Ball And Chain Chords by Big Mama Thornton

Tempo:
166.1 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Dm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Big Mama Thornton - Ball And Chain chords
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[A]
[G]
[D]
[Dm] [A]
[D] Sitting by my window, [G]
and I was looking [D] out at the rain.
[F#m] [D]
[Dm]
[G] Sitting by my window, baby, and I was sitting [D] there looking out at the rain.
[F#m] [D]
[A] You know something struck me, [G]
clouds up [D]
just like a ball of [Dm] sand.
[Am] [Dm]
[D] Oh, oh,
[G#] [G]
[Am]
[F#] [D]
[F#] [Dm]
[F] oh, [G]
baby,
[B] why you wanna, why you wanna do this [D] for me?
[F#m] [D]
[G#]
[A] Because you know I love you, [G]
and I'm so [A] sick and [Dm] tired, [D] so sick and tired of being in misery.
Hey, [E] baby, [D] [A] Paul and Jane,
[D] [Am]
[G]
[D]
[Fm] [G]
[D]
[C] [A]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[D] I know you're [Am] gonna miss me, baby.
[G]
Oh, yes, you're [Dm] gonna miss all of [Am] those sweet things.
[D] [Am]
[G] Oh, I know you're gonna miss me, baby, all [D]
[Am] of those [F#] sweet things.
[Dm] [D] [A]
[D] [A] And then you'll find your whole life will be like mine, [G] oh, wrapped up [D] like a ball of sand.
[C] [A]
[D] I said,
[G]
why you [D] mean that to me,
[G]
baby?
Oh,
[Dm] me, [D] baby,
[Fm]
[A] I'll last with you forever.
[G] He's gonna last, [C]
I said he's gonna last, the mighty of our eternity.
[D] Oh, yeah, Paul and Jane.
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Dm
2311
Am
2311
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Big Mama Thornton - Ball And Chain chords, practice playing G, Dm, G, D, F, G, Dm and A in sequence. Set your pace at 97 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 195. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ Sitting by my window, _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ and I was looking [D] out at the rain. _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ Sitting by my window, _ baby, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and I was sitting [D] there looking out at the rain.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ You know something struck _ me, _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ clouds up _ _ [D]
just _ like a ball of _ [Dm] sand. _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[D] Oh, _ _ oh, _ _ _
[G#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [F] oh, [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ baby, _
_ _ [B] _ why you wanna, _ why you wanna do this _ [D] for me? _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ [A] Because you know I love you, _ _ _ _ [G]
and _ I'm _ so [A] sick and [Dm] tired, [D] so sick and tired of being in misery.
_ _ Hey, [E] baby, _ [D] _ _ [A] Paul and Jane, _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] I know you're [Am] gonna miss me, _ baby.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Oh, _ _ yes, you're [Dm] gonna miss all of [Am] those sweet _ things. _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Oh, _ _ I know you're gonna miss me, baby, _ _ _ _ _ all _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Am] of those [F#] sweet _ _ things. _
_ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] And then you'll find your whole life will be like mine, [G] _ _ _ oh, _ _ _ wrapped up [D] like a ball of sand. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] I said, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
why you _ _ _ _ [D] mean that to me, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ baby? _
_ _ _ _ Oh, _ _
[Dm] me, [D] _ baby, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[A] I'll _ _ _ last with you forever.
[G] _ _ _ He's gonna last, _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
I said he's gonna last, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the mighty _ of our _ eternity. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ Oh, yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ Paul and Jane. _ _ _ _ _ _

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