Ball And Chain chords by
Xtc
Xtc

1982Rock3K views
4.3 (3)
Key: C major
Intro 1
C
C

Gm
Gm

C
C

Gm
Gm

Verse 1
C
C

Gm
Gm

Save us from the ball and chain,
C
C

Gm
Gm

Save us from the ball and chain,
C
C

Gm
Gm

Save us from the ball and chain,
Oh yeah,
Bb
Bb

F
F

C
C

The diggers and the tower cranes
Verse 2
C
C

Gm
Gm

Save us from the ball and chain,
C
C

Gm
Gm

Save us from the ball and chain,
C
C

Gm
Gm

Save us from the ball and chain, Oh yeah,
Bb
Bb

F
F

C
C

The diggers and the tower cranes,
Bb
Bb

F
F

C
C

The diggers and the tower cranes
Bridge 1
G
G

D
D

F
F

C
C

Don't want demolition
G
G

D
D

F
F

C
C

Don't want your compensa- tion
G
G

D
D

F
F

C
C

It's not just bricks and mortar
G
G

D
D

F
F

G
G

We are lambs to slaughter
Interlude 1
G
G

G
G

F
F

F
F

G
G

G
G

F
F

F
F

Verse 3
C
C

Gm
Gm

Save us from the ball and chain,
C
C

Gm
Gm

Save us from the ball and chain,
C
C

Gm
Gm

Save us from the ball and chain,
Oh yeah,
Bb
Bb

F
F

C
C

The diggers and the tower cranes,
Bb
Bb

F
F

C
C

The diggers and the tower cranes
Bridge 2
G
G

D
D

F
F

C
C

Must we live in fear
G
G

D
D

F
F

C
C

From those who shed no tears?
G
G

D
D

F
F

C
C

Our one and on ly shel- ter
G
G

D
D

F
F

G
G

Your games, your helter skel- ter
Interlude 2
G
G

G
G

F
F

F
F

G
G

G
G

F
F

F
F

Bridge 3
Fm
Fm

Motorways and office blocks,
They're standing on the spot
G
G

Where stood a home,
Fm
Fm

They're crushing on the memories of people,
G
G

Who have since turned to stone
Fm
Fm

(Ahh)
G
G

They've turned to stone,
Fm
Fm

(Ahh)
G
G

G
G

They've turned to stone
Solo 1
C
C

Gm
Gm

C
C

Gm
Gm

C
C

Gm
Gm

C
C

Ab
Ab

Verse 4
Db
Db

Abm
Abm

Save us from the ball and chain,
Db
Db

Abm
Abm

Save us from the ball and chain,
Db
Db

Abm
Abm

Save us from the ball and chain,
Oh yeah,
B
B

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

The diggers and the tower cranes
Verse 5
Db
Db

Abm
Abm

Save us from the ball and chain,
Db
Db

Abm
Abm

Save us from the ball and chain,
Db
Db

Abm
Abm

Save us from the ball ball chain,
Oh yeah,
B
B

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

The diggers and the tower cranes
B
B

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

The diggers and the tower cranes
B
B

Gb
Gb

The diggers and the tower
Outro 1
Ab
Ab

Ab
Ab

Gb
Gb

Gb
Gb

Ab
Ab

Ab
Ab

Gb
Gb

Gb
Gb

[Repeat and fade]

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