That Wrecking Ball chords by Mandolin Orange

Chords with lyrics

Mandolin Orange - That Wrecking Ball

A augmentedA few notes about this song:
The 'G' is actually a Dsus4/Gsus2 but becomes a G+G at the end of the walk-down. The Dadd9Dadd9 and D/F#D/F# are
fairly interchangeable, but the D/F#D/F# is only played at the very beginning and the end. The E minorEm can be an E minor 7Em7
if you wish. Dadd9Dadd9 can also be played as Dsus4/F#. You may also lift your 3rd and 4th fingers off during the
C/GC/G for a beat between verses, making it an Am7. There are walk-downs from G+G to C/GC/G and from E minorEm to G+G which
are played every time this transition occurs and are as follows:

Gsus2(G+G) into C/GC/G            Em[7] into Gsus2(G+G)
-3---------0------------        -(3)--------3------------------------
-3---------1------------        -(3)--------3------------------------
-0---------0------------        --0---------0------------------------
-0---------2------------        --2---------0------------------------
-0--0--2---3------------        --2---0--0--0------------------------
-3---------3------------        --0---0--2--3------------------------

You should still be strumming through the full chords during these transitions, but those are the notes you
should be hitting along the way. I recommend watching this video if you don't understand what is happening
here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D7X2AXGGLQ Feel free to ignore these and play the basic chords.
I will add chord charts for the less common chords at the bottom of this page.

Capo 5

C/GC/G D/F#D/F# G+G C/GC/G E minorEm G+G C/GC/G

C/GC/G          D/F#D/F#
I've taken to leanin' these past few days
G+G            C/GC/G
A augmentedA little too heavy on my walking cane
E minorEm       G+G
And I'm afraid she's swingin' my way
C/GC/G
That wrecking ball

(Am7Am7 - every verse)

C/GC/G       Dadd9Dadd9
Now with all my ducks in a row
G+G        C/GC/G
With one pull I could let her go
E minorEm      G+G
Not to lose, just to show
Cadd9Cadd9
I'd catch em all

C/GC/G           Dadd9Dadd9
Every man bears a burden, his own beast by the horns
G+G              C/GC/G
That he hides from the world when hes young and strong
E minorEm             G+G
Looking over his shoulders, half tethered and torn
C/GC/G
Still standing tall

C/GC/G           Dadd9Dadd9
And every year rolls on like a runaway train
G+G              C/GC/G
Every beast grows stronger as the pendulum swings
E minorEm     G+G
To and fro, gone she goes
C/GC/G
That wrecking ball

C/GC/G Dadd9Dadd9 G+G C/GC/G E minorEm G+G C/GC/G
C/G Dadd9add11/A G+G  C/GC/G E minorEm G+G C/GC/G

C/GC/G         Dadd9Dadd9
I've just seen that rock of ages
G+G           Cadd9Cadd9
I just held my saviors hand
E minorEm           G+G
We danced on the water, my head on her shoulders
C/GC/G
She swore to never let me fall

C/GC/G        Dadd9Dadd9
And wouldn't time seem so kindly
G+G          C/GC/G
If every bright eyed girl could be
E minorEm       G+G
More like you, and shelter me
C/GC/G           A minorAm
From that wrecking ball
A minorAm       D/F#D/F#
That wrecking ball

C/GC/G Dadd9add11/A G+G C/GC/G E minorEm G+G C/GC/G

Slow it down a bit at the end and let the C/GC/G ring out. Hopefully this wasn't too confusing. I transcribed
the lyrics myself, so they may be a little off in some places. Here are the chord charts:

Dadd9(Dsus4/F#)     Dadd9add11/A
--0(3)---------     --0-------------
--3------------     --3-------------
--2------------     --0-------------
--0------------     --4-------------
--0------------     --5-------------
--2------------     --5-------------