Ballroom Blitz chords by Sweet (Official Version)

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Intro 1
Are you ready Steve?
Uh-huh
Andy? Yeah
Mick? Okay
Alright fellas, let's go
E7 
E7 
E7 
E7 
 (E7)  (E7)  (E7)  (E7) 

Verse 1

Oh it's been getting so hard

Living with the things you do to me, uh huh

My dreams are getting so strange

I'd like to tell you everything I see

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Pre-chorus 1
E7 
Oh, I see a  (E7) man at the back
as a matter of fact
His eyes are as red as the sun
And the girl in the corner
let no one ignore her
'Cause she thinks she's the passionate one
E7 
F#7 
 (E7) Oh  yeah, it was like  (F sharp7) lightning
A 
Everybody was  (A major) frightening
C 
And the music was  (C major) soothing
E 
And they all started  (E major) grooving
Yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

Chorus 1
F#m 
And the  (F sharp minor) man   in the back
A 
said eve (A major) ryone attack
B 
E 
And it  (B major) turned into a ballroom  (E major) blitz
F#m 
And the  (F sharp minor) girl  in the corner
A 
said boy  (A major) I want to warn you
B 
E 
It'll  (B major) turn into a ballroom  (E major) blitz
D 
D# 
E 
 (D major) Ball (D sharp major) room  (E major) blitz
D 
D# 
E 
 (D major) Ball (D sharp major) room  (E major) blitz
D 
D# 
E 
 (D major) Ball (D sharp major) room  (E major) blitz
D 
D# 
E 
 (D major) Ball (D sharp major) room  (E major) blitz

Interlude 1

Verse 2
A7 
I'm  (A7) reaching out for something
E7 
Touching nothing's all I ever do  (E7) 
A7 
Oh I  (A7) softly call you over
When you appear
E7 
there's nothing left of you,  (E7) uh huh

Pre-chorus 2
E7 
And the  (E7) man in the back
is ready to crack
As he raises his hands to the sky
And the girl in the corner
is everyone's mourner
She could kill you with a wink of her eye
E7 
F#7 
 (E7) Oh  yeah, it was like e (F sharp7) lectric
A 
So perfectly  (A major) hectic
C 
And the band started  (C major) leaving
E 
'Cause they all stopped  (E major) breathing
Yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah

Chorus 2
F#m 
And the  (F sharp minor) man   in the back
A 
said eve (A major) ryone attack
B 
E 
And it  (B major) turned into a ballroom  (E major) blitz
F#m 
And the  (F sharp minor) girl  in the corner
A 
said boy  (A major) I want to warn you
B 
E 
It'll  (B major) turn into a ballroom  (E major) blitz
D 
D# 
E 
D 
 (D major) Ball (D sharp major) room  (E major) blitz  (D major) 

Interlude 2
E 
D 
D# 
 (E major)  (D major)  (D sharp major) 
E 
D 
 (E major)  (D major) 
E 
D 
D# 
 (E major)  (D major)  (D sharp major) 
E 
D 
 (E major)  (D major) 
E 
D 
D# 
 (E major)  (D major)  (D sharp major) 
E 
D 
 (E major)  (D major) 
E 
D 
D# 
 (E major)  (D major)  (D sharp major) 
E 
 (E major) 

Pre-chorus 3
F#7 
Oh yeah, it was like  (F sharp7) lightning
A 
Everybody was  (A major) frightening
C 
And the music was  (C major) soothing
E 
And they all started  (E major) grooving
Yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

Chorus 3
F#m 
And the  (F sharp minor) man   in the back
A 
said eve (A major) ryone attack
B 
E 
And it  (B major) turned into a ballroom  (E major) blitz
F#m 
And the  (F sharp minor) girl  in the corner
A 
said boy  (A major) I want to warn you
B 
E 
It'll  (B major) turn into a ballroom  (E major) blitz
D 
D# 
E 
 (D major) Ball (D sharp major) room  (E major) blitz
D 
D# 
E 
 (D major) Ball (D sharp major) room  (E major) blitz
D 
D# 
E 
 (D major) Ball (D sharp major) room  (E major) blitz
D 
D# 
E 
 (D major) Ball (D sharp major) room  (E major) blitz

Bridge 1

It's it's a ballroom blitz

Yeah, it's a ballroom blitz

Outro 1

[Fade Out]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: E majorBPM: 108

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

E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
D#: x-6-8-8-8-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

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This is the definitive original version of Ballroom Blitz by Sweet, 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 E major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Sweet's performance.