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Ball And Chain

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I know tDmhe drill,
You’ve got your ball and chainCsus2  
It holds you down the circle rDsus2ound
This story stays the sameCsus2  
It won’t be long
And then your heDmart is frCsus2ozen
                               Gsus4/G  
The time has come to break away
You’ve got it Dmall
                  Bes    F  
What makes you hesitate
CDon’t just wait for things
                  DmBes           F       C  
To blow up in your pretty face
Lift the weight
                  DmBes      F  
Try not to let it slip away
                                  C  Gsus4/        G  
And you might find yourself again
  F    C    DmBes
I feel
                    F    C    DmBes         
People just don’t know you like I do
                        F    C    DmBes          
Why you’re making it so hard to see
                       Gsus4/       G  
When there’s something wrong
It goes on and Dsus2onCsus2  
I know the drill
You’ve got your ball and chain
I found out the second round
That some things never change
Open my eyes, and let the days come over me
And maybe it’ll go away
I feel,people just don’t know you like I do
Why you’re making it so hard to see
When there’s something wrong
On and on and on you’ll see
Not everybody’s here to
Break your heart
So there is a price to pay
To be someone you’re not
I know the drill
You’ve got you ball and chain
I found out the second round
That some things never change
Open my eyes
And let the days come over me
And maybe it’ll go away

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Ball And Chain

by Anouk

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Chords in this song · guitar

Csus2

Dsus2

Gsus4

I know the drill,

Csus2

You’ve got your ball and chain

Dsus2

It holds you down the circle round

Csus2

This story stays the same

It won’t be long

Dm Csus2

And then your heart is frozen

Gsus4 G

The time has come to break away

You’ve got it all

Bes

What makes you hesitate

Don’t just wait for things

Dm F C

Bes

To blow up in your pretty face

Lift the weight

Dm F

Bes

Try not to let it slip away

C Gsus4 G

And you might find yourself again

F C Dm

Bes

I feel

F C Dm

Bes

People just don’t know you like I do

F C Dm

Bes

Why you’re making it so hard to see

Gsus4 G

When there’s something wrong

Dsus2 Csus2

It goes on and on

I know the drill

You’ve got your ball and chain

I found out the second round

That some things never change

Open my eyes, and let the days come over me

And maybe it’ll go away

I feel,people just don’t know you like I do

Why you’re making it so hard to see

When there’s something wrong

On and on and on you’ll see

Not everybody’s here to

Break your heart

So there is a price to pay

To be someone you’re not

I know the drill

You’ve got you ball and chain

I found out the second round

That some things never change

Open my eyes

And let the days come over me

And maybe it’ll go away

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