G D C G D G [Verse 1]C D In nineteen-fourteen this ball was at warG C G C It went from Belgium on through IrelandG C D The Congo, then back homeC D This big blue ball of war spun on its ownG C G C Spinning history in lines of bloodG C D Yet not a soul fell off [Chorus]G And we all ride on (we all ride)Bm This big blue ball of warC G Souls with tickets through the veilD We all ride onG We all ride on (we all ride)Bm This big blue ball of warC G We choose to spin around and rideD G This big blue ball of war [Verse 2]C D Almost a century, the blood has flowedG C G C We've killed our men of peace around this ballG C D And refused to hear their ghostsC D We spend our destinies in deeds of hateG C G C Humanity upon this ballG C D Is just a bloody fall from grace [Chorus]G And we all ride on (we all ride)Bm This big blue ball of warC G Souls with tickets through the veilD We all ride onG We all ride on (we all ride)Bm This big blue ball of warC G We choose to spin around and rideD G This big blue ball of war [Interlude]G Bm C G D G [Verse 3]C D A reformation just might save us allG C G C A voice of harmony and open heartG C D Where the women teach the songC D These men of evil deed can be proven wrongG C G C The ball could spin if we join hand to handG C D So not a soul falls off [Chorus]G And we all ride on (we all ride)Bm This big blue ball of warC G Souls with tickets through the veilD We’ll all ride onG We’ll all ride on (we all ride)Bm This big blue ball of warC G We choose to spin around and rideD G This big blue ball of war [Outro]C G We choose to spin around and rideD G C C G This big blue ball of war
Big Blue Ball Of War
Nanci Griffith
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