# # #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# ##This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # ##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## # <9307181536.AA11963@bohr.physics.purdue.edu> #From: Daniel L. Lovall #Subject: /Hitchcock.Robyn/BalloonMan.crd #To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu #Date: Sun, 18 Jul 93 10:36:42 EST #Cc: lovall@animal-farm.nevada.edu (Daniel L. Lovall) #X-Mailer: ELM (version 2.3 PL11) # #Enjoy! #Bob Paley #rpaley1@cc.swarthmore.edu # #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) I like playing this:---------------| -12---10-------| -12---10-------| -12---10-------| ---------------| ---------------| 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!!!