A Balloon For Berties Party

Cardiacs

  • A
  • A#
  • Am
  • B
  • Bm/D
    4
  • C
  • C#
    4
  • C/A
  • D
  • D#
    3
  • D#m
  • E
  • F
  • F#
  • G
  • G#
  • G/A
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Key:
A [Intro in 4/4]
A G/A C/A A G/A C/A
A G/A C/A A G/A C/A
A G/A C/A A G/A C/A
A G/A C/A A G/A C/A [Weird Bit] N.C.
E|-8-7-0----0----0-8-7-0----0---- B|-------8----6----------8----6-- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|0--------------------------| B|----------0-6-7------------| G|---0-6-7-------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| N.C. E|-8-7-0----0----0-8-7-0----0---- B|-------8----6----------8----6-- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|0------------| B|----0-3-6----| G|--0----------| D|-------------| A|-------------| E|-------------| N.C. E|-8-7-0----0----0-8-7-0----0---- B|-------8----6----------8----6-- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|0------------| B|----0-3-6----| G|--0----------| D|-------------| A|-------------| E|-------------| N.C. E|-8-7-0----0----0-8-7-0----0----- B|-------8----6----------8----6--- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-----------------0---| D|-------0---0-2-3-----| A|-0-2-3---------------| E|---------------------|
[Verse in 7/4]
E You run when you're called
G You pre-tend not to hear
C A Con-ve-ni-ent that this saves you co-ming here
E You're afraid of us though we've
G C done no-thing to you
A When we call, you go run-ning to
E G Hide in your dark room, in your dark room
C A Hide in your dark room, in your dark room
E G Hide in your dark room, in your dark room
C A Hide in your dark room, in your dark roo- [Back in 4/4]
A# A D D# F# -om
[Riff in 11/4] G G E|------------------------------- B|-15-14-12----------12-14-15-14- G|----------14-12-14------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- A G E|--------------------------------| B|12----------12-14-----14-12-----| G|---14-12-14-------14---------12-| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|
G G
A G
G G
A G
G G
E|------------------------------- B|-15-14-12----------12-14-15-14- G|----------14-12-14------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|------------------| B|12----------12-14-| G|---14-12-14-------| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|------------------| [Riff in 4/4] A G A G E|-------------------------------- B|-----14-12---------14-12-------- G|-14---------12-14---------12-14- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- A B A G E|----11------------------| B|-14-----12-----14-12----| G|-----------14-----------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------|
A G A G
A B A G
A G A G
A B A G
A G A G
A B A G [Weird Bit] N.C. I can see you where you're hiding N.C. I can see you where you're hiding N.C. I can see you where you're hiding
[Riff in 7/4] E G C E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|----------1--0--------------0-- D|-------2--------0--------2----- A|----2--------------2--3-------- E|-0----------------------------- A E|------------| B|1--2--------| G|------2-----| D|---------2--| A|------------| E|------------|
E G C
A
E G C
A
E G C
A [Bridge]
A# Am D D# F# You seem bu-ried in your ways
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G Now I can see what it is that
G ma-kes seem as though as if it's
A G here to stay
G Maybe if I close the door more
G per-ma-nen-tly than be-fore he'll
A G change his way [Clean Chorus in 3/4]
B G B G When all is qui-et and asleep
B G B G B G I might just slip a-way-ay-ay-ay
B G B G And when they find that I am gone
B G B G B G I won-der what they'll say
[Riff in 3/4] D#m B D#m B D#m E|-------------------------------- B|----------------------16-------- G|------------13-15---------16-15- D|-13--15-16---------13----------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- B D#m B D#m B E|--------------------------------| B|----16--------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-13-----------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|
D#m B D#m B
D#m B D#m B D#m B
D#m B D#m B
D#m B D#m B D#m B
D#m B D#m B
D#m B D#m B D#m B [Distorted Chorus in 3/4]
B G B G When all is qui-et and asleep
B G B G B G I might just slip a-way-ay-ay-ay
B G B G And when they find that I am gone
B G B G B G I won-der what they'll say
[Solo in 3/4] B Bm/D B Bm/D B G E|------------------------------- B|-12------12------12--14-15--14- G|-----13------13---------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E F# E F# E|----------------------------| B|12---------11------------11-| G|----13-11-----13-----11-----| D|------------------14--------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| E F# G# F# E E|-------------------------------- B|------------11-13---------11---- G|-13-----11---------13-11-----13- D|-----14------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- B D C# A# F# E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-----------11-10-----10--10-11-- D|-9--11-12---------11------------ A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- G# F# E|-----------------| B|11-13---------11-| G|-------13-11-----| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| E F# G# F# E E|-------------------------------- B|------------11-13---------11---- G|-13-----11---------13-11-----13- D|-----14------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|--------------------------------
[Solo in 3/4 again]
B Bm/D B Bm/D B G
E F# E F#
E F# G# F
E F# E
B D C# A#
F# G# F#
E F# G# F
E F# E [Intro in 4/4]
A G/A C/A A G/A C/A
A G/A C/A A G/A C/A
A G/A C/A A G/A C/A
A G/A C/A A G/A C/A [Weird Bit] N.C. [Verse in 7/4]
E You run when you're called
G You pre-tend not to hear
C A Con-ve-ni-ent that this saves you co-ming here
E You're afraid of us though we've
G C done no-thing to you
A When we call, you go run-ning to
E G Hide in your dark room, in your dark room
C A Hide in your dark room, in your dark room
E G Hide in your dark room, in your dark room
C A Hide in your dark room, in your dark roo- [Back in 4/4]
A# A D D# F# -om [Riff in 11/4]
G G
A G
G G
A G
G G
A G
G G [Riff in 4/4]
A G A G
A B A G
A G A G
A B A G
A G A G
A B A G
A G A G
A B A G [6 bars of noise] N.C [Verse in 3/4]
B Bm/D B Bm/D B Bm/D . . . . . .
B Bm/D . .
B Bm/D B Bm/D B Bm/D . . . . . .
B Bm/D . .
B Bm/D B Bm/D B G It's much bet-ter in here
E F# when you close the door
E F# E F# That's in the dark and out the light
G# F# E F# E It's bet-ter than be-fore
B D C# F Things be-come much clea-rer when
F# G# F# the cur-tains close and lights
E with-draw
F# G# F# Makes things much clea-rer than
E F# E be-fore
B Bm/D B Bm/D B G I can see you where you're hi-ding
E F# E F# E I can see you
F# G# F# See you, though you're not real-ly
E F# E there
B D C# F Things be-come much clea-rer when
F# G# F# the cur-tains close and lights
E with-draw
F# G# F# Makes things much clea-rer than
E F# E be-fore
B Bm/D B Bm/D B G Will you hear me when I ask you
E F# E why when you lock the door and
F# E hide the key
F# G# F# E you seem much hap-pi-er than me?
F# E F#
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