Brown Balloon tab by The Mantles

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


Intro Chords:  D   A   G   A

               D   A   G   A

               D   A   Em  A

               D   A   G   A


LEAD GUITAR 1: (x4)

e|-----------------------2-3-3-2-0---|
B|7-7-5-3--2/3-----------------------|
G|-------------4-2-4-2-2-------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

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

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3/10--12-10\7--7h10-7--5h7-5----3/10--12-10\7--10-7-5-7-3-5-3----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:

D           A
At times like this

G      A
pale blue pancakes

D         A
father of young

G          A
with an unsure arm


LEAD GUITAR (plays over 2nd half of verse)

e|---7----7----7-------5---5-----2---2---2-------5---5-------|
B|10---10---10---10--7---7---7-----5---5---5---7---7---7-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|


D         A
dead end streets

G       A
lonely boulevards creep

D          A
???????????????????

G           A
That they're all saying




Bridge:  C#  G   /  B  A  (x2)

         D    A    G    A


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

e|-----------------------2-3-3-2-0---|
B|7-7-5-3--2/3-----------------------|
G|-------------4-2-4-2-2-------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Verse:

D                      A
It could have been any Joe you know

G           A
Never had to be me

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

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


Bridge:

             B  A    C#  G
This isn't me

             B  A    C#  G
This isn't me

             B  A    C#  G
This isn't me

             B  A      D  A  Bm
This isn't me


Chorus:

         G            A          D   A   Bm   G   A
This is happening to someone else

D          A      Bm
Pocket of things bound to lose

    G                     A
She gave to me while the night was shining

D          A       Bm
Should've seen I got that good

G               A              C#  G
Just to bring my spirits down



Bridge:

             B  A    C#  G
This isn't me

             B  A    C#  G
This isn't me

             B  A    C#  G
This isn't me

             B  A      D  A  Bm
This isn't me


Chorus:

         G            A          D   A   Bm   G   A
This is happening to someone else

D           A          Bm
She couldn't wait until after the party

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

D          A       Bm
She didn't even seem that sullen

G               A
?????????????????????????


Solo/Outro: D  A  Bm  /  G    A  (until end)


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

e|------------------------------------------|
B|12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-7-3-2-----|
G|--------------------------------------4-2-|
D|------------------------------------------|      (x2)
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|7--------------------------7------8----10-|
G|-----------------------------7------------|
D|-------------------------------7----------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|