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Lucky Ball And Chain

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[Verse 1]
I Glost my lucky Emball & chain
And Cnow she's four years Dgone
Just Gfive feet tall and Emsick of me
And Call my Drattling Gon
She Gthrew away her Embaby-doll
I Cheld on to my Dpride
But GI was young and Emfoolish then
I feel Cold and Dfoolish Gnow
D6
[Chorus]
ConfiCdentially, she never called me Gbaby-doll
ConfiCdentially, I never had much Gpride
But Cnow I rock a bar stool and I Gdrink for two
                   D                 C      DN.C.
Just pondering this time bomb in my mind
[Verse 2]
I Glost my lucky Emball & chain
And Cnow she's four years Dgone
Just Gfive feet tall and Emsick of me
And Call my Drattling Gon
She Gwalked away from a Emhappy man
I Cthought I was so Dcool
GI just stood there Emwhistling
"There Cgoes the bride" as Dshe walked out the GdoorEm  
There Cgoes the bride as Dshe walked out the Gdoor
[Bridge]
[Verse 3]
GI could shake my Emtiny fist
And Cswear I wasn't Dwrong
But Gwhat's the sense in Emarguing
CWhen you're Dall aGlone?
GSure as you can't Emsteer a train
CYou can't change your Dfate
And Gwhen she told me Emoff that day
I Cknew I'd Dlost my Ghome
D6
[Chorus]
ConfiCdentially, I never told you Gof her charms
ConfiCdentially, we never had a Ghome
But Cthis railroad apartment was the Gperfect place
                  D                C      DN.C.
When she'd sit and hold me in her arms
[Verse 4]
I Glost my lucky Emball & chain
And Cnow she's four years Dgone
Just Gfive feet tall and Emsick of me
And Call my Drattling Gon
She Gwalked away from a Emhappy man
I Cthought I was so Dcool
GI just stood there Emwhistling
"There Cgoes the bride" as Dshe walked out the GdoorEm  
There Cgoes the bride as Dshe walked out the GdoorEm  
There Cgoes the bride as Dshe walked out the GdoorEm  C  D  
[Outro]
G(reEmpeat CanDd fade out)

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Lucky Ball And Chain

by They Might Be Giants

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse 1]

G Em

I lost my lucky ball & chain

C D

And now she's four years gone

G Em

Just five feet tall and sick of me

C D G

And all my rattling on

G Em

She threw away her baby-doll

C D

I held on to my pride

G Em

But I was young and foolish then

C D G

I feel old and foolish now

[Chorus]

C G

Confidentially, she never called me baby-doll

C G

Confidentially, I never had much pride

C G

But now I rock a bar stool and I drink for two

D C D

N.C.

Just pondering this time bomb in my mind

[Verse 2]

G Em

I lost my lucky ball & chain

C D

And now she's four years gone

G Em

Just five feet tall and sick of me

C D G

And all my rattling on

G Em

She walked away from a happy man

C D

I thought I was so cool

G Em

I just stood there whistling

C D G Em

"There goes the bride" as she walked out the door

C D G

There goes the bride as she walked out the door

[Bridge]

[Verse 3]

G Em

I could shake my tiny fist

C D

And swear I wasn't wrong

G Em

But what's the sense in arguing

C D G

When you're all alone?

G Em

Sure as you can't steer a train

C D

You can't change your fate

G Em

And when she told me off that day

C D G

I knew I'd lost my home

[Chorus]

C G

Confidentially, I never told you of her charms

C G

Confidentially, we never had a home

C G

But this railroad apartment was the perfect place

D C D

N.C.

When she'd sit and hold me in her arms

[Verse 4]

G Em

I lost my lucky ball & chain

C D

And now she's four years gone

G Em

Just five feet tall and sick of me

C D G

And all my rattling on

G Em

She walked away from a happy man

C D

I thought I was so cool

G Em

I just stood there whistling

C D G Em

"There goes the bride" as she walked out the door

C D G Em

There goes the bride as she walked out the door

C D G Em C D

There goes the bride as she walked out the door

[Outro]

G Em C D

(repeat and fade out)

About Lucky Ball And Chain Chords by They Might Be Giants

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What key is "Lucky Ball And Chain" in?

The chords for "Lucky Ball And Chain" show the original chord names (including G, Em, C, D, D6). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.