The melody of Back On The Chain Gang by The Pretenders runs 271 notes across 54 bars, 3:42 long in D at 135 beats per minute. The tab sits almost entirely in the first two frets, one note at a time — no chords to barre and no strumming pattern to keep up with. A piano backing track plays the chords and bass underneath, so the line you are learning sounds like the record even at half speed.
Prefer to strum and sing it instead? Back On The Chain Gang chords and lyrics.