Ball & Chain 	  	  	  	  	  	 Jackson Taylor/ Jason Bolland
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Well it's been 10 years and a thousand tears, 	 look at the mess I'm in
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I got a busted head and a broken nose, an empty bottle of sin
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Well I sit there and I pray, in my '64 Chevrolet
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And I think to myself, Lord, there's got to be a better way
Chorus
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Take away, take away,  	 take away this ball & chain 
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'cause I'm lonely and I'm tired and I can't take anymore pain
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Take away, take away,  	 never to return again
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Take away, take away, 	 Take away…Take away this Ball & Chain

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Well I searched, 	   	 and I searched,  	  	 to try to find me a perfect life
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I got some brand new boots,  	 a brand new hat.  	  I even got a pretty little wife
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But no matter where I go, 	  	  I'm sure to find myself there.
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You can search and search your whole lifetime and never go anywhere  







Chorus
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Take away, take away,  	 take away this ball & Chain 
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'cause I'm lonely and I'm tired and I can't take anymore pain
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Take away, take away,  	 never to return again
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Take away, take away, 	 Take away…Take away this Ball & Chain

Solo: 	  	 D 	 / 	 A 	 / 	 G 	 / 	 D 	 /  X  4

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Well I passed a bar on the way to my dingy motel room
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Spent all my money, I've been drinking since half past noon 
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Will I wake there in the morning, or maybe in the county jail
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Well times are tough, getting tougher 	 I'm born to lose and I'm destined to fail

Chorus
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Take away, take away,  	 take away this ball & Chain 
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'cause I'm lonely and I'm tired and I can't take anymore pain
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Take away, take away,  	 never to return again
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Take away, take away, 	 Take away…Take away this Ball & Chain

D 	 / 	 A 	 / 	 G 	 / 	 D 	 /  X  2  	 SLOWLY