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Little Colored Balloons by John Murry
Little Colored Balloons
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
C | F | Am | G
[Verse]
C F
Up above the moon
C F
And underneath the gun
C F
Far away from Mississippi
C F Em
All the buttons come undone
Dm G
A hornet's nest inside my brain
Dm G
Rattling like a submachine
[Chorus]
Am G F Em Dm G
Saran Wrap and little colored balloons
Am G F Em Dm G
A black nickel, a needle and a spoon
Am G
You say this is ain't what I am?
C F Em
Well, this is what I do to warn your ghost away
Dm G
I know you don't believe in magic
Dm G
Nobody does, not anymore
[Instrumental]
C | F | Am | G
[Verse]
C F
This uniform is stifling
C F
It's hotter than the heat
C F
That's smothering my shoulders
C F Em
nd burning up my feet
Dm G
Every word's under review,
Dm G
But the jury's guilty, too.
[Chorus]
Am G F Em Dm G
Saran Wrap and little colored balloons
Am G F Em Dm G
A black nickel, a needle and a spoon
Am G
You say this is ain't what I am?
C F Em
Well, this is what I do to warn your ghost away
Dm G
I know you don't believe in magic
Dm G
Nobody does, not anymore
[Instrumental]
C | F | Am | G
[Verse]
C F
I watch the waves roll in
C F
And roll out just the same
C F
Like a song and dance,
C F Em
It's the oldest of his games
Dm G
I shut my eyes but through these tears
Dm G
A mean old world reappears
[Chorus]
Am G F Em Dm G
Saran Wrap and little colored balloons
Am G F Em Dm G
A black nickel, a needle and a spoon
Am G
You say this is ain't what I am?
C F Em
Well, this is what I do to warn your ghost away
Dm G
I know you don't believe in magic
Dm G
Nobody does, not anymore
[Verse]
C F
Why try and tell you,
C F
When you don't give a fuck?
C F
You don't believe in magic?
C F
You don't believe in luck?
Dm G
There is no 'right', There is no 'wrong'
Dm G
Same damn chorus, same damn song
[Chorus]
Am G F Em Dm G
Saran Wrap and little colored balloons
Am G F Em Dm G
A black nickel, a needle and a spoon
Am G
You say this is ain't what I am?
C F Em
Well, this is what I do to warn your ghost away
Dm G
I know you don't believe in magic
Dm G
Nobody does, not anymore
[Bridge]
C F
I held my hands out,
Am G
Blood stained and I got my doubts
C F
I tried to wash it off
Am G
Yeah, I tried to wash it off
C F
Red as Southern clay
Am G
Blood-red as Mississippi clay
C F
And yes, it still remains
Am G
Goddammit, it still remains!
C F
Where is Pilate's water?
Am G
Tell me! Where is Pilate's water?
C F
Nightmares in daylight!
Am G
I'm stealing the birthright!
C F
Off 16th and Mission!
Am G
Off 16th and Mission!
C F
I took an ambulance ride
Am G
They said I should've died
C F
Right there on 16th and Mission,
Am G
on 16th and Mission
C F
I still miss you so much
Am G
I still miss you so goddamn much
C F
On 16th and Mission
Am G
I'm right here at 16th and Mission
Sing it!
[Outro]
C | F | Am | G
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