Social Distortion - Ball and chain

^CWell it's been 10 years and a ^Gthousand tears and ^Flook at the mess I'm ^Cin ^CA broken nose and a ^Gbroken heart and ^Fan empty bottle of ^Cgin ^CWell I sit and I ^Gpray, in my ^Fbroken down ^CChevrolet... ^Cand I'm singing to ^Gmyself, there's ^Fgot to be another ^Cway

^CTake away, ^Gtake away, ^Ftake away this ball and ^Cchain, ^Ccause I'm sick and I'm ^Gtired, and I ^Fcan't take anymore ^Cpain, ^CTake away, ^Gtake away, ^Fnever to return ^Cagain ^CTake away, ^Gtake away, ^F*take away, hey.... Take away this ball and ch^Cain

^CWell I've searched, and I've searc^Ghed, to find th^Fe perfect life ^{C C}A brand new car, and a brand^G new suit, I ev^Fen got me a l^Cittle wife ^CBut wherever I ha^Gve gone, I w^Fas sure to f^Cind myself there ^CYou can run all y^Gour life, bu^Ft not go any^Cwhere

^CTake away, ^Gtake away, ^Ftake away this ball and ^Cchain, ^Ccause I'm sick and I'm ^Gtired, and I ^Fcan't take anymore ^Cpain, ^CTake away, ^Gtake away, ^Fnever to return ^Cagain ^CTake away, ^Gtake away, ^F*take away, hey.... Take away this ball and ch^Cain

^CI passed the bar ^Gon the way, ^Fto my dingy ^Chotel room ^CI spent all of my^G money, I be^Fen drinkin s^Cince half passed noon ^CWell I'll wake th^Gere in the m^Forning, or m^Caybe in the county jail ^CTimes are hard, g^Getting harde^Fr, I'm born ^Cto lose, and destined to fail

^CTake away, ^Gtake away, ^Ftake away this ball and ^Cchain, ^Ccause I'm sick and I'm ^Gtired, and I ^Fcan't take anymore ^Cpain, ^CTake away, ^Gtake away, ^Fnever to return ^Cagain ^CTake away, ^Gtake away, ^F*take away, hey.... Take away this ball and ch^Cain