Lucky Ball And Chain Chords by They Might Be Giants Artist: They Might Be Giants Song: Lucky Ball and Chain Album: Flood Verse 1: G Em I lost my lucky ball & chain C D And now she's four years gone G Em Just five feet tall and sick of me C G And all my rattling on G Em She threw away her baby-doll C D I held on to my pride G Em But I was young and foolish then C G I feel old and foolish now. D6 ( a D with a muted B string ) Chorus: C G Confidentially, she never called me baby-doll C G Confidentially, I never had much pride C G But now I rock a bar stool and I drink for two D C D Just pondering this time bomb in my mind. Verse 2: G Em I lost my lucky ball & chain C D And now she's four years gone G Em Just five feet tall and sick of me C G And all my rattling on G Em She walked away from a happy man. C D I thought I was so cool. G Em I just stood there whistling C D G Em "There goes the bride" as she walked out the door C D G Em C D There goes the bride as she walked out the door Bridge: ( Noise ) Verse 3: I could shake my tiny fist And swear I wasn't wrong, But what's the sense in arguing When you're all alone? Sure as you can't steer a train You can't change your fate When she told me off that day I knew I'd lost my home. D6 Chorus: Confidentially, I never told you of her charms. Confidentially, we never had a home, But this railroad apartment was the perfect place When she'd sit and hold me in her arms. (Repeat 2nd verse) G Em I lost my lucky ball & chain C D And now she's four years gone G Em Just five feet tall and sick of me C G And all my rattling on G Em She walked away from a happy man. C D I thought I was so cool. G Em I just stood there whistling C D G Em "There goes the bride" as she walked out the door C D G Em There goes the bride as she walked out the door C D G Em C D There goes the bride as she walked out the door
