F C Bb


[Verse 1]
C
People moving out, people moving in
Ab
Why? Because of the color of their skin
                Ebm                     F#m
Run, run, run but you just can't hide

C
An eye for an eye
C
A tooth for a tooth
C                                        F
Vote for me and I'll set you free

C

G
Rap on, rap on brother
C
Rap on

F#                                                              C
Well, the only person talking about love today is the preacher
C
And it seems nobody gets just all the learning but the teacher

C
Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration
Cm
Aggravation, humiliation, devastation of our nation


[Chorus]
C
Ball of confusion
C
That's what the world is today

C
Hey, hey

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

Hey, hey


[Verse 2]
Ab                                      C
The sale of pills at an all time high
Ab                              F
Who put the filling in the primus sky?
Eb                                      G
The city's a flame in the summer time

C
And the beat goes on
C
And the beat goes on
C
And the beat goes on
C
And the beat goes on

Eb
Economics, reaganomics, birth control, the status quo
E                               F#
Shooting rockets to the moon, kids growing up too soon
                                              G          C
The Politicians say and the band plays on

Cm
So, round and around and around we go
Cm
Where the world's heading
Cm              F
Nobody knows


[Chorus]
C
Ball of confusion
C
That's what the world is today

C
Hey, hey

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

[Verse 3]
C
Fear in the air, tension everywhere
C
Unemployment rising fast
C
Rockets new record's a gas

Cm
And the band played on
Cm
And the band played on
Cm
And the band played on
Cm
And the band played

Cm
Eve of destruction, tax deduction, city inspectors, bill collectors
C
Solid gold in demand, population out of hand, suicide
C
Too many bills, everyone movin' to the hills
С
People all over the world are dying in the war


C
And the band played on
C
And the band played on
C
And the band played on
C
And the band played

[Chorus]
C
Ball of confusion
C
That's what the world is today

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