Ball And Chain chords by
Xtc
Xtc

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4.3 (3)
Key: C major
Intro 1
Db
Db

Abm
Abm

Db
Db

Abm
Abm

Verse 1
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 2
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,
B
B

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

The diggers and the tower cranes
Bridge 1
Ab
Ab

Eb
Eb

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

Don't want demolition
Ab
Ab

Eb
Eb

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

Don't want your com pensa- tion
Ab
Ab

Eb
Eb

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

It's not just bri cks and mor tar
Ab
Ab

Eb
Eb

Gb
Gb

Ab
Ab

We are lambs to slaughter
Interlude 1
Ab
Ab

Ab
Ab

Gb
Gb

Gb
Gb

Ab
Ab

Ab
Ab

Gb
Gb

Gb
Gb

Verse 3
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,
B
B

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

The diggers and the tower cranes
Bridge 2
Ab
Ab

Eb
Eb

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

Must we live in fear
Ab
Ab

Eb
Eb

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

From those who she d no tears?
Ab
Ab

Eb
Eb

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

Our one and on ly shel- ter
Ab
Ab

Eb
Eb

Gb
Gb

Ab
Ab

Your games, your hel ter skel- ter
Interlude 2
Ab
Ab

Ab
Ab

Gb
Gb

Gb
Gb

Ab
Ab

Ab
Ab

Gb
Gb

Gb
Gb

Bridge 3
Gbm
Gbm

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

Where stood a home,
Gbm
Gbm

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

Who have since turned to stone
Gbm
Gbm

(Ahh)
Ab
Ab

They've turned to stone,
Gbm
Gbm

(Ahh)
Ab
Ab

Ab
Ab

They've turned to stone
Solo 1
Db
Db

Abm
Abm

Db
Db

Abm
Abm

Db
Db

Abm
Abm

Db
Db

A
A

Verse 4
D
D

Am
Am

Save us from the ball and chain,
D
D

Am
Am

Save us from the ball and chain,
D
D

Am
Am

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

G
G

D
D

The diggers and the tower cranes
Verse 5
D
D

Am
Am

Save us from the ball and chain,
D
D

Am
Am

Save us from the ball and chain,
D
D

Am
Am

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

G
G

D
D

The diggers and the tower cranes
C
C

G
G

D
D

The diggers and the tower cranes
C
C

G
G

The diggers and the tower
Outro 1
A
A

A
A

G
G

G
G

A
A

A
A

G
G

G
G

[Repeat and fade]

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