Chords for Big Mama Thornton - Ball and Chain

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Big Mama Thornton - Ball and Chain chords
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Sitting by my window,
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oh, I was looking out at the rain.
[Ebm] [Bbm] Sitting by my window, yeah, I was looking out at the rain.
[Fm] Cause you know, something struck [Em] me, [Bbm]
clapped on, clapped on like a ballin' chain.
I said, oh, baby, why you wanna, why you wanna do these main things to me?
I said, oh, baby, why you wanna, why you wanna do all these main things to me?
[Fm] Because you know, you know [Bm] I love [Ebm] you, and I'm so sick and tired, so [Bbm] sick and tired of being in misery.
Alright now,
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I know you're gonna miss me, baby.
Lord, I say you're gonna miss all of those sweet things.
[Ebm] Oh, I miss me, all of those [Bbm] sweet things.
[Fm] And then you'll find out your heart will be like mine.
[Ebm] All wrapped up, just [Bbm] like that old ballin' [Ebm] chain.
Alright now, [Bbm] hey, hey, why do everything have to happen to me?
I said, oh, hey, hey, why do, why do, why do everything have to [Bbm] happen to me?
Because [Fm] my love's [Em] gonna last forever.
[Bbm] [N] I know it's gonna last right there in the morning, for eternity.
Ballin' chain, ballin' chain, that day in the morning, turn, just turn, turn me on.
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Ballin' chain.
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_ _ Sitting by my window, _
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oh, I was looking out at the rain. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] [Bbm] Sitting by my window, yeah, _ _ _ _ I was looking out at the rain. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] Cause you know, something struck [Em] me, _ [Bbm] _
clapped on, clapped on like a ballin' chain.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I said, oh, _ _ baby, _ why you wanna, why you wanna do these main things to me?
I _ _ _ _ _ _ said, oh, _ baby, _ why you wanna, why you wanna do all these main things to me? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] Because you know, you know [Bm] I love _ [Ebm] you, and I'm so sick and tired, so [Bbm] sick and tired of being in misery.
Alright now,
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_ _ [Em] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
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_ _ I know you're gonna miss me, baby. _ _ _ _
Lord, I say you're gonna miss all of those sweet things. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] Oh, I miss me, _ _ all _ of those [Bbm] sweet things.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] And then you'll find out your heart will be like mine.
_ [Ebm] _ All wrapped up, just [Bbm] like that old ballin' [Ebm] chain.
Alright now, [Bbm] _ hey, hey, why _ _ _ _ _ _ do everything have to happen to me? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I said, oh, _ _ hey, hey, why do, why do, why do everything have to [Bbm] happen to me? _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Because [Fm] my love's [Em] gonna last forever.
_ [Bbm] _ [N] I know it's gonna last right there in the morning, for eternity.
_ _ Ballin' chain, _ ballin' chain, that day in the morning, turn, just turn, turn me on.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ Ballin' chain. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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