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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[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]
[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
Bb
Eb
Dm
Cm
F
Bb
Eb
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [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] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [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] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _