Verse 1:
D A# D
I never lie to myself tonight.
D A# D
Rose-tinted eyes, color my sorrow a shade of wine.
A G A# A A#
Bye-bye black balloon.
See you real soon.
Chorus:
D5 C#5 G5 A#5 C5
Oh, why you so sad? What have they done?
D5 C#5 G5 A#5 C5
Forget those mindless baboons, they’re off playing God.
D5 C#5 G5 A#5 C5
Copycats in cheap suits are playing it safe,
D5 C#5 G5 A5 A#5
While cannibals of bad news consume the parade.
Is it wonderful?
Bridge: D | A# D
A G A# A A# | D
Verse 2:
D D A# D
Far, far from shore, the land of nightmares gone forever more.
D A# D
And I love you more than I can control.
A G A# A A#
I don’t e–ven try. Why would I?
Chorus:
D5 C#5 G5 A#5 C5
Oh, why the long face? You’ve got it all wrong.
D5 C#5 G5 A#5 C5
Forget the rat in the race, we’ll choke chain them all.
D5 C#5 G5 A#5 C5
Fates favor the ones who help themselves.
D5 ~~~ D5 ~~~ C#5 ~~~ G5
The rest feel the sting of the lash as they row,
A#5 C5
the boat, the boat to
D5 ~~~ D5 ~~~ C#5 ~~~ C#5 ~~~
Hell!
Outro: G5 A#5 G5 A#5 }x3
G5 A#5 G5 ~~~
Verse 1: 0:10-1:09
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G|—————————————————————————-|
D|—7-9-11-9-7——-7——-7-9-11-9-7—————5-7-5——–5-7-5—–|
A|-9————9—9—9—9————9—9-7-5—8——-8-5–8——-5/7-|
E|————————————————-6———–6————–|
e|—————–|
B|—————–|
G|—————–|
D|—7-9-11-9-7—-|
A|-9————9–|
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G|——————————————————————|
D|—7-9-11-9-7——-7——-7-9-11-9-7————–5-7-5———|
A|-9————9—9—9—9————9–9-7-5—8——-8-5—7-|
E|————————————————6———–6—–|
e|——————————————————8—8–|
B|——————————————————10–8–|
G|————–11————————————–10–10-|
D|—7-9-11-9-7-11——(10)–(9)–(12)–(10)–(12)————|
A|-9————9——–12—-10—13—-12—-13————-|
E|————————————————————-|
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B||*—————————————-*||
G||————————9-11-9-11-9-11-9–||
D||——————————————||
A||*-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-9——————*||
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Chorus? 1:10-1:50
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B||*—————————————–*||
G||–7777777–6666666————————-||
D||–7777777–6666666–5555555–8888888–10—|| Repeat 3x
A||*-5555555–4444444–5555555–8888888–10–*||
E||——————–3333333–6666666–8—-||
Finish on:
e|——————————–|
B|——————————–|
G|-7777777–6666666—————|
D|-7777777–6666666–5555555–7-8-|
A|-5555555–4444444–5555555–7-8-|
E|——————-3333333–5-6-|
Second guitar part after second repeat
e||—————————————————||
B||*————————————————-*||
G||–7777777-9-11-6666666-7-9-76-4-4-4-4-4-4-3—(5)–||
D||—————————————————||
A||*-5555555-7-9–4444444-5-7-54-2-2-2-2-2-2-1—(3)-*||
E||—————————————————||
Interlude 1:53-2:37
e||—————||
