Yellow Balloon chords by Yellow Balloon

Yellow Balloon was one of the first fake bubblegum groups created specifically
to record & release a song. In this instance it was for "Yellow Balloon", a cut
from Jan & Dean's 'concept' LP "Save For A Rainy Day" (all the songs had
something
to do with rain). Don Grady (of "My Three Sons" fame) was a member of the
touring version of Yellow Balloon.


                               "Yellow Balloon"
                                 (Gary Zekley)
                              The Yellow Balloon

Verse 1:

        Bb                  F
          I never...        rain...
        Bb                  F
          It always...      stay...
        Bb                         F
          There's one...           know...
        C7         Bb
          I got a reason...
                  Gm7                    C7
        Since you took...               ride

Pre-chorus 1:

             F   Bb        F   Bb
        It's raining...    pouring
            F       Bb      C7
        But I...    care no more

Chorus:

                               F    C/E
        It's like...       balloon
        Bb/D   C/E        F     C/E
          On a rainy afternoon
        Bb/D       C/E        F
          And...   yellow balloon

Verse 2:

        I've never felt...
        It's a feelin'...
        There's one thing...
        I know you're...
        'Cause when I'm...

Pre-chorus 2:

        C7
          It's like a...

[Repeat chorus]

Bridge 1:

        F           C/E
        I love...   yes I...
        Bb/D            C/E
        And I...        love...
        F                 C/E
        Raindrops...      on the...
        Bb/D                 C/E
        I don't...           when we...
                   Gm7              C7
        I know the sky...           lighter

        [key change to G]

            Am7                    D7
        The sun's...               brighter

Repeat chorus, in G:

                          G    D/F#
        Like...       balloon
        C/E    D/F#       G     D/F#
          On a rainy afternoon
        C/E        D/F#       G
          And...   yellow balloon

Bridge 2:

        [wordless vocals]

        C             G             C             G             C
        / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /

        G             D7            C             Am7           D7
        / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /  /

[Repeat chorus to fade]


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