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Ball And Chain

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[Verse 1]
   EmDid you say it was black B7tie?
   EmI lost a button, but it B7fits just fine
   EmRemind me what Dtime
   EmDo you kids still high B7five?
   EmCool Dad is fun, Cool Dad's your B7favorite guy!
   EmWatch me on the floor
[Chorus 1]
   GBall and DChain, what B7would I Embe
   Without this Cweight that's Dpullin' Gme?
   Down and Dout and B7back a-Emgain
   Don't ask me
   CDon't ask me
[Verse 2]
   EmSo I'm givin' you these B7keys
   EmTen minutes more, no matter B7what I say
   EmThen the Irish good-Dbye
   EmThe seat's up too B7far
   EmBack roads I'm spinning with the B7starry sky
   EmPour me out at home
[Chorus 2]
   GBall and DChain, what B7would I Embe
   Without this Cweight that's Dpullin' Gme?
   Down and Dout and B7back a-Emgain
   Don't ask me
   CDon't Emask me
[Solo]
|  Eb|  D|  Gm   Eb|  D|  Gm|  F|  Eb|  D|  Gm|  D|  Eb|  Gm|
[Verse 3]
   EmI'm a little bit sur-B7prised
   EmI sleep for 50 years, and B7you're still here
   AmTakin' up my Dside
   EmAnd the sun moves so B7fast
   EmToo fast to see, too bright to B7look too long
   EmI open up my eyes
[Chorus 3]
   GBall and DChain, what B7would I Embe
   Without this Cweight that's Dpullin' Gme?
   Down and Dout and B7back a-Emgain
   Don't ask me
   CDon't Emask me
   Dont ask me
   CDon't Emask me

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Ball And Chain

by Jonathan Coulton

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[Verse 1]

Em B7

Did you say it was black tie?

Em B7

I lost a button, but it fits just fine

Em D

Remind me what time

Em B7

Do you kids still high five?

Em B7

Cool Dad is fun, Cool Dad's your favorite guy!

Watch me on the floor

[Chorus 1]

G D B7 Em

Ball and Chain, what would I be

C D G

Without this weight that's pullin' me?

D B7 Em

Down and out and back a-gain

Don't ask me

[Verse 2]

Em B7

So I'm givin' you these keys

Em B7

Ten minutes more, no matter what I say

Em D

Then the Irish good-bye

Em B7

The seat's up too far

Em B7

Back roads I'm spinning with the starry sky

Pour me out at home

[Chorus 2]

G D B7 Em

Ball and Chain, what would I be

C D G

Without this weight that's pullin' me?

D B7 Em

Down and out and back a-gain

Don't ask me

C Em

Don't ask me

[Solo]

Eb D Gm Eb D Gm F Eb D Gm D Eb Gm

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[Verse 3]

Em B7

I'm a little bit sur-prised

Em B7

I sleep for 50 years, and you're still here

Am D

Takin' up my side

Em B7

And the sun moves so fast

Em B7

Too fast to see, too bright to look too long

I open up my eyes

[Chorus 3]

G D B7 Em

Ball and Chain, what would I be

C D G

Without this weight that's pullin' me?

D B7 Em

Down and out and back a-gain

Don't ask me

C Em

Don't ask me

Dont ask me

C Em

Don't ask me

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