The Ballad Chords by Blur

[Verse]

A                  D
I just looked into my life
             Bm        
And all I saw was that 
F#m
you're not coming back
    D            Bm        
Oh, can't you see when 
    C#m
the ballad comes for you
Bm            E
It comes like me?
      A     D
But I won't be afraid
  Bm                        
I can't seem to find you 
   F#m
in this midnight parade
  D             Bm
I know it's all true
         C#m                  
When the ballad comes for me, 
Bm E
it comes like you
 
 
[Chorus]

Gmaj7    F#m
Up close
       C
I fell in love with you
C
(I met you at an early show)
Gmaj7    F#m C
You fall,    

I'll fall along with you
C                                     
(We travelled 
                        Gmaj7
'round the world together)
 
 
[Interlude]

F   C  
Em  G
 
 
[Verse]

A                    
I just looked 
       D
out to the point
          Bm
Where the words, 

they are hitting me
     F#m
In a full-on assault
    D            Bm        
Oh, can't you see when 
    C#m
the ballad comes for you
Bm            E
It comes like mе?
      A              
Well, I know I can't 
D
change the timеs
  Bm                               
I know I'm already 

breaking when 
  F#m
I look into your eyes
    D            Bm        
Oh, can't you see when 
    C#m
the ballad comes for you
Bm E
It comes like me?
 
 
[Chorus]

G        F#m
Up close
       C
I fell in 

love with you
C
(I met you at 

an early show)
G       F#m C
You fall,   

I'll fall along with you
C
(We travelled 

'round the world together)
 
 
[Outro]

G   F  C  Em
G   F  C  Em
G   F  Em  C

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ℹ️ About This Song

The track was written by Alex James, Damon Albarn, Dave Rowntree & Graham Coxon.

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Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
• Key: D
• Chords: A, D, Bm, F#m, C#m, E, Gmaj7, C, F, Em, G
• BPM: 134
• Suggested Strumming:
• D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord

Track Info

• Song: The Ballad
• Artist: Blur
• Written by Alex James, Damon Albarn, Dave Rowntree & Graham Coxon
• Produced by James Ellis Ford
• Album: The Ballad of Darren (Deluxe)
• Released Date: 21 July 2023