Chords for Ball And Chain (Honky Tonk)
Tempo:
108.45 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Ebm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Ab] [Eb]
Well it's been ten years [Bb] and a thousand tears [Ab] and look at the [Eb] mess I'm in.
nose [Bb] and a broken heart.
empty [Eb] bottle of gin.
and [Bb] I drain [Ab] my fifty-four [Eb] Chevrolet.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Ab] [Eb]
Well it's been ten years [Bb] and a thousand tears [Ab] and look at the [Eb] mess I'm in.
nose [Bb] and a broken heart.
empty [Eb] bottle of gin.
and [Bb] I drain [Ab] my fifty-four [Eb] Chevrolet.
100% ➙ 108BPM
Eb
Bb
Ab
Ebm
C
Eb
Bb
Ab
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ Well it's been ten years [Bb] and a thousand tears [Ab] and look at the [Eb] mess I'm in.
A broken nose [Bb] and a broken heart.
[Ab] An empty [Eb] bottle of gin.
I sit and [Bb] I drain _ [Ab] my fifty-four [Eb] Chevrolet.
_ _ I'm singing to [Bb] _ myself, [Ab] there's got to be another way.
Take [Eb] away, _ take [Bb] away, _ [Ab] take away this falling [Eb] chain.
Well I'm lonely and I'm [Bb] tired.
_ [Ab] I can't take any more pain.
Take away, take _ [Bb] away, never to return [Eb] _ again.
Take away, _ take [Bb] away, _ [Ab] take away _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ this falling [Eb] _ _
chain.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ I searched, I searched now [Ab] to find the [Bb] perfect life.
_ A brand new car and a brand new suit.
[Ab] And he got me a [Eb] little wife.
_ Well _ I [Bb] _ know I'm [Ab] a whore, sure to find [Eb] myself out.
You can run [Bb] all your life, but [Ab] not go _ _ [Ebm] anywhere.
Take [Eb] away, take [Bb] away, _ [Ab] take away this falling [Eb] chain.
_ Well I'm sick and [Bb] I'm tired.
_ [Ab] I can't take any [Eb] more pain.
Take away, _ take [Bb] away, [Ab] never to return _ [Eb] again.
Take away, take _ [Bb] away, [Ab] take away.
_ _ _ _ Take _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [C] away this [Eb] falling _ _ chain.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ I'll pass the bar [Bb] on the way _ [Ab] to my dingy [Eb] hotel room.
I spent _ [Bb] all my money.
I've [Ab] been drinking with the drag queens [Eb] all afternoon.
_ Well I wake there [Bb] in the morning.
[Ab] Oh baby in the [Eb] county jail.
Times are hard, [Bb] getting harder.
[Ab] I'm old and loose [Bb] and destined to fail.
Take [Eb] away, take [Bb] away, _ [Ab] take away this falling [Eb] chain.
_ Well I'm lonely and [Bb] I'm tired.
_ [Ab] I can't take any [Eb] more pain.
Take away, _ take [Bb] away, _ [Ab] never to return [Eb] _ _ again.
Take away, take [Bb] away, _ [Ab] take away. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Take away this falling [Eb] _ chain.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ Well it's been ten years [Bb] and a thousand tears [Ab] and look at the [Eb] mess I'm in.
A broken nose [Bb] and a broken heart.
[Ab] An empty [Eb] bottle of gin.
I sit and [Bb] I drain _ [Ab] my fifty-four [Eb] Chevrolet.
_ _ I'm singing to [Bb] _ myself, [Ab] there's got to be another way.
Take [Eb] away, _ take [Bb] away, _ [Ab] take away this falling [Eb] chain.
Well I'm lonely and I'm [Bb] tired.
_ [Ab] I can't take any more pain.
Take away, take _ [Bb] away, never to return [Eb] _ again.
Take away, _ take [Bb] away, _ [Ab] take away _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ this falling [Eb] _ _
chain.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ I searched, I searched now [Ab] to find the [Bb] perfect life.
_ A brand new car and a brand new suit.
[Ab] And he got me a [Eb] little wife.
_ Well _ I [Bb] _ know I'm [Ab] a whore, sure to find [Eb] myself out.
You can run [Bb] all your life, but [Ab] not go _ _ [Ebm] anywhere.
Take [Eb] away, take [Bb] away, _ [Ab] take away this falling [Eb] chain.
_ Well I'm sick and [Bb] I'm tired.
_ [Ab] I can't take any [Eb] more pain.
Take away, _ take [Bb] away, [Ab] never to return _ [Eb] again.
Take away, take _ [Bb] away, [Ab] take away.
_ _ _ _ Take _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [C] away this [Eb] falling _ _ chain.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ I'll pass the bar [Bb] on the way _ [Ab] to my dingy [Eb] hotel room.
I spent _ [Bb] all my money.
I've [Ab] been drinking with the drag queens [Eb] all afternoon.
_ Well I wake there [Bb] in the morning.
[Ab] Oh baby in the [Eb] county jail.
Times are hard, [Bb] getting harder.
[Ab] I'm old and loose [Bb] and destined to fail.
Take [Eb] away, take [Bb] away, _ [Ab] take away this falling [Eb] chain.
_ Well I'm lonely and [Bb] I'm tired.
_ [Ab] I can't take any [Eb] more pain.
Take away, _ take [Bb] away, _ [Ab] never to return [Eb] _ _ again.
Take away, take [Bb] away, _ [Ab] take away. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Take away this falling [Eb] _ chain.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _