Beatles Please Please Me CD]

and also by co-songwriter Carole King in 1980 [Carole King Pearls CD].





Chains, my baby's got me locked up in chains

And they ain't the kind that you can see-ee-ee-ee

Whoa, oh, it's chains of lo-o-ove

Got a hold on me, yeah



Chains, well, I can't break away from these chains

I can't run around 'cause I'm not free-ee-ee-ee

Whoa, oh, these chains of lo-o-ove

Won't let me be, yeah



Now, believe me when I tell you "I think you're fine"

I'd like to love you but, darling, I'm imprisoned by these



Chains, my baby's got me locked up in chains

And they ain't the kind that you can see-ee-ee-ee

Whoa, oh, it's chains of lo-o-ove

Got a hold on me, yeah



I wanna tell you, pretty baby, "your lips look sweet"

I'd like to kiss them but I can't break away from all of these



Chains, my baby's got me locked up in chains

And they ain't the kind that you can see-ee-ee-ee

Whoa, oh, it's chains of lo-o-ove

Got a hold on me, yeah



Chains, chains of lo-o-o-ove

FADE

Chains of lo-o-o-ove