Aretha Franklin

Songwriter: Don Covay

Producer: Jerry Wexler

[Intro]
Oh, oh, oh, that's the sound
Of a worried, a worried man
Ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha
That's the sound of having a good time
Mhm, that's the sound of pain

[Chorus]
Chain, chain, chain (Chain, chain, chain)
Chain, chain, chain (Chain, chain, chain)
Chain, chain, chain (Chain, chain, chain)
Chain of fools

[Verse 1]
Lord, for five years
See a worried man
Chain of love
Oh, hardly passed
For five long years
I thought you were my man
But I found out
I'm just a link in your chain

[Chorus]
Oh, chain, chain, chain (Chain, chain, chain)
Chain, chain, chain (Chain, chain, chain)
Chain, chain, chain (Chain, chain, chain)
Chain of fools

[Verse 2]
You got me where you want me
I ain't nothin' but your fool
You treated me mean
Oh, you treated me cruel
Every chain
Has got a weak link
I might be weak, child
But I'll give you strength, oh yeah

[Chorus]
Chain, chain, chain (Chain, chain, chain)
Chain, chain, chain (Chain, chain, chain)
Chain, chain, chain (Chain, chain, chain)
Chain of fools

[Bridge]
You told me to leave you alone
My father said, "Come on home"
My doctor said, "Take it easy"
Oh, but your lovin' is much too strong
I'm added to your...

[Chorus]
Chain, chain, chain (chain, chain, chain)
Chain, chain, chain (chain, chain, chain)
Chain, chain, chain (chain, chain, chain)
Your chain of fools, oh

[Bridge]
One of these mornings
The chain is gonna break
But up until then, yeah
I'm gonna take all I can take, oh hey

[Chorus]
Chain, chain, chain (chain, chain, chain)
Chain, chain, chain (chain, chain, chain)
Chain, chain, chain (chain, chain, chain)
Chain of fools, oh
Chain, chain, chain
Chain, chain, chain, oh
Chain, chain, chain
Your chain of fools, oh yeah

Aretha Franklin is both a 20th and 21st century musical and cultural icon known simply by her first Aretha. She is the reigning and undisputed “Queen Of Soul” with a legacy that spans five decades. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Aretha began her career singing gospel at her father, minister C. L. Franklin’s church as a child. In 1960, at the age of 18, Aretha embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records with modest success.

After moving to Atlantic Records in 1967, she released a steady string of US top ten hits through 1973 including “Spanish Harlem”, “Chain Of Fools”, “Baby I Love You”, “Since You’ve Been Gone”, “Daydreaming”, “The House That Jack Built”, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", ”Think“ and her first chart-topper “Respect” – a song that also won Aretha her first of 18 Grammys. During this time, several of her songs were also successful overseas.

By the mid-70s, Aretha’s commercial success waned and she left Atlantic for Clive Davis' Arista Records in 1980. Her 1982 song “Jump to It,” returned her to the top 40 for the first time in six years. 1985’s Who’s Zoomin' Who? got her back into the top 10 twice with its title track and “Freeway Of Love”. Four more songs reached the top 40 through 1986.

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