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Ball And Chain

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[Intro]
D A G D
D A G D
D A G D
[Verse]
Well it's Dbeen ten years and a Athousand tears and Glook at the mess I'm Din
A Dbroken nose and a Abroken heart an Gempty bottle of Dgin
Well I Dsit and I Apray in my Gthirty-seven ChevroDlet
I'm Dsingin' to Amyself there's Ggot to be aDnother way
[Chorus]
Take aDway, take aAway, take aGway this ball and Dchain
I'm Dlonely and I'm Atired and I Gcan't take any more Dpain
Take aDway, take aAway never Gto return aDgain
Take aDway, take aAway, take aGway…
Take away this ball and Dchain
[Instrumental/Accordion Solo]
D A G D
D A G D
[Verse]
Well I've Dsearched and I've Asearched to Gfind the perfect Dlife
A Dbrand new car and a Abrand new suit I even Ggot me a little Dwife
But wherDever I have Agone I was Gsure to find myself Dthere
You can Drun all your Alife but Gnot go Danywhere
[Chorus]
Take aDway, take aAway, take aGway this ball and Dchain
I'm Dsick and I'm Atired and I Gcan't take any more Dpain
Take aDway, take aAway never Gto return aDgain
Take aDway, take aAway, take aGway…
Take away this ball and Dchain
[Instrumental/Accordion Solo]
D A G D
D A G D
D A G D
D A G D
[Verse]
Well I'll Dpass the bar on the Away to my Gdingy hotel Droom
I Dspent all my Amoney I’ve been Gdrinking since a half past Dnoon
Well I'll Dwake there in the Amorning or Gmaybe in the county Djail
Times are Dhard, getting Aharder, I'm born to Glose and destined to Dfail
[Chorus]
Take aDway, take aAway, take aGway this ball and Dchain
I'm Dlonely and I'm Atired and I Gcan't take any more Dpain
Take aDway, take aAway never Gto return aDgain
                D            A  G(strum once/let ring)
Take away, take away, take away…
N.C.                    D(strum once/let ring)
Take away this ball and chain

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Ball And Chain

by Social Distortion

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D A G D

[Verse]

D A G D

Well it's been ten years and a thousand tears and look at the mess I'm in

D A G D

A broken nose and a broken heart an empty bottle of gin

D A G D

Well I sit and I pray in my thirty-seven Chevrolet

D A G D

I'm singin' to myself there's got to be another way

[Chorus]

D A G D

Take away, take away, take away this ball and chain

D A G D

I'm lonely and I'm tired and I can't take any more pain

D A G D

Take away, take away never to return again

D A G

Take away, take away, take away…

Take away this ball and chain

[Instrumental/Accordion Solo]

D A G D

[Verse]

D A G D

Well I've searched and I've searched to find the perfect life

D A G D

A brand new car and a brand new suit I even got me a little wife

D A G D

But wherever I have gone I was sure to find myself there

D A G D

You can run all your life but not go anywhere

[Chorus]

D A G D

Take away, take away, take away this ball and chain

D A G D

I'm sick and I'm tired and I can't take any more pain

D A G D

Take away, take away never to return again

D A G

Take away, take away, take away…

Take away this ball and chain

[Instrumental/Accordion Solo]

D A G D

[Verse]

D A G D

Well I'll pass the bar on the way to my dingy hotel room

D A G D

I spent all my money I’ve been drinking since a half past noon

D A G D

Well I'll wake there in the morning or maybe in the county jail

D A G D

Times are hard, getting harder, I'm born to lose and destined to fail

[Chorus]

D A G D

Take away, take away, take away this ball and chain

D A G D

I'm lonely and I'm tired and I can't take any more pain

D A G D

Take away, take away never to return again

D A G

(strum once/let ring)

Take away, take away, take away…

N.C. (strum once/let ring)

Take away this ball and chain

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