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99 Red Balloons

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Capo: 2
[Verse 1]
DYou and I in a Emlittle toy shop
Buy a Gbag of balloons with the Amoney we got
DSet them free at the Embreak of dawn
Till Gone by one, they were Agone
DBack at base, Embugs in the software
GFlash the message: ASomething's out there...
DFloating in the Emsummer sky
G99 ARed Balloons go byD..Em.G  A  
[Verse 2]
D99 EmRed Balloons
GFloating in the Asummer sky
DPanic bells, it's Emred alert
There's Gsomething here from Asomewhere else
The Dwar machine Emsprings to life
GOpens up one Aeager eye
DFocusing it Emon the sky
        G                 A   D(hold)
Where 99 Red Balloons go by...
(pick back up with 3rd Verse)
D99 DecEmision street
G99 miniAsters meet
To Dworry, worry; Emsuper scurry
GCall the troops out Ain a hurry
DThis is what we've Emwaited for
GThis is it, boys, Athis is war
The Dpresident is Emon the line
As G99 ARed Balloons go bDy.Em..G  A  
[Verse 4] 
D99 knights Emof the air
Ride Gsuper high-tech Ajet fighters
DEveryone's a Emsuper hero
GEveryone's a ACaptain Kirk
With Dorders to iEmdentify
To Gclarify and cAlassify
DScramble in the Emsummer sky
As G99 ARed Balloons go DbyEm...
As G99 ARed Balloons go DbyEm...G  A  
(Strum these last chords once at a time)
[Verse 5] 
D99 dreams EmI have had
In Gevery one a Ared balloon
  DIt's all over and I'm  Emstanding pretty
GIn the dust that Awas a city
If DI could find a Emsouveneir
GJust to prove the Aworld was here
DAnd here is a Emred balloon
  GI think of you   Aand let it go...
(Spanglish translation)
Verse 2:
99 Globos De Air
Flotando en cielo verano
Panico, rojo alerta
Algo aqui de algun donde else
Guerra maquina vine vida
Abre un ojo ansioso
Centrado en el cielo
Donde 99 Globos pasan
5th, Last Verse:
99 suenos yo habia
En cada globo de aire
It's all over and I'm standing pretty
En el polvo que era una ciudad
If I could find a souveneir
Al probar el mundo fue aqui
And here is a red balloon
I think of you, and let it go...
Note:
The reason why the Spanish says "99 globos de AIR" is because in German, 
"luftbalons" means "air ballons" but in English, I kept it as "Red" because that's 
how the song is known. In Spanish, not too many people would notice this change.

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99 Red Balloons

by Nena

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo: 2

[Verse 1]

D Em

You and I in a little toy shop

G A

Buy a bag of balloons with the money we got

D Em

Set them free at the break of dawn

G A

Till one by one, they were gone

D Em

Back at base, bugs in the software

G A

Flash the message: Something's out there...

D Em

Floating in the summer sky

G A D Em G A

99 Red Balloons go by...

[Verse 2]

D Em

99 Red Balloons

G A

Floating in the summer sky

D Em

Panic bells, it's red alert

G A

There's something here from somewhere else

D Em

The war machine springs to life

G A

Opens up one eager eye

D Em

Focusing it on the sky

G A D

(hold)

Where 99 Red Balloons go by...

(pick back up with 3rd Verse)

D Em

99 Decision street

G A

99 ministers meet

D Em

To worry, worry; super scurry

G A

Call the troops out in a hurry

D Em

This is what we've waited for

G A

This is it, boys, this is war

D Em

The president is on the line

G A D Em G A

As 99 Red Balloons go by...

[Verse 4]

D Em

99 knights of the air

G A

Ride super high-tech jet fighters

D Em

Everyone's a super hero

G A

Everyone's a Captain Kirk

D Em

With orders to identify

G A

To clarify and classify

D Em

Scramble in the summer sky

G A D Em

As 99 Red Balloons go by...

G A D Em G A

As 99 Red Balloons go by...

(Strum these last chords once at a time)

[Verse 5]

D Em

99 dreams I have had

G A

In every one a red balloon

D Em

It's all over and I'm standing pretty

G A

In the dust that was a city

D Em

If I could find a souveneir

G A

Just to prove the world was here

D Em

And here is a red balloon

G A

I think of you and let it go...

(Spanglish translation)

Verse 2:

99 Globos De Air

Flotando en cielo verano

Panico, rojo alerta

Algo aqui de algun donde else

Guerra maquina vine vida

Abre un ojo ansioso

Centrado en el cielo

Donde 99 Globos pasan

5th, Last Verse:

99 suenos yo habia

En cada globo de aire

It's all over and I'm standing pretty

En el polvo que era una ciudad

If I could find a souveneir

Al probar el mundo fue aqui

And here is a red balloon

I think of you, and let it go...

Note:

The reason why the Spanish says "99 globos de AIR" is because in German,

"luftbalons" means "air ballons" but in English, I kept it as "Red" because that's

how the song is known. In Spanish, not too many people would notice this change.

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