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capo 1 — sounds a semitone higherIntro
Verse
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 thirty-seven Chevrolet
I'm singin' to myself there's got to be another way
Chorus
Take away, 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
Take away, take away, take away…
Take away this ball and chain
Instrumental/Accordion Solo
Verse
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
Chorus
Take away, 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
Take away, take away, take away…
Take away this ball and chain
Instrumental/Accordion Solo
Verse
Well I'll pass the bar on the way to my dingy hotel room
I spent all my money I’ve been drinking since a half past noon
Well I'll wake there in the morning or maybe in the county jail
Times are hard, getting harder, I'm born to lose and destined to fail
Chorus
Take away, 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
D A G(strum once/let ring)
Take away, take away, take away…
N.C. D(strum once/let ring)
Take away this ball and chain
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