Chords - v1
Ball And Chain
F#m Bm F#m
Sitting down by my window. Honey, looking out at the rain
Bm F#m
Lord, Lord, Lord, sitting down by my window Baby, looking out at the rain
C#7 Bm A5 G#5 F#m
Something came along, grabbed a hold of me And it felt just like a ball and chain
Bm C#7
Honey, just dragging me down
And I say, oh, whoa, whoa, now hun, tell me why Why does every single little tiny thing I hold on goes wrong?
And I say, oh, whoa whoa, now babe, tell me why Why does everything, everything
Hey, here you gone today, I wanted to love you Honey, I just wanted to hold you, I said, for so long
Yeah! Alright! Hey!
Love's got a hold on me, baby Feels just like a ball and chain
Now, love's just dragging me down, baby, yeah Feels like a ball and chain
I hope there's someone out there who could tell me Why the man I love wants to leave me in so much pain
Yeah, maybe, maybe you could help me, come on, help me!
And I say, oh, whoa, whoa, now hun, tell me why Now tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me why, yeah
And I say, oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, when I ask you When I need to know why, come on tell me why, hey hey
Hear you've gone today I wanted to love you and hold you Until the day I die
I said whoa, whoa, whoa!!
Solo
And I say oh, whoa, whoa, no honey It isn't fair, daddy it isn't fair what you do. I see what you're doing to me and you know it isn't fair
And I say oh, whoa whoa now baby It isn't fair, now, now, now, what you do. I said hun it isn't fair what, hun it isn't fair what you do
Oh, hear you gone today and all I ever wanted to do Was to love you
Honey and I think there can be nothing wrong with that Only it isn't wrong, no, no, no, no, no
Sitting down by my window Honey, looking out at the rain
Lord, Lord, Lord, sitting down by my window Baby, looking out at the rain
Something came along, grabbed a hold of me And it felt just like a ball and chain
Yes it did babe, And I'm gonna tell you this one more time, hey, hey
And I say oh, whoa whoa, now baby This can't be, no this can't be in vain And I say no no no no no no no no, whoa!
And I say whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Now now now now now now now now now, no no, not in vain
C#7 Bm
Hey, hope there is someone that could tell me Hun, tell me why, love is like,
Just like a ball, Just like a ball, Ball Oh daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy
And a chain F#m (no C# at the end.)
(lots of good tabs out there for leads)
Document Info
Type: Chords
Version: 1
Created: 8/21/2025
Updated: 8/21/2025
Status: Active