Van Morrison - Ball & Chain: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Ball & Chain" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Ball & Chain ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Ball & Chain" smoothly on your ukulele.

C                               F               C  F
I've been on this roller coaster just too many times
    C                              F
And always it seems like the blind,
                      C  G
keep on leading the blind
Am                G
Tried to get them on the phone
Am                G
Tried to find my way back home
C                     F                   C   G
Tried and failed, and tried and failed, again

         F                            G
But baby I don't want you 'cause you look so good
F                            G
I don't want you ''cause I know I should
Am                   F                G
I don't want you to come in from the rain

Chorus:
C                    F         C  F
I want you to be my ball and chain
C              F     G         C  F C G
I want you to be my ball and chain

Ah, just lately I've been roaming from town to town
I've been setting 'em up, setting 'em up,
and I've been knocking 'em down
I was born to live, it seems, a fugitive dream
Make things always better than they seem
And I stop and start and stop
and start and stop and start again

Baby, I don't want you for your money
I don't want you 'cause I love you, honey
I don't want you to ease this memory pain

Chorus:
No, I want you to be my ball and chain
Yes, I want you to be my, be my ball and chain

When I see you in the garden once again
Baby, you'll be standing in the summer rain
Laugh and cry and say what it's all about
You can even jump and shout
And you'll smile and say how are you again

I don't want you 'cause I'm so blue
I don't want you 'cause you know what to do
I don't want you 'cause all my love seems in vain

Chorus:
I want you to be my ball and chain
I want you to be my ball and chain
I want you to be my ball and chain
I want you to be my ball and chain

Oh, be my ball and chain
(I want you to be my ball and chain)
Be my ball and chain
Be my ball and chain
(I want you to be my ball and chain)
Oh, be my ball and chain
I want you, ball and chain,
ball and chain, ball and chain, ball and chain
(I want you to be my ball and chain)
Ball and chain, ball and chain,
ball and chain, ball and chain
Ball and chain, ball and chain,
be my ball and chain
(I want you to be my ball and chain)
Ball and chain, ball and chain,
be my ball and chain
(I want you to be my ball and chain)

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

F

Ukulele chord F

G

Ukulele chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Ball & Chain" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Ball & Chain" by Van Morrison.

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