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Originally Posted by bombaysaffires
^Yes. the whole second half of The Chain is directly from Keep Me There…from John's bass solo until the end of the song is straight from Keep Me There.
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No, it's actually even before that. The stanza from "Keep Me There" that goes:
Even if you're lying -- keep it going
Keep it going a little bit longer
You know, you know that I'm trying
Trying to be, oh, a little bit strong
That IS "The Chain." That's the Am7 | Em11 | C6 | D9 chord progression of the chorus of "The Chain." That's the music that the band plays to this day when they perform "The Chain."
The music—the chords—in today's "Chain" are from Christine's old song.
I really dig the older "Keep Me There" on the 2005 reissue (the one they call "Butter Cookie"). It's harder to identify the "Chain" music in that one. But it's there. It's an underlying motif that runs all through "Butter Cookie": Em (no 3) | C5 diminished (again no 3).
Sorry for the technical mumbo-jumbo, but this part is used in "The Chain" to bridge the end of the chorus and the start of the bass solo with double electric guitar ringing. And here's a kicker: The same effect is used on the fade-out of "Dreams."