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[Verse]
GMisty, when you want to hit those Cwedding bells,
you should Amstop yourself. You should Gsee yourself Cangry.
GScreaming to the ceiling, girl, you Clook like hell.
But when Amriding pills we get Cheavenly,
on a GbalconCy.Am  C  
[Verse]
GAnd baby's not a wreck on the Cwayside yet,
although she Amstuck out her neck to see how Gdark she could Ctake it.
GThe wind is wild. Why, the Cspray is wet!
And a Amheart gets high as a Cheart can get,
[Chorus]
on a GbalconCy,Am  C  
high aGbove the Csea.Am  C  
[Verse]
GYou are the woman, on some CFirefall.
Do you Amwanna ball on that bGrilliant Cbeach?
So Ghard I thought I hear my future Cdaughter call
through the Amstatic wall of a Cflashing dream.
[Bridge]
And it's a Amwild, weaving ride to the Fsea.
Little Gdemon, believe it Cfrom me.
 AmThey say that you're living off Csomething-and-Amsoda,
some Cfine wine from 198F3. They say you're a GfantAmas Cy.
[Instrumental]
G C Am C
[Verse]
GClap, like a comma. Hear the Csentence sing.
Hear the Amwhole world ring.
Hey, it's Gbursting with Cbravery.
And, GMisty, when it's whittled down to just Cone thing it Amamazes me, that Csimplicity.
[Verse]
I Gwandered through the supermarket like a Cslumming king.
And the Amsun, it stings. Hell, I hadn't Gseen the sun for Cweeks.
GWhen we finally walk away from Ceverything on our Amown four feet,
I hear you Ccall my name
[Chorus]
from a GbalconCy,Am  C  
high aGbove the Csea.Am  C  
[Outro]
I hear you call from a GbalconCy.Am  C  
And I like the way you say it.G  G  G  G  G  G  G  C  

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On A Balcony

by Okkervil River

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[Verse]

G C

Misty, when you want to hit those wedding bells,

Am G C

you should stop yourself. You should see yourself angry.

G C

Screaming to the ceiling, girl, you look like hell.

Am C

But when riding pills we get heavenly,

G C Am C

on a balcony.

[Verse]

G C

And baby's not a wreck on the wayside yet,

Am G C

although she stuck out her neck to see how dark she could take it.

G C

The wind is wild. Why, the spray is wet!

Am C

And a heart gets high as a heart can get,

[Chorus]

G C Am C

on a balcony,

G C Am C

high above the sea.

[Verse]

G C

You are the woman, on some Firefall.

Am G C

Do you wanna ball on that brilliant beach?

G C

So hard I thought I hear my future daughter call

Am C

through the static wall of a flashing dream.

[Bridge]

Am F

And it's a wild, weaving ride to the sea.

G C

Little demon, believe it from me.

Am C Am

They say that you're living off something-and-soda,

C F G Am C

some fine wine from 1983. They say you're a fantas y.

[Instrumental]

G C Am C

[Verse]

G C

Clap, like a comma. Hear the sentence sing.

Hear the whole world ring.

G C

Hey, it's bursting with bravery.

G C Am C

And, Misty, when it's whittled down to just one thing it amazes me, that simplicity.

[Verse]

G C

I wandered through the supermarket like a slumming king.

Am G C

And the sun, it stings. Hell, I hadn't seen the sun for weeks.

G C Am

When we finally walk away from everything on our own four feet,

I hear you call my name

[Chorus]

G C Am C

from a balcony,

G C Am C

high above the sea.

[Outro]

G C Am C

I hear you call from a balcony.

G G G G G G G C

And I like the way you say it.

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