How to Play After The Ball on Guitar?

Foster and Allen - After The Ball can be played in the key of G using the G, D7, Am, E7, A7 chords. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G. For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play After The Ball with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Foster and Allen - After The Ball Chords

Chord reference G, D7, Am, G, E7, A7, D7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G]A little maiden climbed an old man’s [D7]knee [Am]Begged for a [D7]story “Do, uncle, [G]please!” Why are you single; [E7]why live [Am]alone? [C]Have you no [G]ba[E7]bies; [A7]have [D7]you no [G]home?”

“[Em]I had a sweet[C]heart, years, [D7]years a[G]go, [C]Where [Cm]she is [G]now, [Em]pet, [A7]you will soon [D]know. [G]Listen to the story, [E7]I’ll tell it [Am]all, [C]I found her [G]faith[E7]less, [A7]af[D7]ter the [G]ball.”

After the [C]ball is [G]over, After the [Am]break of [D7]morn [Am]After the dancers’ [E7]leaving; [D7]After the stars are [G]gone;

[G]Many a [C]heart is [G]aching, [E7]If you could read them [A7]all; [D7]Many the hopes that have [G]vanished [A7]Af[D7]ter the [G]ball.

[G]“Bright lights were flashing in the grand ball[D7]room, [Am]Softly the [D7]music, playing sweet [G]tunes. There came my sweetheart, [E7]my love, my [A]own “[C]I [Cm]wish some [G]wa[Em]ter; [A7]leave [D7]me a[G]lone.”

[Em]When I returned, [C]dear, there [E7]stood a [G]man, [C]Kiss[Cm]ing my [G]sweet[Em]heart, [A7]as [D7]lovers [G]can. [G]Down fell the glass, pet, [E7]broken, that’s [Am]all. [C]Just as my [G]heart [E7]was, [A7]af[D7]ter the [G]ball.” After the ball is over…

After the [C]ball is [G]over, After the [Am]break of [D7]morn [Am]After the dancers’ [E7]leaving; [D7]After the stars are [G]gone;

[G]Many a [C]heart is [G]aching, [E7]If you could read them [A7]all; [D7]Many the hopes that have [G]vanished [A7]Af[D7]ter the [G]ball.

[G]“Long years have passed child, I’ve never [D7]wed [Am]True to my [D7]lost love, though she is [G]dead. She tried to tell me, [E7]tried to ex[Am]plain; [C]I [Cm]would not [G]lis[Em]ten, [A7]plea[D7]dings were [G]vain.

[Em]One day a le[C]tter came [D]from that [G]man, [C]He [Cm]was [D7]her [G]bro[Em]ther [A7]the letter [D]ran. [G]That’s why I’m lonely, all [E7]home a[Am]lone; [C]I [Cm]broke her [D7]heart, [E7]dear, [A7]af[D7]ter the [G]ball.”

After the [C]ball is [G]over, After the [Am]break of [D7]morn [Am]After the dancers’ [E7]leaving; [D7]After the stars are [G]gone;

[G]Many a [C]heart is [G]aching, [E7]If you could read them [A7]all; [D7]Many the hopes that have [G]vanished [A7]Af[D7]ter the [G]ball. [D7]Many the hopes that have [G]vanished [A7]Af[D7]ter the [G]ball.

Artist Foster and Allen

Album Memories

Genres Country, Funk

Year 1991

Key G

Foster and Allen - After The Ball can be played in the key of G using the G, D7, Am, E7, A7 chords.

For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play After The Ball with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.