Ball And Chain Bass Tab by Social Distortion

Ball And Chain bass tab by Social Distortion

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Key: C#m

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|
E|----------------------------------|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|

G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|
E|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|

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Verse:
("It's Been Ten Years And A Thousand Tears And Look At The Mess I'm In...")
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|
E|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|

("I Sit And I Pray, In My Broken Down Chevrolet, I'm Singing To Myself...")
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4---------|----------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|
E|----------------------------------|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|

Chorus:
("Take Away, Take Away, Take Away This Ball And Chain...")
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|
E|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|

("Take Away, Take Away, Never To Return Again...")               ("Take Away This Ball And Chain")
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4--------------------------|
E|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-------------|

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|
E|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|

Verse:
("Well I've Searched And I've Searched To Find The Perfect Life...")
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|
E|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|

("But Where Ever I Have Gone, I Was Sure To Find Myself There..")
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4---------|----------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|
E|----------------------------------|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|

Chorus:
("Take Away, Take Away, Take Away This Ball And Chain...")
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|
E|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|

("Take Away, Take Away, Never To Return Again...")               ("Take Away This Ball And Chain")
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4--------------------------|
E|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-------------|

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|
E|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|

Solo:
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|
E|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|

Verse:
("Well I Passed The Bar On My Way To My Dingy Hotel Room...")
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|
E|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|

("Well I'll Wake There In The Morning Or Maybe In The County Jail..")
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4---------|----------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|
E|----------------------------------|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|

Chorus:
("Take Away, Take Away, Take Away This Ball And Chain...")
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|
E|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|

("Take Away, Take Away, Never To Return Again...")               ("Take Away This Ball And Chain")
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4--------------------------|
E|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-------------|

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|
E|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|

Outro:
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------|
A|-4-4-4-4------------------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4--------------------------|-4-------|
E|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---------|---------4-4-4-4--2-2-------------|---------|

Last updated: June 20, 2018

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