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Red Balloons – Katie Melua
(For the Solo - this small section can be improvised using the G Major/Major Pentatonic Scale)
[Intro]
 C   G   Dx3
[Verse]
GI put my heart in a red balloon 
G7But I let it go too soon 
FLet it go on the boulevard 
CWhere wicked winds blow so hard 
DMaybe had I looked up I would have seen Cthat 
[Chorus]
The sky Gis full of red balloons 
Red balloons are full of brokCen hearts 
DBroken hearts are floating by a chEmance 
Will they Cadd9burst or drGift 
Into arms D  
Will they Cadd9burst or drGift 
Into arms D  
[Verse]
GI put my voice in a red balloon 
G7For you it sang too many tunes 
FHaunted by those melodies 
CI let it go with the breeze 
DMaybe had I looked up I would have seen Cthat 
[Chorus]
The sky Gis full of red balloons 
Red balloons are full of broken Chearts 
DBroken hearts are floating by a Emchance
Will they Cadd9burst or drGift 
Into armDs 
Will they Cadd9burst or drGift 
Into armDs 
I pCut my eyes Din a red balloon F  G  
To Cwatch you Dwith the light of Fthe moonG, 
CBut seeiDng you hEmolding hands 
With anoEmther girDl and maCking plans 
CWell I jDust had Emto set you free 
EmAnd finaDlly see, Cthat 
[Chorus]
The sky Gis full of red balloons 
Red balloons are full of Cbroken hearts 
DBroken hearts are floating by a chEmance 
Will they Cadd9burst or drGift 
Into arms,D  
Will they Cadd9burst or drGift 
Into armsD  
[Solo]
 C   G   D(x3) 
[Outro]
They could Cadd9burst or drGift 
Into Darms,
Into Garms

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Red Balloons

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Red Balloons – Katie Melua

(For the Solo - this small section can be improvised using the G Major/Major Pentatonic Scale)

[Intro]

C G D

[Verse]

I put my heart in a red balloon

But I let it go too soon

Let it go on the boulevard

Where wicked winds blow so hard

D C

Maybe had I looked up I would have seen that

[Chorus]

The sky is full of red balloons

Red balloons are full of broken hearts

D Em

Broken hearts are floating by a chance

Cadd9 G

Will they burst or drift

Into arms

Cadd9 G

Will they burst or drift

Into arms

[Verse]

I put my voice in a red balloon

For you it sang too many tunes

Haunted by those melodies

I let it go with the breeze

D C

Maybe had I looked up I would have seen that

[Chorus]

The sky is full of red balloons

Red balloons are full of broken hearts

D Em

Broken hearts are floating by a chance

Cadd9 G

Will they burst or drift

Into arms

Cadd9 G

Will they burst or drift

Into arms

C D F G

I put my eyes in a red balloon

C D F G

To watch you with the light of the moon,

C D Em

But seeing you holding hands

Em D C

With another girl and making plans

C D Em

Well I just had to set you free

Em D C

And finally see, that

[Chorus]

The sky is full of red balloons

Red balloons are full of broken hearts

D Em

Broken hearts are floating by a chance

Cadd9 G

Will they burst or drift

Into arms,

Cadd9 G

Will they burst or drift

Into arms

[Solo]

C G D

(x3)

[Outro]

Cadd9 G

They could burst or drift

Into arms,

Into arms

About Red Balloons Chords by Katie Melua

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