Ball And Chain Chords by Yabadum

Tempo:
120.05 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

A

D

Bm

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Yabadum - Ball and Chain chords
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[A] [F#] [A]
[F#] [A] [F#] [A]
Why keeps eating you?
Have you lost your motion?
Too much emotion?
You should [F#] keep it simple, [A] get your hands out the sand.
It won't stick anyway, it's not where you stay.
Go out and find a home, somewhere you can belong.
Your thoughts, they ain't wrong.
We just get tired, and you're [F#m] a liar.
Time to [Bm] time, you just [C#m] add [D] to our you.
You [F#m] always get us to [Bm] wear what we [C#m] can.
[D] Outsmart you, it's [F#m] no use anyway.
[Bm] [C#m] We ask, who [D] are you?
[F#m] There's not much you can [Bm] say.
[C#m] Just like, to [D] our you, [F#m] it's no use anyway.
So [Bm] ban up [A] your [C#m] voice, it [A] annoys [E] us when you shut [F#m] up and leave [D] yourself.
[F#m] [Bm] Someone's complaining [A] for you, but you want more.
[E] Do you feel [F#m] the love [D] [Bm] tonight?
[F#m] Carry [Bm] [A] your ball and chain
Show [E] us you [F#m] [D] need it
[F#m] I can [Bm] see [A] that you're small and vain
Show [E] us you [F#m] [D] need
[A] it
[A] [F#] [A]
What keeps feeding you
All the kids with money?
Where do they get their money?
I find that funny
I keep needing you
I'll wait the wrong time
You give the wrong sign
But I still will follow [Bm] you
You just [C#m] like to [D] argue
You [F#m] always get us to [Bm] win
[C#m] We can't [D] outsmart you
[F#m] It's no use [Bm] anyway
[C#m] We ask [D] who are you?
There's [F#m] not much [Bm] you can say
You just [C#m] like [D] to argue
It's [F#m] no use anyway
You [Bm] open [A] up your voice
It undoes us [E] when you [F#m] shut up and [D] leave yourself
[F#m] [Bm] Someone's [A] complaining for you
[C#m] But [A] you are all
[C#m] Do you [F#m] feel the [D] love tonight?
[F#m] Carry [Bm] [A] your ball and chain
Show [C#m] us [F#m] you need [D] it
[F#m] I can [Bm] see that [A] you're small and vain
Show [E] us [F#m] you
[D] need [F#] [B] it
[A] [F#m]
[G] [F#m] [D] [A]
[F#]
[D] [A]
[D]
[A]
[N]
Key:  
F#m
123111112
A
1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
C#m
13421114
F#m
123111112
A
1231
D
1321
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To start learning Yabadum - Ball And Chain chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - D, F#m, Bm, C#m, Bm, A, E and F#m in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 60 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 120. With an eye on the song's key A Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[A] _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _
Why keeps eating you?
Have you lost your motion?
Too much emotion?
You should [F#] keep it simple, [A] get your hands out the sand.
It won't stick anyway, it's not where you stay.
Go out and find a home, somewhere you can belong.
Your thoughts, they ain't wrong.
We just get tired, and you're [F#m] a liar.
Time to [Bm] time, you just [C#m] add [D] to our you.
You [F#m] always get us to [Bm] wear what we [C#m] can.
[D] Outsmart you, it's [F#m] no use anyway.
[Bm] _ [C#m] We ask, who [D] are you?
[F#m] There's not much you can [Bm] say.
[C#m] Just like, to [D] our you, [F#m] it's no use anyway.
So [Bm] ban up [A] your [C#m] voice, it [A] annoys [E] us when you shut [F#m] up and leave [D] yourself. _
[F#m] _ [Bm] Someone's complaining [A] for you, but you want more.
[E] Do you feel [F#m] the love [D] [Bm] tonight?
[F#m] Carry [Bm] _ [A] your ball and chain
Show [E] us you [F#m] _ [D] need it
[F#m] I can [Bm] see [A] that you're small and vain
Show [E] us you [F#m] _ [D] need _
[A] it
[A] _ _ _ [F#] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ What keeps feeding you
All the kids with money?
Where do they get their money?
I find that funny
I keep needing you
I'll wait the wrong time
You give the wrong sign
But I still will follow [Bm] you
You just [C#m] like to [D] argue
You [F#m] always get us to [Bm] win
[C#m] We can't [D] outsmart you
[F#m] It's no use [Bm] anyway
[C#m] We ask [D] who are you?
There's [F#m] not much [Bm] you can say
You just [C#m] like [D] to argue
It's [F#m] no use anyway
You [Bm] open [A] up your voice
It _ undoes us [E] when you [F#m] shut up and [D] leave yourself
_ [F#m] _ [Bm] Someone's [A] complaining for you
[C#m] But [A] you are all
[C#m] Do you [F#m] feel the [D] love tonight?
[F#m] Carry [Bm] [A] your ball and chain
_ Show [C#m] us [F#m] you need [D] it
[F#m] I can [Bm] see that [A] you're small and vain
_ Show [E] us [F#m] you _
[D] need _ [F#] [B] it
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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