I have seen this so many times as D A G D....but if you listen and play with the song it has to be C# G# F# C# in a standard tune. So here it is!! Played in the same tune as Social Distortion!!! (intro) 2x C# G# F# C# (solo) with 4x C# G# F# C#

Well ^C#it's been ten years and a thousand t^G#ears An^F#d look at the mess I'm in- ^C# A b^C#roken nose and a broken heart, ^G# An ^F#empty bottle of gin ^C# ^C#Well I sit and I pray ^G# In^F# my broken down Chevrolet- ^C# ^C#While I'm singin' to myself ^G# ^F# There's got to be another way ^C#

3x C# G# F# C# 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 (let F# ring) Take away, take away (music pauses) Take away this ball and chain 2x C# G# F# C# 4x C# G# F# C# 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 C# G# F# C# 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 (let F# ring) Take away, take away (music pauses) Take away this ball and chain 2x C# G# F# C# (solo) with 4x C# G# F# C# 4x C# G# F# C# 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 C# G# F# C# 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 (let F# ring) Take away, take away (music pauses) Take away this ball and chain (outro) 4x C# G# F# C#

Social Distortion - Ball and chain