B||*-7—–5—–*||
G||–6—–6——|| Repeat 6x
D||–7—7-7—7–||
A||*————-*||
E||—————||
e|—————————-|
B|-6–6–6–6–7—-5—-7–5-|
G|-7–7–7–7–6—-6—-6–6-|
D|-8–7–8–8–7–7-7–7-7–7-|
A|—————————-|
E|—————————-|
e|—————————————————————-8—8–8–8–8–8-|
B|—————————————————————-10–10-8–8–10-8-|
G|—————————————————————-10–10-10-10-10-10|
D|—————————————————-10—-10———————-|
A|—-12—-12——–10—-10——–13—-13—–12—-12—-12——————-|
E|-13—-13—-13–12—-12—-12–15—-15—-15———————————–|
e|————————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————————-|
G|————————9-11-9-11-9-11-9—————————-9h11p9h11p9p11p9-|
D|———————————————————-9h11p9———————|
A|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-9———————9-12-9-12-9-12——–12——————|
E|————————————————————————————-|
2:37-3:27 Repeat Verse 1
3:28-3:58 Repeat Chorus
Outro 3:58-End
Rhythm
e|———————————-|
B|———————————-|
G|-7–7–6–6———————–|
D|-7–7–6–6–55-5-55–88-8-88–10-|
A|-5–5–4–4–55-5-55–88-8-88–10-|
E|————-33-3-33–66-6-66–8–|
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|Lead
e|————————————————-|
B|-10–10–9–9————————————|
G|—————109-10/9-7-7/12–10–109-109-7—-|
D|-7—7—6–6————————————|
A|—————-8 –8/7-5-5/10–8—-8 –8 -5——-|
E|————————————————-|
e|————|
B|————|
G|-7–7–6–6-|
D|-7–7–6–6-|
A|-5–5–4–4-|
E|————|
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e|————|
B|————|
G|-7–7–6–6-|
D|-7–7–6–6-|
A|-5–5–4–4-|
E|————|
1st ending
e|-21b22———21b22———21b22———||-24b22-24b22———-|
B|——-22b21———22b21———22b21–*||————-22b24b22-|
G|——————————————-||———————-|
D|——————————————-||———————-|
A|——————————————*||———————-|
E|——————————————-||———————-|
2nd ending
e|-21b22——-|
B|——-22b23-|
G|————-|
D|————-|
A|————-|
E|————-|
D A# D
I never lie to myself tonight.
D A# D
Rose-tinted eyes, color my sorrow a shade of wine.
A G A# A A#
Bye-bye black balloon.
See you real soon.
Chorus:
D5 C#5 G5 A#5 C5
Oh, why you so sad? What have they done?
D5 C#5 G5 A#5 C5
Forget those mindless baboons, they’re off playing God.
D5 C#5 G5 A#5 C5
Copycats in cheap suits are playing it safe,
D5 C#5 G5 A5 A#5
While cannibals of bad news consume the parade.
Is it wonderful?
Bridge: D | A# D
A G A# A A# | D
Verse 2:
D D A# D
Far, far from shore, the land of nightmares gone forever more.
D A# D
And I love you more than I can control.
A G A# A A#
I don’t e–ven try. Why would I?
Chorus:
D5 C#5 G5 A#5 C5
Oh, why the long face? You’ve got it all wrong.
D5 C#5 G5 A#5 C5
Forget the rat in the race, we’ll choke chain them all.
D5 C#5 G5 A#5 C5
Fates favor the ones who help themselves.
D5 ~~~ D5 ~~~ C#5 ~~~ G5
The rest feel the sting of the lash as they row,
A#5 C5
the boat, the boat to
D5 ~~~ D5 ~~~ C#5 ~~~ C#5 ~~~
Hell!
