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The Balcony - Paul Heaton from the album The Cross Eyed Rambler
 G-  320033
 G/F#200033
   C9x32033
Intro -  G   G/F#   C9   G/F#    G   G/F#  G  
GAs he taxes a G/F#draw on the C915th G/F#floor
GHe can't help G/F#cursing his Gluck
GLife could have G/F#dealt him such a C9different G/F#hand
Maybe G2 across G/F#and 23 uGp
GBut there ain't G/F#door on the C938th G/F#floor
No Gshortcut G/F#out of this Ddump
GThe nearer high G/F#rise comes C9closer to the G/F#skies
The Gtemptation G/F#to actually Gjump
GAnd it's sadder the leaving than left
Sadder the going than C9gone
Saddest of all is the person bereft
Of the Dchance to jump off or walk on
GFalling from ladder, landing on dagger
A G/F#thousand and one ways to C9die
Better the brave and the Gearly to grave
And Ddamn those too frightned to Gtry
As he awaits the last score on the 25th floor
He looks down at the madness below
It's always some Grimsby or Scunthorpe
Some place he ain't been or won't go
And as result comes in and his head goes down
Yet another week he's gonna be stuck
Where the betting slips rain like confetti
Let down, thrown out or screwed up
And it's sadder the leaving than left
Sadder the going than gone
Saddest of all is the person bereft
Of the chance to jump off or walk on
Falling from ladder, landing on dagger
A thousand and one ways to die
Better the brave and the early to grave 
And damn those too frightned to try
GSo we wish you good spaces in faraway places
Good luck in the folk that you C9meet
Cause if you don't travel, the dust and the gravel
Will Dswallow you up from your feet
This Gsong that we give, please carry it with
To remind you we long your C9return
Travel thee far and Gtravel thee well
And bring Dback every lesson you Glearn
*DannyInE*

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The Balcony

by Paul Heaton

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G/F#

The Balcony - Paul Heaton from the album The Cross Eyed Rambler

- 320033

G/F#

200033

x32033

G G/F# C9 G/F# G G/F# G

Intro -

G G/F# C9 G/F#

As he taxes a draw on the 15th floor

G G/F# G

He can't help cursing his luck

G G/F# C9 G/F#

Life could have dealt him such a different hand

G G/F# G

Maybe 2 across and 23 up

G G/F# C9 G/F#

But there ain't door on the 38th floor

G G/F# D

No shortcut out of this dump

G G/F# C9 G/F#

The nearer high rise comes closer to the skies

G G/F# G

The temptation to actually jump

And it's sadder the leaving than left

Sadder the going than gone

Saddest of all is the person bereft

Of the chance to jump off or walk on

Falling from ladder, landing on dagger

G/F# C9

A thousand and one ways to die

Better the brave and the early to grave

D G

And damn those too frightned to try

As he awaits the last score on the 25th floor

He looks down at the madness below

It's always some Grimsby or Scunthorpe

Some place he ain't been or won't go

And as result comes in and his head goes down

Yet another week he's gonna be stuck

Where the betting slips rain like confetti

Let down, thrown out or screwed up

And it's sadder the leaving than left

Sadder the going than gone

Saddest of all is the person bereft

Of the chance to jump off or walk on

Falling from ladder, landing on dagger

A thousand and one ways to die

Better the brave and the early to grave

And damn those too frightned to try

So we wish you good spaces in faraway places

Good luck in the folk that you meet

Cause if you don't travel, the dust and the gravel

Will swallow you up from your feet

This song that we give, please carry it with

To remind you we long your return

Travel thee far and travel thee well

D G

And bring back every lesson you learn

*DannyInE*

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