View Guitar Chords for Balloon man - chords ver. 1
<[email protected]> From: Daniel L. Lovall <[email protected]> Subject: /Hitchcock.Robyn/BalloonMan.crd To: [email protected] Date: Sun, 18 Jul 93 10:36:42 EST Cc: [email protected] (Daniel L. Lovall) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11] Enjoy! Bob Paley [email protected] Title: Balloon Man Artist: Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Album: Globe of Frogs INTRO: G VERSE:GI was walkin' up 6th Ave. when balloon man came right up to Cme He was Ground and fat and spherical with the biggest grin I've ever sDeen GHe bounced on up towards me but before we could be introdCuced GHe blew up very suddenly - I guess his name was pDrobably BGruceCHORUS:And I lDaughed, like I aGlways Cdo And I cDried, like I crGied for yCou And bCalloon mGan Dblew Gup Din F#mmy hGandsVERSE:GHe spattered me with tomatoes, hummus, chickpeas, and some strips of sCkin So I Gmade a right on 44th, but I washed my hands Dwhen I got GinCHORUS:And it rDained, like a sGlow divCorce And I wiDshed, I could rGide a hCorse And bCalloon Gman Dblew Gup iDn F#mmy hGandsINSTRUMENTAL BREAK: G F (listen for the rhythm) I like playing this:---------------| -12---10-------| -12---10-------| -12---10-------| ---------------| ---------------| VERSE:GI was walkin' up 6th Ave. when balloon man blew up in my fCace There were Gloads of them on Bryant Park, so I didn't feel Dout of pGlace There must have been a plague of them on the TV when I came home lCate They were gGuzzling marshmellows and then jumping off the DEmpire SGtateCHORUS:And I lDaughed, like I aGlways dCo And I cDried, like I crGied for yCou And bCalloon Gman Dblew Gup Din F#mmy hGandsSOLO: 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!!!