Chords for They Might Be Giants - Lucky Ball and Chain
Tempo:
125 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m]
[F#] [D#]
[G] I lost my [Em] lucky ball [C] and chain, now she's four [D] years gone.
[G] Five [Em] feet tall and sick [C] of me, [D] and all [G] my rattling on.
She threw [Em] away her baby [C] doll, I held [D] on to my [G] pride.
But I [Em] was young and foolish, and I [G] feel old and foolish [B] now.
[C] Confidentially, she never [G] called me baby doll.
[C] Confidentially, I never [G] called her girl.
[C] But now I rock a [G] bar too, and I drink for two.
[D] She was [C] pondering this time, [D] bobbing my mind.
[G] I lost my [Em] lucky ball and [C] chain, now she's [D] four years [G] gone.
Five feet [Em] tall and sick of me, [D] and all my [G] rattling on.
She walked [Em] away from a happy [C] man, I thought I [D] was so [G] cool.
I just [Em] stood there mumbling, [C] there [D] goes the bride as she walked [G] out the door.
[Em]
[C] There goes the [D] bride as she walked [G] out the door.
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [D#] I
[G] could shake [Em] my tiny fist [C] and swear [D] I wasn't wrong.
[G] But what's the sense [Em] in arguing when [G] you're all alone?
Sure as [Em] you can steer a [C] train, you can't [D] change your [G] faith.
But when she [Em] told me off that [Am] day, I knew [D] I lost [G] my [B] home.
[C] Confidentially, I never [G] told you of her charm.
[C] Confidentially, we never [G] had a home.
[C] But this railroad apartment [G] was the perfect [D] place,
when [G] she'd sit [C] and hold [D] me in her arms.
[G] Since I lost [Em] my lucky ball and chain, [C] now [D] she's four years [G] gone.
Five feet tall [Em] and sick [C] of me, [D] and all [G] my rattling on.
She walked [Em] away from a happy [C] man, I thought I [D] was so [G] cool.
But I just [Em] stood there whistling, [C] there goes the [D] bride as she [G] walked out the door.
[Em]
[C] There goes the [D] bride as she walked [G] out the door.
Well, there it was.
And this is Adrian Ballew with Oh
[F#] [D#]
[G] I lost my [Em] lucky ball [C] and chain, now she's four [D] years gone.
[G] Five [Em] feet tall and sick [C] of me, [D] and all [G] my rattling on.
She threw [Em] away her baby [C] doll, I held [D] on to my [G] pride.
But I [Em] was young and foolish, and I [G] feel old and foolish [B] now.
[C] Confidentially, she never [G] called me baby doll.
[C] Confidentially, I never [G] called her girl.
[C] But now I rock a [G] bar too, and I drink for two.
[D] She was [C] pondering this time, [D] bobbing my mind.
[G] I lost my [Em] lucky ball and [C] chain, now she's [D] four years [G] gone.
Five feet [Em] tall and sick of me, [D] and all my [G] rattling on.
She walked [Em] away from a happy [C] man, I thought I [D] was so [G] cool.
I just [Em] stood there mumbling, [C] there [D] goes the bride as she walked [G] out the door.
[Em]
[C] There goes the [D] bride as she walked [G] out the door.
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [D#] I
[G] could shake [Em] my tiny fist [C] and swear [D] I wasn't wrong.
[G] But what's the sense [Em] in arguing when [G] you're all alone?
Sure as [Em] you can steer a [C] train, you can't [D] change your [G] faith.
But when she [Em] told me off that [Am] day, I knew [D] I lost [G] my [B] home.
[C] Confidentially, I never [G] told you of her charm.
[C] Confidentially, we never [G] had a home.
[C] But this railroad apartment [G] was the perfect [D] place,
when [G] she'd sit [C] and hold [D] me in her arms.
[G] Since I lost [Em] my lucky ball and chain, [C] now [D] she's four years [G] gone.
Five feet tall [Em] and sick [C] of me, [D] and all [G] my rattling on.
She walked [Em] away from a happy [C] man, I thought I [D] was so [G] cool.
But I just [Em] stood there whistling, [C] there goes the [D] bride as she [G] walked out the door.
[Em]
[C] There goes the [D] bride as she walked [G] out the door.
Well, there it was.
