Ball And Chain chords by
Social Distortion
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Key: Db major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Well it's been ten years, and a thousand tears
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And look at the mess I'm in
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A broken nose and a broken heart,
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An empty bottle of gin
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Well I sit and I pray
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In my broken down Chevrolet
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While I'm singin' to myself
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There's got to be another way
Chorus 1
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Take away, take away
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Take away this ball and chain
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I'm lonely and I'm tired
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And I can't take any more pain
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Take away, take away
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Never to return again
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Interlude 1
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(chain)
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Verse 2
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Well I've searched and I've searched
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To find the perfect life
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A brand new car and a brand new suit
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I even got me a little wife
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But wherever I have gone
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I was sure to find myself there
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You can run all your life
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But not go anywhere
Chorus 2
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Take away, take away
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Take away this ball and chain
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I'm lonely and I'm tired
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And I can't take any more pain
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Take away, take away
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Never to return again
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Take away, take away
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Take away
Interlude 2
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(chain)
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Verse 3
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Well I'll pass the bar on the way
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To my dingy hotel room
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I spent all my money
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Been drinkin' since a half past noon
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I'll wake there in the mornin'
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Or maybe in the county jail
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Times are hard getting harder
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I'm born to lose and destined to fail
Chorus 3
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Take away, take away
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Take away this ball and chain
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I'm lonely and I'm tired
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And I can't take any more pain
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Take away, take away
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Never to return again
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Take away, take away
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Take away
Outro 1
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(chain)
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