Ball And Chain Chords by Xtc

Tempo:
133.4 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

D

Gm

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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XTC - Ball and Chain - 1982 chords
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but [C] following chain
[G] [C] Saving spoon the bottle [Dm] of changing
[C] Saving spoon the bottle of change
[G] [C]
Oh Yeah!
[D] The diggers [C] at the tower of the Grinch
Saving spoon the bottle [Gm] of changing
[C] Saving spoon the bottle [Gm] of changing
[Cm] Saving spoon the [Gm] bottle of changing Oh Yeah!
The [C] diggers and the tower cranes
[G] Don't [D] look [N] at [C]
me
[G] I'm [D] a man
[C] I'm a man
[G] [D]
I'm a man
[Gm] I'm [C] a man
[G] I'm [D] [G]
a man
[C] [F]
[C] [G]
[C]
[F] [C] Say it's good and the ball ain't [Bb] changed
[C] Say it's good and the ball [Bb] ain't changed
[C] Say it's good and the ball [Gm] ain't changed
The [Bb] diggers and [C] the tower cranes
The [Bb] diggers and [C] the tower [G] cranes
My
[D] way
[F] [C]
[D] Ain't
No
[C] Change
it's a [Ab] [G]
[D] lie
[C] In your mind
[D] You're the agent
And [G] your pain
is your heaven sky to leave
[C]
[G] [F]
[C] [G]
[C]
[F] [C] [D] I'm [Ab] crawling across
Standing on the top [G] where it all should stay
[D] the fresh way down the river
[G] [Fm] [G]
[Fm] [G]
[C]
[Gm] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[Ab] [Db]
[B] [Gb]
[Db]
[B] [Gb]
[Db] [B] [Db]
[B] [Ab]
[Db] [Gb]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Gb] [Fm] [Ab]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
Gm
123111113
Ab
134211114
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
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To learn Xtc - (2001 Remaster) Ball And Chain chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: G, C, G, C, F, D, C, Gb, Db and B. A strategic approach would be to train at 66 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 133. With an eye on the song's key G Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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but [C] following chain _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] Saving spoon the bottle [Dm] of changing
_ _ [C] Saving spoon the bottle of change
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Oh Yeah!
[D] The diggers [C] at the tower of the Grinch
_ _ Saving spoon the bottle [Gm] of changing
_ _ [C] Saving spoon the bottle [Gm] of changing
_ _ [Cm] Saving spoon the [Gm] bottle of changing Oh Yeah!
The [C] diggers and the tower cranes _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ Don't [D] look _ _ [N] at [C] _ _
_ me
_ [G] _ _ I'm [D] a man
_ [C] _ _ I'm a man
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
I'm a man
_ [Gm] I'm [C] a man _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ I'm [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ a man _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ Say it's good and the ball ain't [Bb] changed
_ _ [C] Say it's good and the ball [Bb] ain't changed
_ _ [C] Say it's good and the ball [Gm] ain't changed
_ The [Bb] diggers and [C] the tower _ cranes
The _ [Bb] _ diggers and [C] the tower [G] _ cranes
_ _ My _
[D] way
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] Ain't
No _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ Change
it's a [Ab] _ [G] _ _ _
[D] lie
_ _ _ [C] _ In your mind _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ You're _ the agent
And [G] your pain
is your heaven sky to _ leave
_ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] I'm [Ab] crawling across
Standing on the top [G] where it all should _ _ stay
[D] the fresh way down the river
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Colin Moulding who authored this song.