Ball and Chain Chords by Big Brother The Holding Company
- Key: E
- BPM: 176
- Capo: no capo
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BALL AND CHAIN CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] F#m C#7 B E F#7 E B7 C#m ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ A B7 A C#7 F#7 C#7 F#7 B7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ F#7 B7 G#7 C#7 F#7 C#m7 F#7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] C#7 F#7 B7 Sittin' down by my window ■ E F#7 Honey lookin' out at the rain C#7 F#m A Bm ■ ■ ■ ■ B7 Lord Lord Lord sittin' down by my window F#m Baby lookin' out at the rain F#7 C#m C#7 F#m B A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ C#m C#7 B7 Somethin' came along grabbed a hold of me F#m B And it felt just like a ball and chain ■ C#m F#m ■ Honey that's exactly what it felt like B Honey just dragging me down B And I say oh whoa whoa now hon' tell me why [Chorus] F#7 ■ Why does every single little tiny thing I hold on goes wrong F#m B7 F#7 B7 Bm Yeah ■ ■ it ■ all goes wrong yeah B7 Bm B7 And I say oh whoa whoa now babe tell me why F#m Why does every thing every thing Bsus4 A B7 C#7 ■ ■ ■ ■ C#m B Hey here you gone today I wanted to love you B7 F#7 Honey I just wanted to hold you I said for so long B B7 C#m F#7 Yeah Alright ■ ■ ■ Hey [Verse] F#m C#m C#7 B7 Love's got a hold on me baby ■ ■ C#7 F#7 Feels just like a ball and chain F#m C#m E F#m A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Bm Bm7 Bm Now ■ love's just draggin' me down baby yeah ■ Bm7 F#m Feels like a ball and chain A B7 C#m B ■ I hope there's someone out there who could tell me B7 E F#m Why the man I love wanna leave me in so much pain [Chorus] Bm C#m F#7 Bm Yeah ■ ■ maybe maybe you could help me come on help me B7 And I say oh whoa whoa now hon' tell me why F#m Now tell me tell me tell me tell me tell me tell me why yeah F#7 Bm B7 And I say oh whoa whoa ■ whoa when I ask you B7 When I need to know why c'mon tell me why hey hey hey F#m F#m7 B7 F#7 C#7 Here you've ■ ■ ■ gone today ■ [Solo] C#m Bm ■ I wanted to love you and hold you Bm Till the day I die F#m B Bm I said whoa ■ whoa whoa C#m C#7 B7 C#7 F#7 B7 B B7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ F#7 C#7 B7 F#m Bm B7 C#m ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] F#7 And I say oh whoa whoa no honey B7 F#m It ain't fair daddy it ain't fair what you do C#7 A I see what you're doin' to me and you know it ain't fair A And I say oh whoa whoa now baby F#7 B7 Bm It ain't fair now now now what you do F#m F#7 I said hon' it ain't fair what hon' it ain't fair what you do ■ B7 F#7 B7 C#m ■ Oh here you gone today and all I ever ■ wanted to do F#7 Was to love you C#7 C#m B Honey an' I think there can be nothing wrong with that Bm E F#m Only it ain't wrong no no no no no A Bm Bm7 C#m F#m ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ F#m C#m B Sittin' down by my window ■ B B7 F#7 C#m7 Lookin' at the rain ■ F#7 E C#m7 F#7 B7 Bm ■ Lord Lord Lord sittin' ■ ■ ■ down by my window Bm F#7 Lookin' at the rain see the rain F#7 B7 F#7 C#m7 B7 C#7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ B Somethin' came along grabbed a hold of me B7 E F#7 B And it felt like a ball and chain ■ C#m F#7 ■ ■ Oh this can't be in vain [Chorus] B7 F#m7 F#7 B7 F#7 And I'm ■ ■ gonna tell you one just more time yeah yeah ■ ■ B7 And I say oh whoa whoa now baby B7 This can't be no this can't be in vain F#m And I say no no no no no no no no whoa F#m7 And I say whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa E F#m C#m Now now now now now now now ■ ■ now now no no not in vain C#7 C#m Bm N.C. Hey hope there is someone that could tell me N.C. Hon' tell me why N.C. Hon' tell me why love is like N.C. Just like a ball [Outro] F#m F#m7 Just like ■ ■ a ball N.C. Baaaaaaalllll Oh daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy [End]