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Big Blue Ball by Peter Gabriel
Big Blue Ball
G = 320003 C/D = xx0010 Em7/D = xx0000
C/G = 3x2013 D = xx0232 Bm = x24432
G/B = x20003 D4 = xx0233 F = 133211
C = x32010 Em = 022000
In the verses you don't need to play the full chords for this change,
you could just play the bass notes:
(G/B)(C)
e |-----------|
B |-----------|
G |-----------|
D |-----------|
A |---2---3---|
E |-----------|
[Intro]
[2 bars drums]
| / / / / | / / / / |
G C/G G C/G G C/G G C/G
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
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!
[Chorus]
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 2]
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!
[Chorus]
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!) | / / / / |
[Chorus]
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!) | / / / / | / / / / | / ||
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