Ball And Chain

6x D A G D  

4x D A G D  
Well it's been ten years and a thousand tears  
 And look at the mess I'm in-  
A broken nose and a broken heart,  
 An empty bottle of gin  
Well I sit and I pray  
 In my broken down Chevrolet-  
While I'm singin' to myself  
 There's got to be another way  

3x D A G D  
Take a way, take away,  
 Take away this ball and chain  
I'm lonely and I'm tired  
 And I can't take any more pain  
Take away, take away  
 Never to return again  
1x D A G (let G ring)  
Take away, take away  
 (music pauses)  
 Take away this ball and chain  

2x D A G D  

4x D A G D  
Well I've searched and I've searched  
 To find the perfect life-  
A brand new car and a brand new suit  
 I even got me a little wife-  
But wherever I have gone  
 I was sure to find myself there-  
You can run all your life  
 But not go anywhere  

3x D A G D  
Take a way, take away,  
 Take away this ball and chain  
I'm sick and I'm tired  
 And I can't take any more pain  
Take away, take away  
 Never to return again  
1x D A G (let G ring)  
Take away, take away  
 (music pauses)  
 Take away this ball and chain  

2x D A G D  

(solo)  
4x D A G D  

4x D A G D  
Well I'll pass the bar on the way  
 To my dingy hotel room-  
I spent all my money  
 Been drinkin' since half past noon-  
I'll wake there in the mornin'  
 Or maybe in the county jail-  
Times are hard getting harder  
 I'm born to lose and destined to fail-  

3x D A G D  
Take a way, take away,  
 Take away this ball and chain  
I'm lonely and I'm tired  
 And I can't take any more pain  
Take away, take away  
 Never to return again  
1x D A G (let G ring)  
Take away, take away  
 (music pauses)  
 Take away this ball and chain  

2x D A G D  

(outro)  
4x D A G D