Bird Balloons Chords & Tabs
Standard tuning
Capo 4
Intro:
e|--0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-1-1-1-1----------------1--1-1-1--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2----------------2--2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------| x4
D|--2-2-2-2-2----------------3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-----------3-0--3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
E|-------------0--0h3p0------1--1-1-1--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
"I'm a ghost..."
e|--0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-1-1-1-1----------------1--1-1-1--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2----------------2--2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------| x3
D|--2-2-2-2-2----------------3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0----------------3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
E|---------------------------1--1-1-1--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
e|--0---0---0---0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1---1---1---1------------1--1-1-1--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------|
G|--2---2---2---2------------2--2-2-2--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------|
D|--2---2---2---2------------3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|
A|--0---0---0---0------------3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|
E|---------------------------1--1-1-1--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------|
"I ain't gonna try..." (listen to the song for strumming/muting pattern here)
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B|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-000--0-000-0---00/-----------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---4-444--2-222-0h2-22/-----------------------------------| x2
D|--1010101010101010--5-555--3-333-3---33/-----------------------------------|
A|--1010101010101010--5-555--3-333-3---33/-----------------------------------|
E|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---3-333--1-111-1---11/-----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---4--4--2--2--2--2--------------------------------------|
D|--1010101010101010--5--5--3--3--3--3--------------------------------------|
A|--1010101010101010--5--5--3--3--3--3--------------------------------------|
E|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---3--3--1--1--1--1--------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-000--0-000-0---00/-----------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---4-444--2-222-0h2-22/-----------------------------------| x3
D|--1010101010101010--5-555--3-333-3---33/-----------------------------------|
A|--1010101010101010--5-555--3-333-3---33/-----------------------------------|
E|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---3-333--1-111-1---11/-----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-00--0~-------0--------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---4-44--2~-------2--------------------------------------|
D|--1010101010101010--5-55--3~-------3--------------------------------------|
A|--1010101010101010--5-55--3~-------3-----------3-0------------------------|
E|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---3-33--1~-------1--0--0h3p0----------------------------|
Pre-bridge:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5555--1-1-1111--3-3-3333--5-5-5-5-5-5-5555--1-1-1111--0-0-0111----|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6666--2-2-2222--4-4-4444--6-6-6-6-6-6-6666--2-2-2222--0-0-0000----|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7777--3-3-3333--5-5-5555--7-7-7-7-7-7-7777--3-3-3333--2-2-2222----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"it was so cold..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-11--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00--------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-66--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00--2--2-0h2--4-444---------| x2
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22--3--3-3----5-555---------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------3--3-3----5-555---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------1--1-1----3-333---------|
"now your love is writing..."
e|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----------------2---2---2---2---4---4---4~----4-44--2--2-0h2--4-444-----| x2
D|--2-----------------3---3---3---3---5---5---5~----5-55--3--3-3----5-555-----|
A|--0-----------------3---3---3---3---5---5---5~----5-55--3--3-3----5-555-----|
E|--------------------1---1---1---1---3---3---3~----3-33--1--1-1----3-333-----|
e|--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-----------------1--1-1-1--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------|
G|--2-----------------2--2-2-2--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------|
D|--2-----------------3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|
A|--0-----------------3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|
E|--------------------1--1-1-1--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------|
"it's as if leprosy...": Am F Em (x4)
"how about I play the harp..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0--0-0-0-0----0--0--0---0---0/-----------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7-7-7-7----4--4--2---0h2-2/-----------------------------------| x2
D|--10-10-10-10101010---5--5--3---3---3/-----------------------------------|
A|--10-10-10-10101010---5--5--3---3---3/-----------------------------------|
E|--8--8--8--8-8-8-8----3--3--1---1---1/-----------------------------------|
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e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0----------------0--0--0---0---0/------------------------------------|
G|--7--7----------------4--4--2---2p0-2p0/----------------------------------|
D|--10-10---------------5--5--3---3---3/------------------------------------|
A|--10-10---------------5--5--3---3---3/------------------------------------|
E|--8--8----------------3--3--1---1---1/------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0----------------0--0--0--0--0--0------------------------------------|
G|--7--7----------------4--4--2--2--2--2------------------------------------|
D|--10-10---------------5--5--3--3--3--3------------------------------------|
A|--10-10---------------5--5--3--3--3--3-----------3-0----------------------|
E|--8--8----------------3--3--1--1--1--1--0--0h3p0--------------------------|
Pre-bridge:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5555--1-1-1111--3-3-3333--5-5-5-5-5-5-5555--1-1-1111--0-0-0111----|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6666--2-2-2222--4-4-4444--6-6-6-6-6-6-6666--2-2-2222--0-0-0000----|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7777--3-3-3333--5-5-5555--7-7-7-7-7-7-7777--3-3-3333--2-2-2222----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I remember that night..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55--1-1-1-11--0-0-0-11--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-66--2-2-2-22--0-0-0-00--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-66--2--2-0h2--4-444-------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77--3-3-3-33--2-2-2-22--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77--3--3-3----5-555-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------3--3-3----5-555-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------1--1-1----3-333-------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0~-----------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0~-----------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2~-----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------2~-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------0~-----------------------------------------|
"and our breath caught..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------1----------0-----------0~------------------------------------------|
G|------------2----------4-----------4~------------------------------------------|
D|------------3----------5-----5-----5~------------------------------------------|
A|------------3----------5--5-----5----------------------------------------------|
E|--1~--------1----------3-------------------------------------------------------|
"and the stars...": F G (x4)
"and you were my friend..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7----7------------4----2-0-00-000/----------------------------------| x2
D|---------10---10---10------5--3-3-33-333/----------------------------------|
A|----10-----------8------------3-3-33-333/----------------------------------|
E|--8--------------------3------1-1-11-111/----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7---4--444--2--220--000/-----------------------------| x2
D|--10-10-10-101010-101010--5--555--3--333--333/-----------------------------|
A|--10-10-10-101010-101010--5--555--3--333--333/-----------------------------|
E|--8--8--8--8-8-8--8-8-8---3--333--1--111--111/-----------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7-----4----2-0-00-000/-------------------------------|
D|--10-10-10-101010-101010------5--3-3-33-333/-------------------------------|
A|--10-10-10-101010-101010---------3-3-33-333/-------------------------------|
E|--8--8--8--8-8-8--8-8-8---3------1-1-11-111/-------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------1--------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7-----4----2-0~-----------2--------------------------|
D|--10-10-10-101010-101010------5--3-3~-----------3--------------------------|
A|--10-10-10-101010-101010---------3-3~-----------3-----------3--------------|
E|--8--8--8--8-8-8--8-8-8---3------1-1~-----------1--0--0h3p0----------------|
"I'm a ghost..."
e|--0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-1-1-1-1----------------1--1-1-1--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2----------------2--2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------| x3
D|--2-2-2-2-2----------------3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0----------------3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
E|---------------------------1--1-1-1--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
e|--0---0---0---0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1---1---1---1------------1--1-1-1--3------------------------------------------|
G|--2---2---2---2------------2--2-2-2--4------------------------------------------|
D|--2---2---2---2------------3--3-3-3--5------------------------------------------|
A|--0---0---0---0------------3--3-3-3--5------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------1--1-1-1--3------------------------------------------|
Am F G (x3)
Em F G
repeat three times, increasing speed each time
end on Am