6x D A G D
4x D A G D
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 broken down Chevrolet-
While I'm singin' to myself
There's got to be another way
3x D A G D
Take a way, 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
1x D A G (let G ring)
Take away, take away
(music pauses)
Take away this ball and chain
2x D A G D
4x D A G D
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
3x D A G D
Take a way, 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
1x D A G (let G ring)
Take away, take away
(music pauses)
Take away this ball and chain
2x D A G D
(solo)
4x D A G D
4x D A G D
Well I'll pass the bar on the way
To my dingy hotel room-
I spent all my money
Been drinkin' since half past noon-
I'll wake there in the mornin'
Or maybe in the county jail-
Times are hard getting harder
I'm born to lose and destined to fail-
3x D A G D
Take a way, 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
1x D A G (let G ring)
Take away, take away
(music pauses)
Take away this ball and chain
2x D A G D
(outro)
4x D A G D
