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Blue October
"Balance Beam"
Nice little song off of Consent to Treatment. 
It's pretty simple so I'm pretty sure this is right.
Standard tuning
e---G3---D2x---C0---Emx---D2
a---3---3---1---x---3
d---0---0---0---0---2
g---0---4---2---2---0
b---2---5---3---2---x
e---3---0---x---0---x
Intro:   G    D2    C     Em   D(x2)
I haven't been quite the Gsame.
D2So sure the sCtory of my Emlife will never change.D  
But in a bright Geyed way.
D2Rinsed out the Csoap in my eyes 
and wrote a Emsong that I'm about to sing.D  
Cause it's aGbout a girl     D2  Cthat I Emhardley even know.D  
So this is Gnot another love song. D2  C  
Just a lEmist of thing that I should know
Dand everyone should know.
Chorus
G5(One) You got to take it kind of slowly
C5(Two) You got to hurry up and make your move.
G5(Three) You got to tell her that she's pretty.D5  C5  
G5(Four) You got to be the perfect gentleman 
C5You shake the wall you got to make it bend.
G5You got to show her that D5she's the balance beam
and I keep falling all around her fairy tale.
(Repeat)
We took a walk in the rain 
I suggested, she confessed there's a park nearby
to cast that shame.
Stay cool but I'm getting like a school boy.
You got to handle with care this is not a toy.
And gradually we touched.
Although our close were wet we sat and smiled
I never thought I'd smiled so much
The first kiss always says the most.

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Balance Beam

by Blue October

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Blue October

"Balance Beam"

Nice little song off of Consent to Treatment.

It's pretty simple so I'm pretty sure this is right.

Standard tuning

G D2 C Em D

e---3---x---0---x---2

a---3---3---1---x---3

d---0---0---0---0---2

g---0---4---2---2---0

b---2---5---3---2---x

e---3---0---x---0---x

G D2 C Em D

Intro: (x2)

I haven't been quite the same.

D2 C Em D

So sure the story of my life will never change.

But in a bright eyed way.

D2 C

Rinsed out the soap in my eyes

Em D

and wrote a song that I'm about to sing.

G D2 C Em D

Cause it's about a girl that I hardley even know.

G D2 C

So this is not another love song.

Just a list of thing that I should know

and everyone should know.

Chorus

(One) You got to take it kind of slowly

(Two) You got to hurry up and make your move.

G5 D5 C5

(Three) You got to tell her that she's pretty.

(Four) You got to be the perfect gentleman

You shake the wall you got to make it bend.

G5 D5

You got to show her that she's the balance beam

and I keep falling all around her fairy tale.

(Repeat)

We took a walk in the rain

I suggested, she confessed there's a park nearby

to cast that shame.

Stay cool but I'm getting like a school boy.

You got to handle with care this is not a toy.

And gradually we touched.

Although our close were wet we sat and smiled

I never thought I'd smiled so much

The first kiss always says the most.

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