Chords for Big Brother and the Holding Company - Ball And Chain - 8/16/1968 - San Francisco (Official)
Tempo:
100 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
Bm
B
F#
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m] [D#]
[B]
[D#] [A] [Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm] [C#] [A]
[Bm] [E] [F#m]
[B] [A#m] [Bm] [C#m]
[F#m] [B]
[F#m]
[B] [C#m]
[B] Sit down by my window, just looking [E] out [B] [F#m] at the rain.
[A] [F#] [F#m] Mmm, no.
[B] [Bm] Sit down by my window, just looking [F#] out at the [F#m] rain.
The sun
[B] [C#m] came along and [C#] it grabbed a [Bm] hold of me.
And it felt like a [F#m] ball and tea.
[Bm]
[C#m]
[C#] And I [F#] said, I'm a woman, just [Bm] a [B] woman.
Why would I tell me [G#m] what I want to have?
[F#m]
[C#m] And I [Bm]
said, tell me what?
Oh, baby, [F] I'll tell [F#m]
[C#]
you.
I'll say, baby, [Gm] I'll say, [B] I don't want to last [Bm] to the [F#] day.
[Bm]
[C#m]
[B] [F#]
[A] [C] [Bm]
[F#m] And [F#m]
[Bm]
[F#]
[Bm] [F#m]
[B]
[C#m]
[Bm]
[F#] [F#m] [B] [F#]
[C#m] I'll [F#] say, oh, it [Bm] ain't fair.
[B] It ain't [F#m] fair what you do.
I'll say, honey, what you do to me?
No, no, no.
I'll say, [Bm] oh, honey, it ain't fair
[C#] [F#m] what you do to me, me, me, me, baby.
[A]
Now, [C#m] you're waiting for love, honey.
[G#] [Bm] Now, you know I see it, and I belong to [F#m] you.
Sit [B]
[C#m]
[B] [F#] down by my [E] window, [F#] [Bm] just looking [E] out [F#] at the rain.
[E] [F#m] Mmm, [E] no.
[Bm] Sit down by my window, just looking [E] out [F#m] at the rain.
[F#]
[E] [F#m] [E]
[Dm] [C#] Someone came along, honey, grabbed a hold [C] of me.
[B] And it felt like a [F#m] ball and tea.
[Bm]
[C#m] And I said,
[F#] oh, [F#m]
this [Bm] can't be.
[B] Well, no, this can't [N]
be.
[F#m]
And [F#] I [Bm] said, honey, this can't be.
[N]
[F#m] Please, please,
[C#m] tell me, [G#] [Bm] [B] tell me why.
Tell me why love was [E] like a ball and tea.
[B]
[F#m]
[B]
[D#] [A] [Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm] [C#] [A]
[Bm] [E] [F#m]
[B] [A#m] [Bm] [C#m]
[F#m] [B]
[F#m]
[B] [C#m]
[B] Sit down by my window, just looking [E] out [B] [F#m] at the rain.
[A] [F#] [F#m] Mmm, no.
[B] [Bm] Sit down by my window, just looking [F#] out at the [F#m] rain.
The sun
[B] [C#m] came along and [C#] it grabbed a [Bm] hold of me.
And it felt like a [F#m] ball and tea.
[Bm]
[C#m]
[C#] And I [F#] said, I'm a woman, just [Bm] a [B] woman.
Why would I tell me [G#m] what I want to have?
[F#m]
[C#m] And I [Bm]
said, tell me what?
Oh, baby, [F] I'll tell [F#m]
[C#]
you.
I'll say, baby, [Gm] I'll say, [B] I don't want to last [Bm] to the [F#] day.
[Bm]
[C#m]
[B] [F#]
[A] [C] [Bm]
[F#m] And [F#m]
[Bm]
[F#]
[Bm] [F#m]
[B]
[C#m]
[Bm]
[F#] [F#m] [B] [F#]
[C#m] I'll [F#] say, oh, it [Bm] ain't fair.
[B] It ain't [F#m] fair what you do.
I'll say, honey, what you do to me?
No, no, no.
I'll say, [Bm] oh, honey, it ain't fair
[C#] [F#m] what you do to me, me, me, me, baby.
[A]
Now, [C#m] you're waiting for love, honey.
[G#] [Bm] Now, you know I see it, and I belong to [F#m] you.
Sit [B]
[C#m]
[B] [F#] down by my [E] window, [F#] [Bm] just looking [E] out [F#] at the rain.
[E] [F#m] Mmm, [E] no.
[Bm] Sit down by my window, just looking [E] out [F#m] at the rain.
[F#]
[E] [F#m] [E]
[Dm] [C#] Someone came along, honey, grabbed a hold [C] of me.
[B] And it felt like a [F#m] ball and tea.
[Bm]
[C#m] And I said,
[F#] oh, [F#m]
this [Bm] can't be.
