Key: G
Introduction:
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Back when we made our plans to tie the knot
C G
My friends they all laughed at me a lot
C G
They slapped my back and told me how they thought I was insane
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They said ?Son, you?re too young to wear that ball and chain
C G
But love don't feel like a ball and chain to me
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When I'm close to you my heart feels wild and free
C G(walk Em
If you are my jailer, darlin? throw away the key
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Love don't feel like a ball and chain to me
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Love don't feel like a ball and chain
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It don't feel like a ball and chain
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Love don't feel like a ball and chain to me
Well I still see my single friends from time to time
C G
But love don't feel like a ball and chain to me
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When I'm close to you my heart feels wild and free
C G(walk Em
If you are my jailer, darlin? throw away the key
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Love don't feel like a ball and chain to me
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Well if it is a crime for a man to love his wife
C
Throw that old book at me give me 99 to life
D
And I'll spend every minute every hour every day
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Holding you close I don't wanta get away