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Ball And Chain chords by
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin
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1968•Blues•633 views•
Key: F# minor•
Intro 1
Dm
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Verse 1
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Gm
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3

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Sitting down by the window
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Honey, looking out at the rain

Lord, lord, lord
Gm
Gm
3

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Sitting down by the window
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Baby, looking out at the rain
Am
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Some' came along,
Gm
Gm
3

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grabbed a hold of me
F
F

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E
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And it felt just like a ball and chain
Gm
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3

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Honey, that's exactly what it felt like
A
A

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Honey, just dragging me down
Chorus 1
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And I say, oh, whoa, whoa, whoa,
Gm
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now hun, tell me why

Why does every single little tiny thing
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I hold on goes wrong?

Yeah it all goes wrong, yeah
Gm
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And I say, oh, whoa, whoa, whoa,

now babe, tell me why
Dm
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Why's eve- ry thing, every thing
Am
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Hey, hear you gone today,
Gm
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I wanted to love you

Honey, I just wanted to hold you,
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I said, for so long
A
A

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Yeah! Alright! Hey!
Verse 2
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Gm
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3

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Love's got a hold on me, baby
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Feels just like a ball and chain
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Now, love's just dragging me down,

baby, yeah
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Feels like a ball and chain
Am
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I hope there's someone out there

who could tell me
Gm
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Why the man I love wants to leave me
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in so much pain
Gm
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A
A

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Yeah, maybe, maybe you could help me,

come on, help me!
Chorus 2
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And I'll say, oh, whoa, whoa, whoa,
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now hun, tell me why

Now tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me,
Dm
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tell me, tell me why, yeah
Gm
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3

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And I'll say, oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,

when I ask you
Dm
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When I need to know why,

come on tell me why, hey hey hey
Am
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Hear you gone today,
Gm
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I wanted to love you and hold you
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Gm
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Until the day I die
A
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I said whoa, whoa, whoa!!
Solo 1
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Am
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Chorus 3
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And I'll say oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, now hun
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It ain't fair, now daddy it ain't fair what you do

I said honey what you're doing to me

and you know it ain't fair
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And I'll say, oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, now baby
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It ain't fair, now, now, now, what you do

I said hun it ain't what,

hun it ain't fair what you do
Am
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Oh, hear you gone today
Gm
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and all I ever wanted to do

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Was to love you
Gm
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Honey I just know
A
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there can't be nothing wrong with that
Verse 3

Honey it ain't wrong, no, no, no, no, no
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Sitting down by the window
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Looking out the rain
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Lord, lord, lord

Sitting down by the window
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Looking out the rain, see the rain
Am
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Some' came along,
Gm
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grabbed a hold of me
F
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E
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Dm
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And it felt like a ball and chain
Gm
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And I'm gonna tell you
A
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just one more time, yeah, yeah
Chorus 4
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And I'll say, oh, whoa, whoa, whoa,

now baby
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This can't be, no this can't be in vain

And I say no no no no no no no no, whoa!
Gm
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And I'll say, oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

Now now now now
Dm
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now now now, now, now, no no, not in vain
Am
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Hey, oh, I though you could tell me
Gm
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Hun, tell me why

Oh, tell me why love is like

Just like a ball


Just like a ball


Ball

Oh daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy,

daddy, daddy, daddy

And a chain
Dm
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Dm

  • Gm

    3

  • Am

  • A

  • F

  • E

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Ball And Chain by Big Brother & The Holding Company, Janis Joplin is F# minor.

The primary chords used in Ball And Chain are F#m, Bm, C#m, C#, A, G#.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F#m, Bm, C#m, C#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

If the simplified chords are too easy, you can visit the original chords page for a more advanced arrangement.

The tempo of Ball And Chain is approximately 82 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Ball And Chain using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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