Nanci Griffith – Big Blue Ball Of War (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
G D C G D G
[Verse 1]
C D In nineteen-fourteen this ball was at war G C G C It went from Belgium on through Ireland G C D The Congo, then back home C D This big blue ball of war spun on its own G C G C Spinning history in lines of blood G C D Yet not a soul fell off
[Chorus]
G And we all ride on (we all ride) Bm This big blue ball of war C G Souls with tickets through the veil D We all ride on G We all ride on (we all ride) Bm This big blue ball of war C G We choose to spin around and ride D G This big blue ball of war
[Verse 2]
C D Almost a century, the blood has flowed G C G C We've killed our men of peace around this ball G C D And refused to hear their ghosts C D We spend our destinies in deeds of hate G C G C Humanity upon this ball G C D Is just a bloody fall from grace
[Chorus]
G And we all ride on (we all ride) Bm This big blue ball of war C G Souls with tickets through the veil D We all ride on G We all ride on (we all ride) Bm This big blue ball of war C G We choose to spin around and ride D G This big blue ball of war
[Interlude]
G Bm C G D G
[Verse 3]
C D A reformation just might save us all G C G C A voice of harmony and open heart G C D Where the women teach the song C D These men of evil deed can be proven wrong G C G C The ball could spin if we join hand to hand G C D So not a soul falls off
[Chorus]
G And we all ride on (we all ride) Bm This big blue ball of war C G Souls with tickets through the veil D We'll all ride on G We'll all ride on (we all ride) Bm This big blue ball of war C G We choose to spin around and ride D G This big blue ball of war
[Outro]
C G We choose to spin around and ride D G C C G This big blue ball of war