Chords for After the Ball (1892)

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
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A _ little _ _ maiden _ climbed an [F] old man's _ knee, _ _ begged for a _ _ story, _
Do _ [Bb] uncle _ please, _ _ _ why are you _ single? _
Why _ _ [Gm] live alone?
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Have [Bbm] you [Bb] no _ babies?
_ [Gm] Have _
[F] you [Bb] no _ home?
[D] _ _ [Gm] I _ had [D] a _ _ sweetheart [Eb] _ _ [G] years, [Cm] years [Bb] _ ago, _
_ _ [Eb] where [E] she [Bb] is _ now, _ [C] pet, you _ will [F] soon _ _ know.
[Bb] _ _ List to the _ _ story, _ _ _ [D] I'll [Gm] tell it _ _ all, [Eb] _
I [G] believed [Bb] her _ _ _ [Gm] faithless _ _ [F] after _ [Bb] the ball. _ _ _ _
After the ball is _ over, _ after the [F] break of _ _ morn, _ after the dancers [C] _ [F] leaving,
_ _ after the stars [Bb] are _ _ gone, _ many a heart is _ _ _ aching, [G]
if you could read [C]
them _ _ all,
[F]
many the hopes that [Bb] have _ _ vanished [Em] _ [C] _ _
[F] after [Bb] the _ _ ball.
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[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
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Bright _ lights were flashing _ _ in the [F] grand _ ballroom, _ _ _ softly the _ music _ _ playing _ [Bb] sweet _ _ tunes.
_ There came my _ _ sweetheart, _ my _ [Gm] love, my _ own, _ [Eb] _
I [G] wish [Bb] some _ water _ [C] leave _
[F] _ me [Bb] _ alone.
_ _ _ [Gm] When _ I [D] returned, _ _ dear, [Eb] _ there [G] _
[Cm] stood [Bb] a _ _ man, _ [Eb] _ _ [E] kissing [Bb] my _ sweetheart _
_ [C] _ _ as lovers [F] _ can. _ _
[Bb] _ Down _ fell the _ glass, pet, _ _ [D] broken _ [Gm]
that's _ _ all, [Eb]
just _ _ [G] as [Bb] my heart _ [Gm] was _ _ [F] after _ [Bb] the ball. _ _ _ _
After the ball is _ over, _ after the [F] break of _ _ morn, _ after the dancers [C] _ [F] leaving,
_ _ after the stars are _ _ gone, many a heart is _ _ _ aching, [G]
if you could read [Cm]
them _ all,
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many the hopes that [Bb] have _ vanished _ [C] _ _ _
[F] after [Bb] the _ ball.
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_ _ _ [Em] _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Long _ _ years have passed, child, _ I've [F] never _ _ _ wed, true to my _ lost love, though she [Bb] is _ dead.
_ She _ tried to tell me, tried _ to [Gm] _
_ explain, _ _ [Eb] _
I [Bbm] would [Bb] not _ listen, _ [Gm] _ _ _
[F] _ pleadings [Bb] were _ _ vain.
_ [Gm] One _ day [D] a _ letter _ [Eb] _ came [G]
from that [Bb] _ _
man, [Eb] _ he [E] _
was [Bb] her _ _ brother, _ [C] the _ _ letter [F] _ ran. _ _
[Bb] _ _ That's why I'm _ _ lonely, _ no _ [Am] _ [Gm] home at _ _ all, [Eb] _
I _ [G] broke [Bb] her heart, _ [Gm] pet, _ _ [F] after _ [Bb] the ball. _ _ _ _
After the ball is _ over, _ after the break [F] of _ _ morn, _ after the dancers _ [C] _ [F] leaving,
_ _ after the stars are [Bb] _ _ _ gone, many a heart is _ _ _ aching, [G]
if you could _ read [C] them _ _ all,
_ [F]
many the hopes that [Bb] have _ vanished _ [C] _ _ _
[F] after [Bb] the ball.
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[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
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