Jefferson Ball Chords by Rick James

Tempo:
105.2 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

Eb

Dm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rick James -  Jefferson Ball chords
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[D]
[Cm] [F]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[F] [F]
[Bb] [F] [Eb]
[Cm]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F] My
[Bb] clothes [F] are on top of the [Bb] satin My horse, [F] not a white [Dm] one, no
[Bb] I [F] bear neither [Dm] riches [Bb] nor fame, no, no
[Cm] But I have been waiting and just [Dm] waiting
[Cm] In hopes that my lady I might take you to the [Dm] [Cm] falls
And [F] love you because [Bb]
[F] I'm your [Bb] lady
[F] In [Bb] the end, baby, I'm your [F] lady
I'll go to [F] bed, I'll go to [Cm] bed, I'll escort you [Dm] to Jefferson [Bb] Park
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] I've seen [F] you each [Eb] morning [Bb] since you [F] were a [Bb] baby
And now [Dm] [F] you're the queen of [Bb] my heart
[Cm] Maybe one day [Dm] I'll know you
[Cm] Maybe then [Dm] I'll show you [Cm] my fantasy castle
On greenness and wildness, we'll make love to the stars
[Bb] They are my lady
They are my lady
I'll go to [F] bed, I'll go to [Cm] bed, I'll escort you [Dm] to Jefferson [Bb] Park
[Dm]
[Eb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] They are my lady
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[Bb] [F]
[G] [Bb] You come to the [F] falls when we love after all
[Bb] When the days are [F] through, I'll be true [Eb] to you
[Bb] There's no need to [F] say no, when I do [Eb] I won't [Bb] go
There'll be no [Dm] pause, [Bb]
we're free to do
[Dm] When you come [Eb] to [Dm] the falls, I'm [C] gonna love you
[Bb] They are my lady
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Dm] [C]
[Bb] Yeah
[F] [C] [Bb]
[Bb]
[F]
[Eb] In our lifetime, we've been [F] [Ab] living, [F] loving,
[Gm] loving each other
[F]
There comes a time when we all [Eb] must kind of like, just [F] sit down
Sit down, think, think about [C] it
Think of [F]
love
[Eb]
[F] It's not hard to do
[C] [F] It's not hard [Eb] to [F] do
But the feeling is when [Gm] I'm not like [Bb] anything [F]
I've ever been
[Eb] Feel [F] love Feel love Try love
[Cm]
[C] Taste love
[Dm] Know love
[Eb] Grow [F] love
Touch it [Gm] with pride
[F] You're not [Dm] black, you're not white
[C] You're not cold as the ice
[F] You're not hot as the sun
You're my love of wild
And you make [Dm] me do things
And [Eb] you teach me to sing
[F] Feel in your arms
The only one
[Bb] [Eb]
Baby [Dm] Fire [Eb] Fire
[C] [F]
[Eb] Fire Fire
[F] Baby
[Eb] [F] [Dm]
[Eb]
[F] [Eb]
[F]
[Eb]
[F] [Eb]
[F] Baby
[Dm]
[Eb] [C]
[F] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[F] [Eb]
[F] Fire
[C]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Dm
2311
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
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To start learning Rick James - Jefferson Ball chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: F, Bb, F, Eb and F. Ease into the song by practicing at 55 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 111 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: B Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [F] My _ _
[Bb] _ clothes [F] are on top of the [Bb] satin My horse, [F] not a white [Dm] one, no
[Bb] I [F] bear neither [Dm] riches [Bb] nor _ fame, no, no
[Cm] But I have been _ waiting _ _ and just _ [Dm] waiting _
[Cm] In hopes _ that my lady _ I might take you to the [Dm] _ [Cm] falls
And [F] love you because _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] I'm your [Bb] lady _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ In [Bb] the end, _ baby, I'm your [F] _ lady
I'll go to [F] bed, I'll go to _ [Cm] bed, I'll escort you [Dm] to _ Jefferson _ [Bb] Park
_ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] I've seen [F] you each [Eb] morning _ [Bb] since you [F] _ were a [Bb] baby _
And now [Dm] _ [F] you're the queen of [Bb] my heart _ _ _ _
[Cm] Maybe one _ day [Dm] I'll know you
_ [Cm] _ Maybe then [Dm] I'll show you [Cm] my _ fantasy castle
_ _ On greenness and _ wildness, we'll make love to the _ stars
_ [Bb] _ They are my lady _
_ _ _ They _ _ _ _ _ _
are my lady
I'll go to [F] bed, _ I'll go to _ [Cm] bed, I'll escort you [Dm] to _ _ Jefferson [Bb] _ _ Park _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] They are my lady
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Bb] You come to the [F] falls when we love after all
[Bb] When the days are [F] through, I'll be true [Eb] to you
[Bb] There's no need to [F] say no, when I do [Eb] I won't [Bb] go
There'll be no [Dm] pause, _ [Bb]
we're free to do
_ [Dm] When you come [Eb] _ to [Dm] the falls, _ _ I'm [C] gonna love you
[Bb] They are my lady
[F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Bb] Yeah _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] In our lifetime, we've been [F] _ _ [Ab] living, [F] loving, _
[Gm] loving each other
[F] _ _
There comes a time when we all [Eb] must kind of like, just [F] sit down
Sit down, think, think about [C] it
Think of [F] _ _ _
love
_ [Eb] _ _ _
[F] It's not hard to do
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ It's not hard _ [Eb] to _ [F] do
But the feeling _ is when [Gm] I'm not like [Bb] anything [F]
I've ever been
_ _ [Eb] Feel [F] love Feel love Try love
[Cm] _
_ [C] Taste love
[Dm] _ Know love
_ [Eb] _ Grow [F] love
Touch _ it [Gm] with pride
[F] You're not [Dm] black, you're not white
[C] You're not cold as the ice
[F] You're not hot as the sun
You're my love of wild
And you make [Dm] me do things
And [Eb] you teach me to sing
[F] Feel in your arms
The only _ one _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
Baby [Dm] Fire _ [Eb] Fire
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _
_ [Eb] Fire Fire _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ Baby
[Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [F] Baby
_ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [F] Fire _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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