Big Blue Ball
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Intro
G C/G
verse
G G/B
Johnny says I'm out of here,
C C/D G C/G G C/G
Mary knows she's staying in a - lone,
G G/B C C/D G C/G
Find it hard to get a - long, wonder about the price of happy homes,
G G/B C D D4 D Em Em7/D C G C/G
Sometimes feel like they're caught in a landslide,
G G/B C D D4 D Em Em7/D C G C/G
Sometimes eve - rything seems to make no sense at all!
[Refrão]G C/G G Bm F C
But it's so clear, ...bright, the other side of maybe,
C/D G Bm F C C/D G Bm
Yes, it's clear, bright----, that no one sees at all, it's so clear, ...bright,
F C G C/G G C/G
You're just living out a life on a big blue ball, no trouble at all!
verse
G G/B C C/D G C/G G C/G
Fuzzy in the after - noon, drifting into thoughts about a war,
G G/B C C/D G C/G
Drawing lines and taking sides, we're getting tired, seen it be - fore,
G G/B C D D4 D Em Em7/D C G C/G
Spacemen see there's no heaven a - bove us,
G G/B C D D4 D Em Em7/D C G C/G
If you want, you can say there's no hell below!
[Refrão]G C/G G Bm F C
'Cause it's so clear, ...bright, the other side of maybe,
C/D G Bm F C C/D G Bm
It's so clear and bright---, that no one sees at all, yes, it's clear, ...bright,
F C G C/G G
You're just living out a life on a big blue ball, no trouble at all,
C/G G C/G D D4 D Em Em7/D C G C/G
On a big blue ball, no trouble at all-------! (Ah---, ah - ah, ah!)
D D4 D Em Em7/D C G C/G
(Ah--------, ah---, ah - ah, ah!)
[Refrão]G C/G G Bm F C
'Cause it's so clear, ...bright, the other side of maybe,
C/D G Bm F C C/D G Bm
It's so clear, bright----, that no one sees at all, yes, it's so clear, ...bright,
F C G C/G G Bm
You're just living out a life on a big blue ball, no trouble at all,
F C C/D G Bm F C
The other side of maybe, it's so clear, ...bright, (...yeah - eah,)
C/D G Bm F C C/D G
It's so clear, (woo--,hoo-oo), you're just ...living out a life on a big blue ball,
C/G G C/G G C/G G
(No trouble!) Blue ball, no trouble at all, on a big blue ball,
C/G G C G C/G G C/G
No trouble at all, no trouble at all!
Coda
D D4 D Em Em7/D C G C/G G C/G
(Oo--------, la---, la - la, la!)
D D4 D Em Em7/D C G C/G G C/G G
(Oo--------, la---, la - la, la!)
How to play Big Blue Ball
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.