[B] Well, no, this can't [N]
be.
[F#m]
And [F#] I [Bm] said, honey, this can't be.
[N]
[F#m] Please, please,
[C#m] tell me, [G#] [Bm] [B] tell me why.
Tell me why love was [E] like a ball and tea.
[B]
[F#m]
Key:
F#m
Bm
B
F#
C#m
F#m
Bm
B
[F#m] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A#m] _ [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ Sit down by my window, _ _ _ just looking _ [E] out [B] [F#m] at the rain.
_ _ _ [A] _ [F#] _ [F#m] _ Mmm, no.
_ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ Sit down by my window, _ _ _ just looking _ [F#] out at the [F#m] rain.
The _ sun _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [C#m] _ came along and [C#] it grabbed a [Bm] hold of me.
And it felt like a [F#m] ball and tea.
_ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[C#] And I [F#] said, I'm a woman, just [Bm] a [B] woman.
Why would I tell me [G#m] what I want to have?
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] And I [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
said, tell me what?
Oh, baby, [F] I'll tell [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
you.
I'll say, baby, [Gm] I'll say, [B] I don't want to last [Bm] to the [F#] day.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [C] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] And _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ I'll [F#] say, oh, _ _ _ it [Bm] ain't fair.
[B] It ain't [F#m] fair _ what you do.
_ I'll say, honey, what you do to me?
No, no, _ no. _ _
I'll say, [Bm] oh, _ _ _ _ honey, it ain't fair _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ [F#m] what you do to me, me, me, me, baby.
_ _ _ _ _ [A]
Now, [C#m] _ you're waiting for love, honey. _
[G#] _ [Bm] _ _ Now, you know I see it, and I belong to [F#m] _ you.
Sit _ [B] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#] down by my [E] window, [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ just looking _ [E] out [F#] at the rain. _ _ _ _
[E] _ [F#m] _ Mmm, _ [E] _ no.
_ [Bm] _ _ Sit down by my window, _ _ _ just looking _ [E] out [F#m] at the rain.
_ [F#] _ _ _
[E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[Dm] _ [C#] _ Someone came along, honey, grabbed a hold [C] of me.
[B] _ _ And it felt like a [F#m] ball and tea.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ And I _ _ said, _
[F#] _ oh, _ [F#m] _ _ _
this [Bm] can't be.
[B] Well, no, this can't [N] _
be.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And [F#] I [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ said, honey, this can't be.
[N] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ Please, please,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ tell me, _ _ [G#] _ [Bm] _ [B] tell me why.
Tell me why love _ _ _ was [E] like a ball _ and tea.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A#m] _ [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ Sit down by my window, _ _ _ just looking _ [E] out [B] [F#m] at the rain.
_ _ _ [A] _ [F#] _ [F#m] _ Mmm, no.
_ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ Sit down by my window, _ _ _ just looking _ [F#] out at the [F#m] rain.
The _ sun _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [C#m] _ came along and [C#] it grabbed a [Bm] hold of me.
And it felt like a [F#m] ball and tea.
_ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[C#] And I [F#] said, I'm a woman, just [Bm] a [B] woman.
Why would I tell me [G#m] what I want to have?
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] And I [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
said, tell me what?
Oh, baby, [F] I'll tell [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
you.
I'll say, baby, [Gm] I'll say, [B] I don't want to last [Bm] to the [F#] day.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [C] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] And _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ I'll [F#] say, oh, _ _ _ it [Bm] ain't fair.
[B] It ain't [F#m] fair _ what you do.
_ I'll say, honey, what you do to me?
No, no, _ no. _ _
I'll say, [Bm] oh, _ _ _ _ honey, it ain't fair _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ [F#m] what you do to me, me, me, me, baby.
_ _ _ _ _ [A]
Now, [C#m] _ you're waiting for love, honey. _
[G#] _ [Bm] _ _ Now, you know I see it, and I belong to [F#m] _ you.
Sit _ [B] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#] down by my [E] window, [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ just looking _ [E] out [F#] at the rain. _ _ _ _
[E] _ [F#m] _ Mmm, _ [E] _ no.
_ [Bm] _ _ Sit down by my window, _ _ _ just looking _ [E] out [F#m] at the rain.
_ [F#] _ _ _
[E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[Dm] _ [C#] _ Someone came along, honey, grabbed a hold [C] of me.
[B] _ _ And it felt like a [F#m] ball and tea.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ And I _ _ said, _
[F#] _ oh, _ [F#m] _ _ _
this [Bm] can't be.
[B] Well, no, this can't [N] _
be.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And [F#] I [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ said, honey, this can't be.
[N] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ Please, please,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ tell me, _ _ [G#] _ [Bm] _ [B] tell me why.
Tell me why love _ _ _ was [E] like a ball _ and tea.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _