Ball And Chain Chords by Etta James

Tempo:
160.15 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

Em

F#

E

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Etta James Ball and Chain chords
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[N] [F#]
[Bm] [Em]
[D]
[Bm]
[F#]
[E] [Bm]
[D]
[F] [Em]
[Bm] [Em]
[B]
[Bm] [F#]
[C] [Bm]
[D]
[E] [F#]
[B]
[E]
[G] [F#]
[Bm]
[Em]
[B]
[F#]
[Bm]
Sitting by my window [D] [Em] I was looking out at the [Bm] rain
I [Em]
was sitting by my [Bm]
window [Em]
and looking out [Bm] at the rain
[E] [Bm]
[F#] You know that something struck [E]
me [G] and clamped on to me [Bm] just like a [D] falling [Bm] chain
[Em] Oh
[Bm]
[F#]
[Bm]
baby, [E]
why you do these [Em] old mean [Bm] things to me
I said [Em] baby, baby, [E] I wanna know why you [Em] wanna do these old [Bm] things to me
Tell me right now, [F#] because you know, you know I love you baby
And [G]
I'm sick and [F#] tired, sick and tired of [Bm] sorry
I
[F#]
[Bm]
know my love [Em] for you holds on like a falling [Bm]
chain
Yes it does
[Em] Oh, your love for you baby, hey [B] hey
[Em]
Holds on like a falling [Bm] chain
Oh yeah
[F#m]
You know I don't [F#] need no harm honey
I [G]
just don't [F#] wanna go, I don't wanna go [Bm]
insane
No, no
[F#]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
Oh baby, oh [Em] baby
[Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm] [G]
Yeah
[F#m]
[Bm] Oh baby,
[E] [F#]
[Bm]
you [B] know I love you baby
Falling [Em] [Bm] chain
Yes it does
[F#m] [Bm] Yes it does
[Em]
You know my love holds on like a falling chain
[Bm]
Yeah
[F#] You know I don't need no harm honey
[F#m] I [G]
[F#m]
don't wanna go [Bm] insane
I don't wanna [Em] go insane
[Bm] Baby, [F#]
[Bm]
[Em]
everything's [E]
[Bm] got to happen to me
I
[Em]
wanna know why baby
And everything, everything has to happen [Bm] to me
[E] You [F#]
know my love's gonna last forever
[G]
For, [F#]
for eternity, [Em]
for eternity
[F#]
[Bm] My love lasts for eternity
[B]
[Bm]
[E] Oh, [Bm]
falling chain [E] Falling
Key:  
Bm
13421112
Em
121
F#
134211112
E
2311
G
2131
Bm
13421112
Em
121
F#
134211112
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To jam and learn Etta James - Ball And Chain chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: F#, Bm, Em and Bm. Start with a comfortable 80 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 160. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: B Minor.

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[N] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ Sitting by my window _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ I _ _ _ was looking out at the [Bm] rain
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I _ _ [Em] _ _ _
was sitting by my [Bm] _
window _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ and looking _ out [Bm] at the rain _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] You know that something struck [E] _
me _ [G] and _ clamped on to me [Bm] just like a [D] falling _ [Bm] chain
_ _ _ [Em] Oh _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
baby, _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ why you do these [Em] old mean [Bm] things to _ me _ _ _
_ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ said [Em] baby, _ _ baby, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] I _ wanna know why you [Em] wanna do these old [Bm] things to _ _ me _ _
_ _ Tell me right now, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] because you know, you know I love you baby _
And _ _ [G] _ _
I'm sick and [F#] tired, sick and tired of _ [Bm] sorry
I _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
know my love [Em] for you _ _ _ _ _ holds on like a falling [Bm] _ _
chain _ _ _ _
_ Yes it does
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] Oh, your _ _ love for you baby, hey [B] hey
[Em] _ _
_ _ _ Holds on like a falling _ [Bm] chain
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh yeah
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
You know I don't [F#] need no harm honey
I [G] _ _
_ _ just don't [F#] wanna go, I don't wanna go [Bm] _
insane
_ _ No, _ _ _ _ no _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Oh _ _ _ _ _ baby, oh _ [Em] baby _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ Yeah
[F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] Oh _ _ _ _ _
baby, _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ you [B] know I love you baby
Falling [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] chain _
_ _ Yes it does
_ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] Yes it does _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
You know my love _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ holds on _ _ _ like a falling chain
[Bm] _
Yeah _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] You _ know I don't need no harm honey
[F#m] I _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ don't wanna go [Bm] insane
_ _ I _ don't wanna [Em] go insane
[Bm] Baby, _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ everything's [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] got to happen to me
I _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ wanna know why baby _ _ _ _
And everything, _ everything has to happen [Bm] to me _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] You _ [F#] _
know my love's gonna last forever
_ _ _ [G] _ _
For, _ _ [F#] _
for eternity, _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ for _ eternity
_ _ [F#] _
[Bm] My love _ lasts for _ eternity
[B] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] Oh, _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ falling _ chain _ _ _ [E] Falling
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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Within the album All Bluesd Up: Songs of Janis Joplin, written by Big Mama Thornton, you'll find this song.

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