One Meat Ball Chords by Josh White

Tempo:
172.7 bpm
Chords used:

G

Cm

Ab

Bb

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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ONE MEAT BALL by Josh White BLUES chords
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Little man walked up [G] and down, he found an [Cm] eating place in town.
[N] He read the menu through and through, to see what fitting things could [Dm] [Cm] do.
One [Bb] meatball, [Ab]
[G] [Cm]
one [Bb] meatball,
[Fm] [G] he [Cm]
could afford [N] but one meatball.
[Cm] [Ab]
[G] [Cm] He [B] told the waiter [D]
near [G] at hand, the simple [Cm] dinner he had planned.
The guest were [Fm] startled, one and all, [G] to hear that [Eb] waiter [C] laugh and call,
What?
One
[Bb] meatball, [Gb] [Ab] [G]
[Cm] one
[Bb] [Fm] meatball, [G]
[Cm] hey this here gent [Ab] was [G] one [Gm]
[Cm] meatball.
[Ab] [G]
[Cm] Little man felt [G] he'll have to eat some bread [Cm] sir, if you please.
The waiter hollered [Fm]
down the [G] hall, you get no bread [N] with one [G] meatball.
[Cm] One
[C] meatball, [G]
[Cm] one meatball, [Ab] [G]
[Cm] well you get no bread [Ab] with [N] one meatball.
[C]
[Ab] [G] [Gb]
[Db] Little man felt very [G] bad, one [Cm] meatball was [C] all he had.
[N] And in his [Cm] dreams [Fm] he hears that call, [G] you get no bread with one meatball.
[Eb] One meatball,
[Bb] [G] [Cm]
one [Eb] meatball, [Ab]
[G] [Cm] well you get no bread [Ab] with
[G] one [Cm] meatball.
Key:  
G
2131
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
G
2131
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Josh White - One Meat Ball chords, practice playing Bb, Fm, G, Cm, Ab, Cm and Fm in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 86 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 173. With an eye on the song's key Db Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ Little _ man _ _ walked up [G] and down, _ _ _ he found an [Cm] eating _ place in town.
_ _ _ [N] He read the menu _ _ through and _ through, _ to see what _ fitting _ things could _ [Dm] _ [Cm] do. _
One _ _ [Bb] _ meatball, _ [Ab] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
one _ [Bb] _ meatball, _ _
[Fm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ he [Cm] _
_ could _ afford [N] but _ _ _ one _ _ _ meatball.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] He [B] told the waiter [D] _ _
near [G] at _ hand, _ _ the simple [Cm] dinner _ he had planned.
_ _ The guest were [Fm] startled, _ _ _ one and _ all, [G] to hear that _ [Eb] waiter _ [C] laugh and call,
_ What?
One _
_ [Bb] meatball, [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ one _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] meatball, _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Cm] hey _ this here gent [Ab] was _ _ [G] one [Gm] _
_ _ [Cm] meatball. _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ Little _ man _ felt [G] he'll have to _ eat _ _ some bread [Cm] _ sir, if you _ please.
The waiter _ _ hollered [Fm] _ _
down the [G] hall, you get no bread [N] with one _ [G] meatball.
_ [Cm] _ One _ _
[C] meatball, _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ one _ _ _ meatball, [Ab] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Cm] well you get no _ bread [Ab] with _ _ [N] one _ _ _ _ meatball.
[C] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
[Db] Little man _ _ felt very [G] _ bad, _ _ one _ [Cm] meatball was [C] all he had.
_ _ [N] And in his [Cm] dreams [Fm] he hears that _ call, [G] you get no bread with one _ meatball. _
_ [Eb] One _ _ meatball, _
[Bb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm]
one _ _ [Eb] _ meatball, [Ab] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] well you get no bread [Ab] with _ _
[G] one _ _ _ [Cm] meatball. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Free and Equal Blues album.

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