XTC - Ball and Chain

      
 
                 C   G7sus4      
 Save us from the ball and chain,
 
 C   G7sus4                      
 Save us from the ball and chain,
 
 C   G7sus4                      
 Save us from the ball and chain,
 Oh yeah,
 
 Bb     F   C                     
 The diggers and the tower cranes,
 
 Bb     F   C                     
 The diggers and the tower cranes.
 
 Dsus4           D     
 Don't want demolition,
 
 Csus4           C            
 Don't want your compensation,
 
 Dsus4           D               
 It's not just bricks and mortar,
 
 Csus4      C      G       
 We are lambs to slaughter.
 
 Instrumental Break of of G to G7sus4 (at 4th fret)
 
 Doo doo doo doo dooo
 
 C G7sus4 (at 8 and 10 frets)
 Save us from the ball and chain,
 
 C   G7sus4                      
 Save us from the ball and chain,
 
 C   G7sus4                      
 Save us from the ball and chain,
 Oh yeah,
 
 Bb     F   C                     
 The diggers and the tower cranes,
 
 Bb     F   C                     
 The diggers and the tower cranes.
 
 Dsus4           D    
 Must we live in fear,
 
 Csus4           C             
 From those who she'd no tears?
 
 Dsus4           D        
 Our one and only shelter,
 
 Csus4           C               
 Your games, your helter skelter.
 
 Fm                          
 Motorways and office blocks,
 They're standing on the spot
 
                G   
 Where stood a home,
 
 Fm                                 
 Crushing on the memories of people,
                           G    
 Who have since turned to stone.
 (Ahh)
 
 Fm                  G   
 They've turned to stone,
 (Ahh)
 Fm                  G   
 They've turned to stone.
 
 Instrumental break of C (8 fret) and G7sus4 (at 10th)
 leading to key change to G# played at 4th fret
 
 C# (9th Fret) G#7 sus4 (11fret)
 Save us from the ball and chain,
 
 C# (9th Fret) G#7 sus4 (11fret)
 Save us from the ball and chain,
 
 C# (9th Fret) G#7 sus4 (11fret)
 Save us from the ball and chain,
 Oh yeah,
 
 B   F#          C#               
 The diggers and the tower cranes,
 
 B F# G# (4th Fret)
 The diggers and the tower cranes.
 
 Instrumental outro
 
 G# G#7 sus4 (4th Fret) repeat to fade