Red Baloon
Vagabond Opera
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Cm Fm Bb In 1873, Dr. Xander Gerrymander ascended the heavens in hisEb marvelous red balloon.Cm There, to ponder theFm cosmic verities, sail above theBb G blue, and see the stars.Fm With him he took his sweetheartEb Nell, and together they dancedCm buoyantly above the blue.Bb Fm Until one sad day she was lost toEb him. And so he's still there today,G searching, seeking… In his marvelous red balloon [Intro]Cm Fm Bb EbCm Fm G [Verse]Cm The other night I had a dream, youFm came to me or so seemedBb Eb On a vessel of hot air gleamingG redCm An impetus upon the wing, youFm offered me a golden ringBb And so I left my dreams within theG7 bedCm I jumped aboard nightcap on, theFm moon was up, the curtains drawnBb Eb G We rose into the silver dusty glowCm The whistle spoke above the cloakFm of factories that billowed smokeG Over the city of Bordeaux [Pre-Chorus]Fm Oh, the captain and the ballast boyEb played a waltz on clocks and toysCm We set our sights for glory and theBb seaFm We fired the gas and soon we passedEb painted ships all made of brassG Who sailed in orbit astrologicallyFm Eb You promised me a lullaby, and we built castles in the skyCm Fashioned from the flowers that weBb grewFm And then the wind's song wasEb strange and we both knew that things would changeG7 And so you left me floating in the blue [Chorus]Cm Eb Gm Oh winds, carry me, carry me, farFm awayCm Until another day, until anotherEb JuneD I'll be floating in the dark,Db whispering like a larkCm On this gadabout balloonContinúa después del anuncioEb Gm Fm Carry me, carry me, far awayCm Until another day, until anotherEb JuneD I'll be floating in the dark,Db whispering like a larkCm On this gadabout balloon [Instrumental]Cm CmCm G Cm G Cm G Cm GCm G Cm G Cm G Cm [NARRATION, ad libbed]Fm Eb Man the capstan!Cm Bb Six degree, port, steady as she goes!Fm Eb 80 knots, Mark Twain(?)G Mind the main sail, Get in there, lads!Fm Eb Giant aboard(?), Ken, berlie(?)Cm BbFm Eb Full speed ahead!Gm [Bridge]Gm Two lovers, floating in theCm atmosphereGm And I will always be your faithfulCm cavalierG Oh, and just like tales ofCm d'Arlandes and RozierFm Oh may we float among the stars, IG your valiant gondolier [Instrumental]Cm Cm Cm Cm G Cm [Verse]Cm The other night I had a dream, youFm came to me or so it seemedBb On a zeppelin made of crystal, madeEb G of glassCm Fm Upon a steam calliope you sat and played a song for meG A shanti from a vagrant midnightG7 massCm Oh we puffed a pipe of turkish mossFm and set course for the albatrossBb Eb A sea of silver prophets on theG wingCm And through the captain'sFm telescope, you gazed and blew a ring of smokeG And then we bade farewell unto the spring [Pre-Chorus]Fm Oh, you were like a dusty rose, anEb arrow shot from heaven's bowCm Bb A chanson, ever haunting to my earFm Oh and for better or for worse, weEb knew this was the final verseG7 An ode to times soon to disappearFm Oh, the anchor man was ill-contentEb and sang a song, a sweet lamentCm Bb While I flipped pennies to the skyFm And bade farewell to you my love,Eb this stormy romance up aboveG7 A tale sure to electrify [Chorus]Cm Eb Gm Oh winds, carry me, carry me, farFm awayCm Until another day, until anotherEb JuneD I'll be floating in the dark,Db whispering like a larkCm On this gadabout balloonEb Gm Fm Carry me, carry me, far awayCm Until another day, until anotherEb JuneD I'll be floating in the dark,Db whispering like a larkCm On this gadabout balloonEb Gm Fm Carry me, carry me, far awayCm Until another day, until anotherEb JuneD I'll be floating in the dark,Db whispering like a larkCm On this gadabout balloonEb Gm Fm Carry me, carry me, far awayCm Until another day, until anotherEb JuneD I'll be floating in the dark,Db whispering like a larkCm On this gadabout balloon [ENDING]Cm CmCm G Cm G Cm G Cm GCm G Cm G Cm G Cm