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A good video (not mine) to see the chord progression is: 
             Am(H)                 F(D)             C       G  Em  
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----1-----1----3---1---1-----1------1-------1----------------|
----h2----2----2---2---2-----2------0-------0--------1-----1-|
----h2----2----2---2---3-----3------2-------0--------0-------|
-----------------------------3------3-------3--------2-----2-|
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Am F Am F Am F C G
              Am(H)
I pushed it hard, 
       F(D)          Am(H)
that goddamn wrecking ball, 
  F(D)         Am      F  
and I waited for the 
                 C                    G    Am(H)
weight to swing around but it never did. 
   F(D)           Am(H)
And the crows they fell 
      F(D)        Am(H)
around my eyes and still 
       F(D)              C  G  
no sign of that ball and chain
               Am(H)
I pushed it hard,
        F(D)         Am(H)
that goddamn wrecking ball. 
         F(D)   Am(H)   F(D)
What kind of pendulum 
Cnever comes back hGome? 
                    Am(H)
You start to miss it some. 
       F(D)         Am(H)
The way you miss the rain, 
      F(D)          Am(H)         F(D)       C  G  
the way you miss the fighting when the war is won... 
G
But wChat  EmI  miss the mAmost is knGowing just eCxactly wEmhere it hAmurts, 
is knoGwing just eCxactly wEmhat is wrAmong 
And what I waGnt, and what I Gwant... 
 Am(H)  F(D)  Am(H)  F(D)  Am(H)  F(D)  C  G  
                    Am(H)
I miss the ghost trees, 
     F(D)         Am(H)
the weary midnight drives,
        F(D)      Am(H)   F(D)                C  G  
the taste of loneliness in the air beyond the towns.
                Am(H)   F(D)         Am(H)
I miss the resonance of those trigger words, 
       F(D)           Am(H)    
that crazy   one track mind. 
 F(D)                C  G  
Sometimes I miss the cold... 
G
But wChat  EmI  miss the mAmost is knGowing just eCxactly wEmhere it hAmurts, 
is knoGwing just eCxactly wEmhat is wrAmong 
And what I waGnt, and what I Gwant... 
 Am(H)  F(D)  Am(H)  F(D)  Am(H)  F(D)  C  G  
I'm reAmmembering the suGnlight coming down in shades of bAmlue, 
the sorrow of the afteGrmath tightening the noAmose. 
I'm thinking of the niCght that all the lights went oAmut, 
and how I learned to sGee in the dark, in the dark, in the dark... 
 Am(H)  F(D)  Am(H)  F(D)  Am(H)  F(D)  C  G  
               Am(H)
I pushed it hard,
        F(D)         Am(H)
that goddamn wrecking ball. 
         F(D)   Am(H)   F(D)
What kind of pendulum 
Cnever comes back hGome? 

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Wrecking Ball

by Chris Pureka

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A good video (not mine) to see the chord progression is:

Am H F D C G Em

() ()

-------------------------------------------------------------|

----1-----1----3---1---1-----1------1-------1----------------|

----h2----2----2---2---2-----2------0-------0--------1-----1-|

----h2----2----2---2---3-----3------2-------0--------0-------|

-----------------------------3------3-------3--------2-----2-|

-----------------------------------------------------3-------|

Am F Am F Am F C G

Am H

()

I pushed it hard,

F D Am H

() ()

that goddamn wrecking ball,

F D Am F

()

and I waited for the

C G Am H

()

weight to swing around but it never did.

F D Am H

() ()

And the crows they fell

F D Am H

() ()

around my eyes and still

F D C G

()

no sign of that ball and chain

Am H

()

I pushed it hard,

F D Am H

() ()

that goddamn wrecking ball.

F D Am H F D

() () ()

What kind of pendulum

C G

never comes back home?

Am H

()

You start to miss it some.

F D Am H

() ()

The way you miss the rain,

F D Am H F D C G

() () ()

the way you miss the fighting when the war is won...

C Em Am G C Em Am

But what I miss the most is knowing just exactly where it hurts,

G C Em Am

is knowing just exactly what is wrong

G G

And what I want, and what I want...

Am H F D Am H F D Am H F D C G

() () () () () ()

Am H

()

I miss the ghost trees,

F D Am H

() ()

the weary midnight drives,

F D Am H F D C G

() () ()

the taste of loneliness in the air beyond the towns.

Am H F D Am H

() () ()

I miss the resonance of those trigger words,

F D Am H

() ()

that crazy one track mind.

F D C G

()

Sometimes I miss the cold...

C Em Am G C Em Am

But what I miss the most is knowing just exactly where it hurts,

G C Em Am

is knowing just exactly what is wrong

G G

And what I want, and what I want...

Am H F D Am H F D Am H F D C G

() () () () () ()

Am G Am

I'm remembering the sunlight coming down in shades of blue,

G Am

the sorrow of the aftermath tightening the noose.

C Am

I'm thinking of the night that all the lights went out,

and how I learned to see in the dark, in the dark, in the dark...

Am H F D Am H F D Am H F D C G

() () () () () ()

Am H

()

I pushed it hard,

F D Am H

() ()

that goddamn wrecking ball.

F D Am H F D

() () ()

What kind of pendulum

C G

never comes back home?

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