Chords for Big Brother & The Holding Company, Janis Joplin - Ball and Chain (Live 1968-Audio)

Tempo:
161.95 bpm
Chords used:

G

Gm

C

Dm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Big Brother & The Holding Company, Janis Joplin - Ball and Chain (Live 1968-Audio) chords
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[G]
[D]
[Am]
[Bb]
[G]
[Gm]
[Bb]
[D] [Cm] [C]
[Gm] [C] [Bb]
[Gm]
[Db] [C] [Dm]
[Ab]
[C] [Dm]
[Gm]
[G] [C]
[D]
[Bb]
[G]
[D] Don't buy my window.
[Cm]
Honey look at the [C]
eye.
[Gm] And the [G] rain.
[Gm]
La la la la la [C] la.
Sitting down by my [Cm] window.
Oh look [Gm] at the rain.
[Dm]
Some came along.
Grabbed a [Db] hold of [Cm] me.
And it [Bb] felt [A] like a falling [G] tree.
What [C] else it did?
Exactly what it [Dm] did.
Yeah!
Yeah!
And all [G] say oh.
Oh.
[B] Tell [C] me why.
Why does every single little time.
[Gm] Every single little thing I hold on to.
Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
[Gm]
And all [C] say oh.
[Cm]
Tell me why.
[G] [E]
[Gm]
I never think or lie.
[F] [Gm]
[C] [Dm]
Here you go in the day.
[Dbm] [Cm] I love you.
Honey what do you hold you.
I said for [G] so long.
[C]
[Dm]
Yeah!
[G]
[Db]
[G] [D]
[Dm] [G]
[Dm] [G]
[Gm]
[Eb] [C]
[Bb]
[C]
[F]
[Dm] [Db] [C]
[G]
[F] [Dm]
[Db] [D]
[C]
[Bb]
[Dm] [G]
[A]
[Gm]
[D]
And all [G] say oh.
Oh.
Oh.
No baby [Cm] it ain't [C] fair.
No honey it ain't fair.
What do [Gm] you do.
I said honey what you do to me.
And you know it ain't fair.
And all [Cm] say oh.
It ain't fair.
[C] [G]
[Gm]
Honey it ain't fair.
It just ain't fair.
No honey it do.
[Dm]
Here you go in the day.
[Cm] What to do.
[G] What's to love you. [Gm] [Cm] What is.
Honey I know there just can't be nothing wrong with [Dm] that.
Honey there just can't be wrong.
No no no [Gm] no no.
Sitting [D] down by my window.
[C]
[Bb]
[D] Looking [Gm] out the rain.
[G]
[Ab]
[E]
Sitting down by my [C]
window.
[Bb] [C]
Looking [Gm] out.
At the [G] rain.
[D]
[Eb] [D]
Some came along.
[C] Grabbed a hold of me.
And it [Bb] felt [A] like a falling [Gm] thing.
And the [Cm] day honey.
[Dm]
And all [G] say oh.
No baby [C] this can't be.
Oh no this can't.
[Gm]
Honey this can't be in vain.
[F] No [Gm] no no no no no.
And all [Cm] say.
Wow.
[C] Wow.
[G]
[Gm]
[G]
Wow.
[Dm]
Oh it's like a chill man.
[Cm] Wow.
[N]
Oh feel me while love is alive.
It's like a ball.
It's like a ball.
Wow.
[B]
And the chain.
[G]
[Gm]
[G]
[Gm]
[G]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Dm
2311
Cm
13421113
G
2131
Gm
123111113
C
3211
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Let's start jamming Big Brother & The Holding Company, Janis Joplin - (Live at Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA - April 12, 1968) Ball And Chain chords, Practice these chords sequence - G, Gm, Cm, C, Dm, Dbm, Cm, G, C, Dm, Gm and F. A strategic approach would be to train at 53 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 108. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: G Minor.

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[D] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] _
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[Db] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
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[C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] Don't buy my window.
[Cm] _ _ _ _
_ Honey look at the [C]
eye.
_ _ [Gm] And _ _ the [G] rain. _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ La la la la la [C] la. _ _
_ Sitting down by my _ _ [Cm] window. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Oh look [Gm] at the rain.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Some came along. _ _
Grabbed a [Db] hold of [Cm] me. _
_ And it [Bb] felt _ [A] like a falling [G] tree. _
_ _ What [C] else it did?
Exactly what it [Dm] did.
Yeah!
_ Yeah! _ _
And all [G] say oh.
_ _ _ _ _ _
Oh.
[B] Tell [C] me why.
Why does every single little time.
_ [Gm] _ Every single little thing I hold on to.
Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
_ Oh. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
And all [C] say oh.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ Tell me why.
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I never think or lie. _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ Here you go in the day.
_ _ [Dbm] _ [Cm] I love you.
_ Honey what do you hold you.
I said for [G] so long.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ Yeah! _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
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_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Db] _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _
And all [G] say _ _ oh.
Oh.
_ Oh.
No baby [Cm] it ain't [C] fair.
No honey it ain't fair. _
_ What do [Gm] you do.
_ _ _ _ I said honey what you do to me.
And you know it ain't fair. _ _
And all [Cm] say oh.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ It ain't fair. _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ Honey it ain't _ fair.
It just ain't fair.
No honey it do. _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ Here you go in the day. _
_ _ _ [Cm] What _ _ _ _ to do.
_ _ [G] What's to love you. [Gm] _ [Cm] What is.
Honey I know there just can't be nothing wrong with [Dm] that.
Honey there just can't be wrong.
_ _ No no no [Gm] no no. _
_ Sitting [D] down by my window.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [D] _ Looking [Gm] out the rain. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _
Sitting down by my [C]
window. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
Looking [Gm] out. _ _ _
_ _ At the [G] rain.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ Some came along.
_ [C] Grabbed a hold of me.
And it [Bb] felt _ [A] like a falling [Gm] thing.
_ _ _ And the [Cm] day honey.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
And all [G] say oh.
_ _ _ _ _
No baby [C] this can't be.
Oh no this _ can't. _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ Honey this can't be in vain.
[F] No [Gm] no no no no no. _ _
And all [Cm] say. _ _
_ Wow. _ _ _
_ [C] Wow. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Wow. _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ Oh it's like a chill man.
_ [Cm] Wow. _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _
Oh feel me while love is alive. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ It's like a ball. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ It's like a ball. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Wow. _ _ _ _
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_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
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And _ _ the chain.
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_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ [N] _ _ _ _ _
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