Brown Balloon

Intro Chords:  D   A   G   A

               D   A   G   A

               D   A   Em  A

               D   A   G   A


LEAD GUITAR 1: (x4)
E|-----------------------2-3-3-2-
B|7-7-5-3--2/3-------------------
G|-------------4-2-4-2-2---------
D|-------------------------------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------

E|0---| 
B|----| 
G|----| 
D|----| 
A|----| 
E|----| 

LEAD GUITAR 2: (plays twice over 
LEAD GUITAR 1, once LEAD GUITAR 1 
has gone twice)
E|--------------------------------
B|3/10--12-10\7--7h10-7--5h7-5----
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|---------------------------------|
B|3/10--12-10\7--10-7-5-7-3-5-3----|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Verse:

D           A
At times like this

G      A
pale blue pancakes

D         A
father of young

G          A
with an unsure arm


LEAD GUITAR (plays over 2nd half of 
verse)
E|---7----7----7-------5---5-----
B|10---10---10---10--7---7---7---
G|-------------------------------
D|-------------------------------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------

E|2---2---2-------5---5-------| 
B|--5---5---5---7---7---7-----| 
G|----------------------------| 
D|----------------------------| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 


D         A
dead end streets

G       A
lonely boulevards creep

D          A
???????????????????

G           A
That they're all saying




Continues after the ad
Bridge:  C#  G   /  B  A  (x2)

         D    A    G    A


LEAD GUITAR 1: (Starts once the D 
chord begins in the bridge, and goes
 through the entire next verse)
E|-----------------------2-3-3-2-
B|7-7-5-3--2/3-------------------
G|-------------4-2-4-2-2---------
D|-------------------------------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------

E|0---| 
B|----| 
G|----| 
D|----| 
A|----| 
E|----| 

Verse:

D                      A
It could have been any Joe you know

G           A
Never had to be me

D                          A
But I'm the one who gets to go alone

       G                     A    
and not the one who gets to sing 
   C#  G
it


Bridge:

             B  A    C#  G
This isn't me

             B  A    C#  G
This isn't me

             B  A    C#  G
This isn't me

             B  A      D  A  Bm
This isn't me


Chorus:

         G            A          
This is happening to someone else
D   A   Bm   G   A


D          A      Bm
Pocket of things bound to lose

    G                     A
She gave to me while the night was 
shining

D          A       Bm
Should've seen I got that good

G               A              C#  G
Just to bring my spirits down



Bridge:

             B  A    C#  G
This isn't me

             B  A    C#  G
This isn't me

             B  A    C#  G
This isn't me

             B  A      D  A  Bm
This isn't me


Chorus:

         G            A          
This is happening to someone else
D   A   Bm   G   A


D           A          Bm
She couldn't wait until after the 
party

    G                     A
She couldn't wait just one night 
more for me

D          A       Bm
She didn't even seem that sullen

G               A
?????????????????????????


Solo/Outro: D  A  Bm  /  G    A  
(until end)


LEAD G  O (starts after one lap of 
the chord progression)
E|--------------------------------
B|12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|----------|      
B|7-3-2-----|      
G|------4-2-|      
D|----------| (x2) 
A|----------|      
E|----------|      

E|-------------------------------
B|7--------------------------7---
G|-----------------------------7-
D|-------------------------------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------

E|-----------| 
B|---8----10-| 
G|-----------| 
D|7----------| 
A|-----------| 
E|-----------|