Brown Balloon tab by The Mantles

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Brown Balloon by The Mantles (off Long Enough to Leave)


Intro Chords: D MajorD  A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA

        D MajorD  A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA

        D MajorD  A augmentedA  E minorEm A augmentedA

        D MajorD  A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA


LEAD GUITAR 1: (x4)

e|-----------------------2-3-3-2-0---|
BB|7-7-5-3--2/3-----------------------|
G+G|-------------4-2-4-2-2-------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|

LEAD GUITAR 2: (plays twice over LEAD GUITAR 1, once LEAD GUITAR 1 has gone twice)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|3/10--12-10\7--7h10-7--5h7-5----3/10--12-10\7--10-7-5-7-3-5-3----|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:

D MajorD      A augmentedA
At times like this

G+G   A augmentedA
pale blue pancakes

D MajorD     A augmentedA
father of young

G+G     A augmentedA
with an unsure arm


LEAD GUITAR (plays over 2nd half of verse)

e|---7----7----7-------5---5-----2---2---2-------5---5-------|
BB|10---10---10---10--7---7---7-----5---5---5---7---7---7-----|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------|

D MajorD     A augmentedA
dead end streets

G+G    A augmentedA
lonely boulevards creep

D MajorD     A augmentedA
???????????????????

G+G      A augmentedA
That they're all saying



Bridge: C#C# G+G  / BB A augmentedA (x2)

     D MajorD  A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA


LEAD GUITAR 1: (Starts once the D MajorD chord begins in the bridge, and goes through the entire next verse)

e|-----------------------2-3-3-2-0---|
BB|7-7-5-3--2/3-----------------------|
G+G|-------------4-2-4-2-2-------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|

Verse:

D MajorD           A augmentedA
It could have been any Joe you know

G+G      A augmentedA
Never had to be me

D MajorD             A augmentedA
But I'm the one who gets to go alone

    G+G           A augmentedA    C#C# G+G
and not the one who gets to sing it


Bridge:

       BB A augmentedA  C#C# G+G
This isn't me

       BB A augmentedA  C#C# G+G
This isn't me

       BB A augmentedA  C#C# G+G
This isn't me

       BB A augmentedA   D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm
This isn't me


Chorus:

     G+G      A augmentedA     D MajorD  A augmentedA  B minorBm  G+G  A augmentedA
This is happening to someone else

D MajorD     A augmentedA   B minorBm
Pocket of things bound to lose

  G+G           A augmentedA
She gave to me while the night was shining

D MajorD     A augmentedA    B minorBm
Should've seen I got that good

G+G        A augmentedA       C#C# G+G
Just to bring my spirits down


Bridge:

       BB A augmentedA  C#C# G+G
This isn't me

       BB A augmentedA  C#C# G+G
This isn't me

       BB A augmentedA  C#C# G+G
This isn't me

       BB A augmentedA   D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm
This isn't me


Chorus:

     G+G      A augmentedA     D MajorD  A augmentedA  B minorBm  G+G  A augmentedA
This is happening to someone else

D MajorD      A augmentedA     B minorBm
She couldn't wait until after the party

  G+G           A augmentedA
She couldn't wait just one night more for me

D MajorD     A augmentedA    B minorBm
She didn't even seem that sullen

G+G        A augmentedA
?????????????????????????


Solo/Outro: D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm / G+G  A augmentedA (until end)


LEAD SOLO (starts after one lap of the chord progression)

e|------------------------------------------|
BB|12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-7-3-2-----|
G+G|--------------------------------------4-2-|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------|   (x2)
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
BB|7--------------------------7------8----10-|
G+G|-----------------------------7------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------7----------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|