Ball And Chain chords by
Social Distortion (Official Version)

1990Rock1.1K views

Key: Db majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1
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Ab Ab 
 
Gb Gb 
 
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Verse 1
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Ab Ab 
 
Well it's been ten years, and a thousand tears
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Db Db 
 
And look at the mess I'm in
Ab Ab 
 
A broken nose and a broken heart,
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Db Db 
 
An empty bottle of gin
Ab Ab 
 
Well I sit and I pray
Gb Gb 
 
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In my broken down Chevrolet
Ab Ab 
 
While I'm singin' to myself
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Db Db 
 
There's got to be another way

Chorus 1
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Ab Ab 
 
Take away, take away
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Take away this ball and chain
Ab Ab 
 
I'm lonely and I'm tired
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
And I can't take any more pain
Ab Ab 
 
Take away, take away
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Never to  return again
Ab Ab 
 
Take away, take away
Gb Gb 
 
Take away

Interlude 1

Take away this ball and

Db

Ab

Gb

Db

(chain)

Db

Ab

Gb

Db

Verse 2
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Well I've searched and I've searched
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
To find the perfect life
Ab Ab 
 
A brand new car and a brand new suit
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
I even got me a little wife
Ab Ab 
 
But wherever I have gone
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
I was sure to find myself there
Ab Ab 
 
You can run all your life
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
But not go  anywhere

Chorus 2
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Take away, take away
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Take away this ball and chain
Ab Ab 
 
I'm lonely and I'm tired
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
And I can't take any more pain
Ab Ab 
 
Take away, take away
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Never to  return again
Ab Ab 
 
Take away, take away
Gb Gb 
 
Take away

Interlude 2
Take away this ball and
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
(chain)
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Ab Ab 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db

Verse 3
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Well I'll pass the bar on the way
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
To my dingy hotel room
Ab Ab 
 
I spent all my money
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Been drinkin' since a half past noon
Ab Ab 
 
I'll wake there in the mornin'
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Db Db 
 
Or maybe in the county jail
Ab Ab 
 
Times are hard getting harder
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
I'm born to lose and destined to fail

Chorus 3
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Take away, take away
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Take away this ball and chain
Ab Ab 
 
I'm lonely and I'm tired
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
And I can't take any more pain
Ab Ab 
 
Take away, take away
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Never to  return again
Ab Ab 
 
Take away, take away
Gb Gb 
 
Take away

Outro 1
Take away this ball and
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
(chain)
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Gb Gb 
 
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Ab Ab 
 
Gb Gb 
 
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Ab Ab 
 
Gb Gb 
 
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Ab Ab 
 
Gb Gb 
 
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Ab Ab 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsDb Ab Gb

Chords

Db
Ab
Gb

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of Ball And Chain by Social Distortion, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Db major. It suits players who want to learn Ball And Chain the way Social Distortion intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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