Chords for Janis Joplin - Ball and Chain (sensational performance at Monterey)

Tempo:
110.4 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

Bm

C#m

F#

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Janis Joplin - Ball and Chain (sensational performance at Monterey) chords
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[F#] [F#m]
[C#]
[D] [F#]
[C#] [F#m] [E] [A]
[F#] [B]
[F#m] [A]
[F#m]
[C#m] [A] [C#m]
[Bm] [C#m] [E]
[G#] [F#m] [G]
[Am] [N] [F#m]
Down by [C#] my window, [Bm]
just looking out [F#m] at the rain.
[E]
Down by my [Bm] window, just looking [G#] out [F#m] at the [A] rain.
[C#m] Something came along, honey grabbed [B] a hold of me,
and it felt [Bm] like a ball [F#m] ain't shake.
[Bm] [C#m]
And I [F#] said, oh, oh, [Bm] oh, oh, tell me why,
[Fm] does that black thing go, go?
[F#m]
And I [Bm] said,
[B] oh, what,
[Am] [F#m]
[C#m] what, what are you gonna do?
[Cm] [Bm] To love you,
[F#m] [B]
[C#m]
[G#] [D] [F#]
oh, [B] it ain't fair, [D] honey, it ain't [F#m] fair.
What do you do?
[C#]
[F#m] I said, [G#m] honey, what you do?
[F#m]
And I said, [E] [Bm]
oh, [A]
[G#] what do [F#] you do?
[F#m]
[A] [C#m] Here you gonna do, [Cm] [Bm] won't you love me?
[F#m]
[Bm] [C#m]
Yes!
[C#] [F]
[F#] Down by my window, [B] just looking out [C#] at the rain.
[Bm]
Sitting down by my window, just looking [Em] out [F#] at the rain.
[E] [F#] Something came along, honey grabbed a [B] hold of me,
and it felt like a [F#m] ball ain't
[Bm] shake.
[C#m] And I said, oh, [F#]
oh, oh, honey, [G] oh, this can't be,
oh, this [N] can't be.
[F#m] And I said, [C#] oh, [Bm]
oh, honey, oh, this can't be,
oh, [F] [A] [F#m]
[C#m]
and I know what's up, tell me, come on, [Bm] tell me why,
[G#] oh, tell me why, oh, baby, tell me why love, honey, why love?
Well, it's like a ball ain't in a chain.
[A] [F#m]
[N]
Key:  
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
C#m
13421114
F#
134211112
A
1231
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
C#m
13421114
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To learn Big Brother & The Holding Company - (Live at the Monterey International Pop Festival, Sunday, 6/18/1967) Live At The Monterey International Pop Festival chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Bm, C#m, Bm, G#, A, F#m, C#m, Cm, Bm, F#m and Bm of chords. Begin your practice at a relaxed 55 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 110. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F# Minor.

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[F#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[G#] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ Down by [C#] my window, [Bm] _ _
_ just looking out [F#m] _ at the rain. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ Down by my [Bm] window, _ just looking [G#] out [F#m] at the [A] rain. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ Something came along, honey grabbed [B] a hold of me,
and it felt [Bm] like a ball [F#m] ain't shake. _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ And I [F#] said, oh, _ oh, [Bm] oh, oh, tell me why,
[Fm] does that black thing go, go?
_ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And I [Bm] said, _ _
_ _ _ [B] oh, what, _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ what, what are you gonna do?
[Cm] [Bm] To love you, _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F#] _
oh, [B] it ain't fair, [D] honey, it ain't [F#m] fair.
What do you do?
_ [C#] _
[F#m] I said, [G#m] honey, what you do?
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ And I said, [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ oh, _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G#] _ what do [F#] you do? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ Here you gonna do, [Cm] _ [Bm] _ won't you love me?
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
Yes!
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[F#] Down by my window, _ [B] _ _ just looking out [C#] at the rain.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ Sitting _ _ _ down by my window, _ just looking [Em] out _ [F#] at the rain.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ Something came along, honey grabbed a [B] hold of me,
and it felt like a [F#m] ball ain't _ _ _
[Bm] shake.
_ [C#m] And _ _ _ _ _ _ I said, oh, [F#] _
oh, oh, honey, [G] oh, this can't be,
oh, this [N] can't _ be.
[F#m] And I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ said, _ _ [C#] oh, [Bm] _
_ _ oh, honey, oh, this can't be,
oh, [F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
and I know what's up, tell me, come on, [Bm] tell me why,
[G#] oh, tell me why, oh, baby, tell me why love, honey, why love? _ _ _ _
Well, it's like a ball _ ain't in a chain.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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