HITCHCOCK ROBYN - "balloon man" Tablature

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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 ....
G D
He was round and fat and spherical ...
G C
He bounced on up towards me ....
G D G
He blew up very suddenly - I ...

CHORUS:

D G C
And I laughed, ...
D G C
And I cried, ...
C G D G D F#m G
And balloon man ....

VERSE:

G C
He spattered me with tomatoes, hummus, ....
G D G
So I made a right on 44th, but I ...

CHORUS:
D G C
And it rained, like ...
D G C
And I wished, I could ...
C G D G D F#m G
And balloon man ....

INSTRUMENTAL BREAK: G F (listen for the rhythm)

I like playing this:---------------
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-12---10-------
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VERSE:

G C
I was walkin' up 6th Ave. when ....
G D G
There were loads of them on Bryant ...
C
There must have been a plague of ...
G D G
They were guzzling marshmellows and ....

CHORUS:
D G C
And I laughed, ...
D G C
And I cried, like ....
C G D G D F#m G
And balloon man ....

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!!!