Social Distortion – Ball And Chain (Ukulele)

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* = strong downstrum [Intro] C G F C C G F C [Verse 1]
C                             G                  F                    C
Well it's been 10 years and a thousand tears and look at the mess I'm in

C                   G                F                  C
A broken nose and a broken heart and an empty bottle of gin

C                G           F           C
Well I sit and I pray, in my broken down Chevrolet...

C                  G               F                 C
and I'm singing to myself, there's got to be another way
[Chorus]
C          G          F                       C
Take away, take away, take away this ball and chain,

C                      G            F                  C
cause I'm sick and I'm tired, and I can't take anymore pain,

C          G          F               C
Take away, take away, never to return again

C          G          F*                                            C
Take away, take away, take away, hey....  Take away this ball and chain
[Verse 2]
C                                 G              F                  C
Well I've searched, and I've searched, to find the perfect life

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A brand new car, and a brand new suit, I even got me a little wife

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But wherever I have gone, I was sure to find myself there

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You can run all your life, but not go anywhere
[Chorus]
C          G          F                       C
Take away, take away, take away this ball and chain,

C                      G            F                  C
cause I'm sick and I'm tired, and I can't take anymore pain,

C          G          F               C
Take away, take away, never to return again

C          G          F*                                            C
Take away, take away, take away, hey....  Take away this ball and chain
[Verse 3]
C                G           F           C
I passed the bar on the way, to my dingy hotel room

C                G           F           C
I spent all of my money, I been drinkin since half passed noon

C                G           F           C
Well I'll wake there in the morning, or maybe in the county jail

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Times are hard, getting harder, I'm born to lose, and destined to fail
[Chorus]
C          G          F                       C
Take away, take away, take away this ball and chain,

C                      G            F                  C
cause I'm sick and I'm tired, and I can't take anymore pain,

C          G          F               C
Take away, take away, never to return again

C          G          F*                                            C
Take away, take away, take away, hey....  Take away this ball and chain