Ball And Chain

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[Verse 1]
D7
Sittin' by my window
G7                      D7
  And I was looking out at the rain
G7
Sittin' by my window, babe
                    D7             
And I was sitting down, looking out
             G7
 at the rain
A7
You know something struck me
G7                      D7       
  Clamped on to me just like, 
                         A7
just like a ball and chain

[Verse 2]
       D7
I said oh, oh baby
G7                                
Why do you wanna do all these mean
               D7
 things to me?
       G7
I said oh, oh baby, why do you wanna
 do
                              D7
Why do you wanna do all these things
 to me?
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  A7
Because you know I love you
G7                          D7
 And I'm so sick and tired, so sick 
and tired of being in misery
                  A7
Hey hey, ball and chain

[Guitar Solo]
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D7    A7   G7   D7
A7 D7

[Verse 3]
D7
 I know you're gonna miss me, baby
G7                                
 Oh yes, you're going to miss all 
D7
those sweet things
 G7                                
Oh yes, I know you're gonna miss me
 D7
 baby
G7                              
 Oh I know you're going to miss all 
D7
those sweet things
         A7
And then you'll find that your whole
 life will be like mine
G7                          D7
 Oh Lord, wrapped up like a ball and
 chain

[Verse 4]
A7      D7
 I said oh, oh baby
G7                                
Why do you wanna do all these mean
           D7
 things to me?
       G7
I said oh, oh baby
Why do you wanna do all these mean 
D7
things to me?
 A7                                 
      D7 G7 N.C.
Iii know my love for you will last 
forever

[Other]
N.C.
It's gonna last, I said it's gonna 
last
N.C.
Oh good God almighty
N.C.
For eternity
        A7 D7
Oh yeah     all in vain...