#
#
##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. #
#
#
#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]I was walkin' up 6th Ave. when balloon man came right up to [C]me
He was [G]round and fat and spherical with the biggest grin I've ever s[D]een
[G]He bounced on up towards me but before we could be introd[C]uced
[G]He blew up very suddenly - I guess his name was p[D]robably B[G]ruce
CHORUS:
And I l[D]aughed, like I a[G]lways [C]do
And I c[D]ried, like I cr[G]ied for y[C]ou
And b[C]alloon m[G]an [D]blew [G]up [D]in [F#m]my h[G]ands
VERSE:
[G]He spattered me with tomatoes, hummus, chickpeas, and some strips of s[C]kin
So I [G]made a right on 44th, but I washed my hands [D]when I got [G]in
CHORUS:
And it r[D]ained, like a s[G]low div[C]orce
And I wi[D]shed, I could r[G]ide a h[C]orse
And b[C]alloon [G]man [D]blew [G]up i[D]n [F#m]my h[G]ands
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK: G F (listen for the rhythm)
VERSE:
[G]I was walkin' up 6th Ave. when balloon man blew up in my f[C]ace
There were [G]loads of them on Bryant Park, so I didn't feel [D]out of p[G]lace
There must have been a plague of them on the TV when I came home l[C]ate
They were g[G]uzzling marshmellows and then jumping off the [D]Empire S[G]tate
CHORUS:
And I l[D]aughed, like I a[G]lways d[C]o
And I c[D]ried, like I cr[G]ied for y[C]ou
And b[C]alloon [G]man [D]blew [G]up [D]in [F#m]my h[G]ands
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!!!
#
#----------------------------------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. #
#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
#
#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]I was walkin' up 6th Ave. when balloon man came right up to [C]me
He was [G]round and fat and spherical with the biggest grin I've ever s[D]een
[G]He bounced on up towards me but before we could be introd[C]uced
[G]He blew up very suddenly - I guess his name was p[D]robably B[G]ruce
CHORUS:
And I l[D]aughed, like I a[G]lways [C]do
And I c[D]ried, like I cr[G]ied for y[C]ou
And b[C]alloon m[G]an [D]blew [G]up [D]in [F#m]my h[G]ands
VERSE:
[G]He spattered me with tomatoes, hummus, chickpeas, and some strips of s[C]kin
So I [G]made a right on 44th, but I washed my hands [D]when I got [G]in
CHORUS:
And it r[D]ained, like a s[G]low div[C]orce
And I wi[D]shed, I could r[G]ide a h[C]orse
And b[C]alloon [G]man [D]blew [G]up i[D]n [F#m]my h[G]ands
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK: G F (listen for the rhythm)
I like playing this:---------------|
-12---10-------|
-12---10-------|
-12---10-------|
---------------|
---------------|
VERSE:
[G]I was walkin' up 6th Ave. when balloon man blew up in my f[C]ace
There were [G]loads of them on Bryant Park, so I didn't feel [D]out of p[G]lace
There must have been a plague of them on the TV when I came home l[C]ate
They were g[G]uzzling marshmellows and then jumping off the [D]Empire S[G]tate
CHORUS:
And I l[D]aughed, like I a[G]lways d[C]o
And I c[D]ried, like I cr[G]ied for y[C]ou
And b[C]alloon [G]man [D]blew [G]up [D]in [F#m]my h[G]ands
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!!!