And this is Adrian Ballew with Oh
Key:
G
C
D
Em
F#m
G
C
D
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [D#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] I lost my [Em] lucky ball [C] and chain, now she's four [D] years gone.
[G] Five [Em] feet tall and sick [C] of me, [D] and all [G] my rattling on.
She threw [Em] away her baby [C] doll, I held [D] on to my [G] pride.
But I [Em] was young and foolish, and I [G] feel old and foolish [B] now.
_ _ _ [C] Confidentially, she never [G] called me baby doll.
[C] Confidentially, I never [G] called her girl.
[C] But now I rock a [G] bar too, and I drink for two.
[D] She was [C] pondering this time, [D] bobbing my mind.
[G] I lost my [Em] lucky ball and [C] chain, now she's [D] four years [G] gone.
Five feet [Em] tall and sick of me, [D] and all my [G] rattling on.
She walked [Em] away from a happy [C] man, I thought I [D] was so [G] cool.
I just [Em] stood there mumbling, [C] there [D] goes the bride as she walked [G] out the door.
[Em] _
[C] There goes the [D] bride as she walked [G] out the door. _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [D#] _ I _
_ _ [G] could shake [Em] my tiny fist [C] and swear [D] I wasn't wrong.
[G] But what's the sense [Em] in arguing when [G] you're all alone?
Sure as [Em] you can steer a [C] train, you can't [D] change your [G] faith.
But when she [Em] told me off that [Am] day, I knew [D] I lost [G] my [B] home.
_ _ [C] _ Confidentially, I never [G] told you of her charm.
_ [C] Confidentially, we never [G] had a home.
[C] But this railroad apartment [G] was the perfect [D] place,
when [G] she'd sit [C] and hold [D] me in her arms.
[G] Since I lost [Em] my lucky ball and chain, [C] now [D] she's four years [G] gone.
Five feet tall [Em] and sick [C] of me, [D] and all [G] my rattling on.
She walked [Em] away from a happy [C] man, I thought I [D] was so [G] cool.
But I just [Em] stood there whistling, [C] there goes the [D] bride as she [G] walked out the door.
[Em] _
[C] There goes the [D] bride as she walked [G] out the door. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, there it was.
And this is Adrian Ballew with Oh
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [D#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] I lost my [Em] lucky ball [C] and chain, now she's four [D] years gone.
[G] Five [Em] feet tall and sick [C] of me, [D] and all [G] my rattling on.
She threw [Em] away her baby [C] doll, I held [D] on to my [G] pride.
But I [Em] was young and foolish, and I [G] feel old and foolish [B] now.
_ _ _ [C] Confidentially, she never [G] called me baby doll.
[C] Confidentially, I never [G] called her girl.
[C] But now I rock a [G] bar too, and I drink for two.
[D] She was [C] pondering this time, [D] bobbing my mind.
[G] I lost my [Em] lucky ball and [C] chain, now she's [D] four years [G] gone.
Five feet [Em] tall and sick of me, [D] and all my [G] rattling on.
She walked [Em] away from a happy [C] man, I thought I [D] was so [G] cool.
I just [Em] stood there mumbling, [C] there [D] goes the bride as she walked [G] out the door.
[Em] _
[C] There goes the [D] bride as she walked [G] out the door. _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [D#] _ I _
_ _ [G] could shake [Em] my tiny fist [C] and swear [D] I wasn't wrong.
[G] But what's the sense [Em] in arguing when [G] you're all alone?
Sure as [Em] you can steer a [C] train, you can't [D] change your [G] faith.
But when she [Em] told me off that [Am] day, I knew [D] I lost [G] my [B] home.
_ _ [C] _ Confidentially, I never [G] told you of her charm.
_ [C] Confidentially, we never [G] had a home.
[C] But this railroad apartment [G] was the perfect [D] place,
when [G] she'd sit [C] and hold [D] me in her arms.
[G] Since I lost [Em] my lucky ball and chain, [C] now [D] she's four years [G] gone.
Five feet tall [Em] and sick [C] of me, [D] and all [G] my rattling on.
She walked [Em] away from a happy [C] man, I thought I [D] was so [G] cool.
But I just [Em] stood there whistling, [C] there goes the [D] bride as she [G] walked out the door.
[Em] _
[C] There goes the [D] bride as she walked [G] out the door. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, there it was.
And this is Adrian Ballew with Oh