Balloon Man chords by Robyn Hitchcock
Guitar chords with lyrics
with SMTP id ; Sun, 18 Jul 1993 08:33:04 -0700 id AA11963; Sun, 18 Jul 93 10:36:42 -0500 Cc: lovall@animal-farm.nevada.edu (Daniel L. Lovall) Enjoy! Bob Paley rpaley1@cc.swarthmore.edu Title: Balloon Man Artist: Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Album: Globe of Frogs INTRO: G
VERSE:
G C
I was walkin' up 6th Ave. when balloon ....
G D
He was round and fat and spherical ...
G C
He bounced on up towards me ....
G D G
He blew up very suddenly - I ...
CHORUS:
D G C
And I laughed, ...
D G C
And I cried, ...
C G D G D F#m G
And balloon man ....
VERSE:
G C
He spattered me with tomatoes, hummus, ....
G D G
So I made a right on 44th, but I ...
CHORUS:
D G C
And it rained, like ...
D G C
And I wished, I could ...
C G D G D F#m G
And balloon man ....
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK: G F (listen for the rhythm)
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VERSE:
G C
I was walkin' up 6th Ave. when ....
G D G
There were loads of them on Bryant ...
C
There must have been a plague of ...
G D G
They were guzzling marshmellows and ....
CHORUS:
D G C
And I laughed, ...
D G C
And I cried, like ....
C G D G D F#m G
And balloon man ....
SOLO: It's played on the top two strings, starting at xxxx87.
I hear xxxx88 (C), xxxx1010 (D), xxxx1312 (G7), etc. in there, but the
picking is too fast too accurately transcribe. IMPROVISE!!! Last updated:
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