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99 Red Balloons

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[Verse 1]
DYou and I in Ema little toy shop
Buy a Gbag of balloons with
The Amoney we've got
DSet them free at Emthe break of dawn
'Til Gone by one, Athey were gone
DBack at base, bEmugs in the software
GFlash the message, A"Something's out there"
DFloating in Emthe summer sky
G99 Ared balloons go Dby
[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
As G99 rAed balloons go Dby
[Verse 3]
D99 DeEmcision Street,
G99 miniAsters meet
To Dworry, worry, Emsuper-scurry
GCall out the troops now Ain a hurry
DThis is what we've Emwaited for
GThis is it boys, Athis is war
DThe president is Emon the line
As G99 Ared balloons go Dby
[Verse 4]
D99 EmKriegsminister
GStreichholz und ABenzinkanister
DHielten sich fuer Emschlaue Leute
GWitterten schon fette ABeute
DRiefen: Krieg und Emwollten Macht
GMann, wer haette dAas gedacht
DDass es einmal Emsoweit kommt
GWegen 99 ALuftballons
[Verse 5]
D99 dreams EmI have had
GIn every one a Ared balloon
DIt's all over and I'm Emstandin' pretty
GIn the dust that Awas a city
If DI could find a Emsouvenir
GJust to prove the Aworld was here...
DAnd here it is, a Emred balloon
I Gthink of you and Alet it go

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99 Red Balloons

by Goldfinger

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

D Em

You and I in a little toy shop

Buy a bag of balloons with

The money we've got

D Em

Set them free at the break of dawn

G A

'Til 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

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

As 99 red balloons go by

[Verse 3]

D Em

99 Decision Street,

G A

99 ministers meet

D Em

To worry, worry, super-scurry

G A

Call out the troops now 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

As 99 red balloons go by

[Verse 4]

D Em

99 Kriegsminister

G A

Streichholz und Benzinkanister

D Em

Hielten sich fuer schlaue Leute

G A

Witterten schon fette Beute

D Em

Riefen: Krieg und wollten Macht

G A

Mann, wer haette das gedacht

D Em

Dass es einmal soweit kommt

G A

Wegen 99 Luftballons

[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 standin' pretty

G A

In the dust that was a city

D Em

If I could find a souvenir

G A

Just to prove the world was here...

D Em

And here it is, a red balloon

G A

I think of you and let it go

About 99 Red Balloons Chords by Goldfinger

Learn how to play 99 Red Balloons by Goldfinger with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “99 Red Balloons chords”, “99 Red Balloons guitar chords”, or “Goldfinger 99 Red Balloons chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy 99 Red Balloons chords and for experienced players who want accurate 99 Red Balloons lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, Em, G, A.

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What key is "99 Red Balloons" in?

The chords for "99 Red Balloons" show the original chord names (including D, Em, G, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.