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From: Daniel L. Lovall
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
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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 man came right up to me
G D
He was round and fat and spherical with the biggest grin I’ve ever seen
G C
He bounced on up towards me but before we could be introduced
G D G
He blew up very suddenly — I guess his name was probably Bruce
CHORUS:
D G C
And I laughed, like I always do
D G C
And I cried, like I cried for you
C G D G D F#m G
And balloon man blew up in my hands
VERSE:
G C
He spattered me with tomatoes, hummus, chickpeas, and some strips of skin
G D G
So I made a right on 44th, but I washed my hands when I got in
CHORUS:
D G C
And it rained, like a slow divorce
D G C
And I wished, I could ride a horse
C G D G D F#m G
And balloon man blew up in my hands
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK: G F (listen for the rhythm)
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VERSE:
G C
I was walkin’ up 6th Ave. when balloon man blew up in my face
G D G
There were loads of them on Bryant Park, so I didn’t feel out of place
C
There must have been a plague of them on the TV when I came home late
G D G
They were guzzling marshmellows and then jumping off the Empire State
CHORUS:
D G C
And I laughed, like I always do
D G C
And I cried, like I cried for you
C G D G D F#m G
And balloon man blew up in my hands
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!!!