Chain Smokin'

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Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers. Joe Grushecky, 1995.

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Credits

• American Babylon (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, 1995)
  • Joe Grushecky: vocals, guitar
  • Zack Alford: drums
  • Leon Pendarvis: keyboards
  • Jerome Smith: bass
  • Bruce Springsteen: guitar, keyboard, percussion, backing vocals

• American Babylon (25th Anniversary Edition) (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, 2021, Demo)
  • Joe Grushecky: vocals, guitar
  • Bruce Springsteen: guitar, keyboard, percussion, backing vocals

Performances

Performed live 9 times (not including snippet performances). 2015-07-18 Wonder Bar, Asbury Park, NJ 1998-03-02 Nick's Fat City, Pittsburgh, PA 1995-10-24 Park West, Chicago, IL 1995-10-21 Nick's Fat City, Pittsburgh, PA 1995-10-20 Nick's Fat City, Pittsburgh, PA 1995-10-19 Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA 1995-10-18 Tramps, New York City, NY 1995-10-17 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ 1994-08-20 Marz American Style, Long Branch, NJ

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 9 known other show(s), plus 0 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on American Babylon (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, 1995) and American Babylon (25th Anniversary Edition) (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, 2021).

A live version is released on October Assault 1995 (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, 2009)/American Babylon (25th Anniversary Edition) (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, 2021) (recorded October 20, 1995).

On The Tracks

CHAIN SMOKIN' V1 [Demo]	3:52	GUEST: BABYLON25
CHAIN SMOKIN' V2	4:02	GUEST: BABYLON

Note: Written by Joe Grushecky sometime before late 1993, when he and Springsteen recorded a demo of the track as the first song of their studio collaboration on October 25 at Thrill Hill West, Beverly Hills. Springsteen then organized a group of studio musicians to complete the track. Overdubs and/or mixing were completed in November at The Hit Factory, New York City. The Springsteen-produced track was released on Grushecky's album American Babylon in October 1995. Springsteen contributes guitar, keyboard, percussion, and backing vocals.

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Lyrics

Chain Smokin'

I'm chain smoking, I'm toking, heart's broken
Chain smoking
I'm chain smoking, words spoken, vows broken
Chain smoking

Since you went away, chain smoking
Since you went away, I'm chain smoking

Since you went away, I can stay out however late I want
I can watch all my favorite programs on TV
And I don't have to put up with your silly little laugh
Oh I wish to god you were here to bother me

Instead I'm chain smoking
Chain smoking
Chain smoking

Since you went away, I'm chain smoking
Since you went away, I'm chain smoking

Since you went away, I can stay out however late I want
I can watch all my favorite programs on TV
And I don't have to put up with your silly little laugh
Oh I wish to god you were here to bother me

Instead I'm chain smoking, I'm toking, my heart's broken
Chain smoking
Since you went away, chain smoking
Since you went away, chain smoking
Since you went away, chain smoking
Since you went away, chain smoking
Since you went away (since you went away), chain
Since you (since you went away), chain
Since you went away (since you went away), chain
Since you (since you went away), chain
Since you went away (since you went away), chain

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Chain Smokin' (Live Version) October 20, 1995

I'm chain smoking, I'm toking, heart's broken
Chain smoking
I'm chain smoking, words spoken, vows broken
Chain smoking

Since you went away, chain smoking
Since you went away, chain smoking

Since you went away, I can stay out however late I want
I can watch all my favorite programs on TV
And I don't have to put up with your silly little laugh
Oh I wish to god you were here to bother me

Instead I'm chain smoking
Chain smoking

Since you went away, chain smoking
Since you went away, chain smoking

Since you went away, I can stay out however late I want
I can watch all my favorite programs on TV
And I don't have to put up with your silly little laugh
Oh I wish to god you were here to bother me

Instead chain smoking, I'm toking, my heart's broken
Chain smoking
Since you went away, chain smoking
Since you went away, chain smoking
Since you went away, chain smoking
Since you went away, chain smoking
Since you went away, chain smoking
Since you went away, chain smoking

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