Outro: G5 A#5 G5 A#5 }x3
G5 A#5 G5 ~~~
Verse 1: 0:10-1:09
e|—————————————————————————-|
B|—————————————————————————-|
G|—————————————————————————-|
D|—7-9-11-9-7——-7——-7-9-11-9-7—————5-7-5——–5-7-5—–|
A|-9————9—9—9—9————9—9-7-5—8——-8-5–8——-5/7-|
E|————————————————-6———–6————–|
e|—————–|
B|—————–|
G|—————–|
D|—7-9-11-9-7—-|
A|-9————9–|
E|—————–|
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B|——————————————————————|
G|——————————————————————|
D|—7-9-11-9-7——-7——-7-9-11-9-7————–5-7-5———|
A|-9————9—9—9—9————9–9-7-5—8——-8-5—7-|
E|————————————————6———–6—–|
e|——————————————————8—8–|
B|——————————————————10–8–|
G|————–11————————————–10–10-|
D|—7-9-11-9-7-11——(10)–(9)–(12)–(10)–(12)————|
A|-9————9——–12—-10—13—-12—-13————-|
E|————————————————————-|
e||——————————————||
B||*—————————————-*||
G||————————9-11-9-11-9-11-9–||
D||——————————————||
A||*-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-9——————*||
E||——————————————||
Chorus? 1:10-1:50
e||——————————————-||
B||*—————————————–*||
G||–7777777–6666666————————-||
D||–7777777–6666666–5555555–8888888–10—|| Repeat 3x
A||*-5555555–4444444–5555555–8888888–10–*||
E||——————–3333333–6666666–8—-||
Finish on:
e|——————————–|
B|——————————–|
G|-7777777–6666666—————|
D|-7777777–6666666–5555555–7-8-|
A|-5555555–4444444–5555555–7-8-|
E|——————-3333333–5-6-|
Second guitar part after second repeat
e||—————————————————||
B||*————————————————-*||
G||–7777777-9-11-6666666-7-9-76-4-4-4-4-4-4-3—(5)–||
D||—————————————————||
A||*-5555555-7-9–4444444-5-7-54-2-2-2-2-2-2-1—(3)-*||
E||—————————————————||
Interlude 1:53-2:37
e||—————||
B||*-7—–5—–*||
G||–6—–6——|| Repeat 6x
D||–7—7-7—7–||
A||*————-*||
E||—————||
e|—————————-|
B|-6–6–6–6–7—-5—-7–5-|
G|-7–7–7–7–6—-6—-6–6-|
D|-8–7–8–8–7–7-7–7-7–7-|
A|—————————-|
E|—————————-|
e|—————————————————————-8—8–8–8–8–8-|
B|—————————————————————-10–10-8–8–10-8-|
G|—————————————————————-10–10-10-10-10-10|
D|—————————————————-10—-10———————-|
A|—-12—-12——–10—-10——–13—-13—–12—-12—-12——————-|
E|-13—-13—-13–12—-12—-12–15—-15—-15———————————–|
e|————————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————————-|
G|————————9-11-9-11-9-11-9—————————-9h11p9h11p9p11p9-|
D|———————————————————-9h11p9———————|
A|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-9———————9-12-9-12-9-12——–12——————|
E|————————————————————————————-|
2:37-3:27 Repeat Verse 1
3:28-3:58 Repeat Chorus
Outro 3:58-End
Rhythm
e|———————————-|
B|———————————-|
G|-7–7–6–6———————–|
D|-7–7–6–6–55-5-55–88-8-88–10-|
A|-5–5–4–4–55-5-55–88-8-88–10-|
E|————-33-3-33–66-6-66–8–|
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|Lead
e|————————————————-|
B|-10–10–9–9————————————|
G|—————109-10/9-7-7/12–10–109-109-7—-|
D|-7—7—6–6————————————|
A|—————-8 –8/7-5-5/10–8—-8 –8 -5——-|
E|————————————————-|
e|————|
B|————|
G|-7–7–6–6-|
D|-7–7–6–6-|
A|-5–5–4–4-|
E|————|
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e|————|
B|————|
G|-7–7–6–6-|
D|-7–7–6–6-|
A|-5–5–4–4-|
E|————|
1st ending
e|-21b22———21b22———21b22———||-24b22-24b22———-|
B|——-22b21———22b21———22b21–*||————-22b24b22-|
G|——————————————-||———————-|
D|——————————————-||———————-|
A|——————————————*||———————-|
E|——————————————-||———————-|
2nd ending
e|-21b22——-|
B|——-22b23-|
G|————-|
D|————-|
A|————-|
E|————-|
