Key: Bm · BPM: 81 · Difficulty: Intermediate · Chords: F#m, Bm, C#7, C7, A5, G#5
[Solo] F#m Bm F#m F#m Bm Bm F#m F#m C#7 Bm F#m Bm C#7 [Verse] F#m Sitting down by my window Bm F#m Honey, looking out at the rain Bm Lord, Lord, Lord, sitting down by my window F#m Baby, looking out at the rain C#7 C7 Bm Something came along, grabbed a hold of me A5 G#5 F#m And it felt just like a ball and chain Bm Honey, that's exactly what it felt like C#7 Honey, just dragging me down [Verse] F#m Bm And I say, oh, whoa, whoa, now hun, tell me why Why does every single little tiny thing F#m I hold on goes wrong? Yeah it all goes wrong, yeah Bm And I say, oh, whoa, whoa, now babe, tell me why F#m Why does every thing, every thing C#7 Hey, here you gone today, C7 Bm I wanted to love you Honey, I just wanted to hold you, F#m I said, for so long Bm C7 Yeah! Alright! Hey! [Verse] F#m Love's got a hold on me, baby Bm F#m Feels just like a ball and chain Bm Now, love's just dragging me down, baby, yeah F#m Feels like a ball and chain C#7 I hope there's someone C7 out there who could tell me Bm Why the man I love wants to F#m leave me in so much pain Bm Yeah, maybe, maybe you could help me, C#7 come on, help me! [Verse] F#m Bm And I say, oh, whoa, whoa, now hun, tell me why F#m Now tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me why, yeah Bm And I say, oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, when I ask you F#m When I need to know why, come on tell me why, hey hey hey C#7 C7 Hear you've gone today Bm I wanted to love you and hold you F#m Until the day I die Bm C#7 I said whoa, whoa, whoa!! [Solo] F#m Bm F#m F#m Bm Bm F#m F#m C#7 Bm F#m Bm C#7 [Verse] F#m And I say oh, whoa, whoa, no honey Bm It isn't fair, daddy it F#m isn't fair what you do I see what you're doing to me and you know it isn't fair Bm And I say oh, whoa whoa now baby F#m It isn't fair, now, now, now, what you do I said hun it isn't fair what, hun it isn't fair what you do C#7 Oh, hear you gone today and C7 Bm all I ever wanted to do F#m Was to love you Bm Honey and I think there can be nothing wrong with that C#7 Only it isn't wrong, no, no, no, no, no [Verse] F#m Sitting down by my window Bm F#m Honey, looking out at the rain Bm Lord, Lord, Lord, sitting down by my window F#m Baby, looking out at the rain C#7 C7 Bm Something came along, grabbed a hold of me A5 G#5 F#m And it felt like a ball and chain Bm Yes, it did babe, And I'm gonna tell you this C#7 one more time, hey, hey [Verse] F#m And I say oh, whoa whoa, now baby Bm F#m This can't be, no this can't be in vain And I say no no no no no no no no, whoa! Bm And I say whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa F#m Now now now now now now now now now, no no, not in vain C#7 Hey, hope there is C7 someone that could tell me Bm Hun, tell me why N.C. Hun, tell me why love is like Just like a ball Just like a ball Ball Oh daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy And a chain F#m Yeah!
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On the 12th of August 2021, the track was released. The track was written by Big Mama Thornton.
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- Song: Ball And Chain
- Artist: Big Brother & The Holding Company with Janis Joplin
- Produced by John Simon
- Album: Cheap Thrills
- Released Date: 12 August 1968
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
- Key: Bm
- Chords: F#m, Bm, C#7, C7, A5, G#5
- BPM: 81
- Suggested Strumming:
- D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
| Guitar Chords | Ukulele Chords |
| F#m – 244222 Bm – x24432 C#7 – x43404 C7 – x32310 A5 – x02xxx G#5 – 46xxxx | F#m – 2120 Bm – 4222 C#7 – 1112 C7 – 0001 A5 – xx00 G#5 – 13xx |
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What key is Ball And Chain in?
Ball And Chain is in the key of Bm.
What chords do I need for Ball And Chain?
You need F#m, Bm, C#7, C7, A5, G#5 to play Ball And Chain by Big Brother & The Holding Company with Janis Joplin.
Do I need a capo for Ball And Chain?
No capo is needed to play Ball And Chain by Big Brother & The Holding Company with Janis Joplin.
How hard is Ball And Chain to play on guitar?
Ball And Chain by Big Brother & The Holding Company with Janis Joplin is rated Intermediate. It includes some barre chords or slash chords.