Ball Of Confusion
Temptations

(Norman Whitfield - Barrett Strong)

Intro:

	bass [2X; continue through song except for breaks]:

	       v       v       v       v
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	---1-|-3-3---1-3-3---1-3---1---3-----1-
	-3---|---------------------------------

	       v       v       v       v
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	     |-3-3---1-3-3---1-3---1---3-----1-
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	["psychedelic" guitars enter 2nd time]

Verse 1:

	 C
	People movin' out, people movin' in
	Why?  Because of the color of their skin
	Run, run, run, but you sure can't hide

	An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
	"Vote for me and I'll set you free"
	Rap on, brother, rap on

	Well, the only person talkin' 'bout "love thy brother"
	   is the preacher
	And it seems
	Nobody's interested in learnin'   but the teacher

	Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration
	Aggravation, humilation, obligation to our nation

Chorus 1:

	 C
	Ball of confusion
	That's what the world is today
	Hey, hey

Verse 2:

	The sale of pills are at an all-time high
	Young folks walkin' 'round with their heads in the sky
	Cities aflame in the summertime
	And ohhh, the beat goes on

	Evolution, revolution
	Gun control, the sound of soul
	Shootin' rockets to the moon, kids growin' up too soon
	Politicans say more taxes will solve everything
	And the band played on

	So, around and around and around we go
	Where the world's headed, said nobody knows

Break:

	bass (doubled w/horns; harmonica enters 2nd measure of each chord)

	 C
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
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	----2--5---------|-----------------
	-3---------------|-----------------
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	 ^^^^^^^ triplet

	 F
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	----2--5---------|-----------------
	-3---------------|-----------------
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	 ^^^^^^^ triplet

	 G
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
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	             F
	[1: Ahhhh] Great googabooga can't you hear me talkin' to you

Chorus 2:

	Just a ball of confusion
	That's what the world is today  yeah, yeah

Verse 3:

	Fear everywhere, tension in the air
	Unemployment risin' fast, the Beatles' new record's a gas
	And the only safe place to live
	Is on a Indian reservation
	And the band played on

	Eve of destruction, tax deduction
	City inspectors, bill collectors
	Solid gold [?] in demand, population out of hand
	Suicide, too many bills, hippies movin' to the hills
	People all over the world are shoutin' "end the war"
	And the band played on

[repeat break]

Coda:

	             C
	It's just a ball of confusion
	That's what the world is today  yeah, yeah
	Let me hear you, let me hear you, let me hear you
	Ball of confusion
	That's what the world is today  yeah, yeah  [fade]


source: Andrew Rogers

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