Red Baloon
Vagabond Opera
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(início)
Cm Fm Bb Eb In 1873, Dr. Xander Gerrymander ascended the heavens in his marvelous red balloon. Cm Fm Bb G There, to ponder the cosmic verities, sail above the blue, and see the stars. Fm Eb Cm With him he took his sweetheart Nell, and together they danced buoyantly above the blue. Bb Fm Eb G Until one sad day she was lost to him. And so he's still there today, searching, seeking… In his marvelous red balloon
Intro
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Verse
Cm Fm The other night I had a dream, you came to me or so seemed Bb Eb G On a vessel of hot air gleaming red Cm Fm An impetus upon the wing, you offered me a golden ring Bb G7 And so I left my dreams within the bed Cm Fm I jumped aboard nightcap on, the moon was up, the curtains drawn Bb Eb G We rose into the silver dusty glow Cm Fm The whistle spoke above the cloak of factories that billowed smoke G Over the city of Bordeaux
Pre-Chorus
Fm Eb Oh, the captain and the ballast boy played a waltz on clocks and toys Cm Bb We set our sights for glory and the sea Fm Eb We fired the gas and soon we passed painted ships all made of brass G Who sailed in orbit astrologically Fm Eb You promised me a lullaby, and we built castles in the sky Cm Bb Fashioned from the flowers that we grew Fm Eb And then the wind's song was strange and we both knew that things would change G7 And so you left me floating in the blue
Chorus
Cm Eb Gm Fm Oh winds, carry me, carry me, far away Cm Eb Until another day, until another June D Db I'll be floating in the dark, whispering like a lark Cm On this gadabout balloon Eb Gm Fm Carry me, carry me, far away Cm Eb Until another day, until another June D Db I'll be floating in the dark, whispering like a lark Cm On this gadabout balloon
Instrumental
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NARRATION, ad libbed
Fm Eb Man the capstan! Cm Bb Six degree, port, steady as she goes! Fm Eb 80 knots, Mark Twain(?) G Mind the main sail, Get in there, lads! Fm Eb Giant aboard(?), Ken, berlie(?) Cm Bb Fm Eb Full speed ahead! Gm
Bridge
Gm Cm Two lovers, floating in the atmosphere Gm Cm And I will always be your faithful cavalier G Cm Oh, and just like tales of d'Arlandes and Rozier Fm G Oh may we float among the stars, I your valiant gondolier
Instrumental
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Verse
Cm Fm The other night I had a dream, you came to me or so it seemed Bb Eb G On a zeppelin made of crystal, made of glass Cm Fm Upon a steam calliope you sat and played a song for me G G7 A shanti from a vagrant midnight mass Cm Fm Oh we puffed a pipe of turkish moss and set course for the albatross Bb Eb G A sea of silver prophets on the wing Cm Fm And through the captain's telescope, you gazed and blew a ring of smoke G And then we bade farewell unto the spring
Pre-Chorus
Fm Eb Oh, you were like a dusty rose, an arrow shot from heaven's bow Cm Bb A chanson, ever haunting to my ear Fm Eb Oh and for better or for worse, we knew this was the final verse G7 An ode to times soon to disappear Fm Eb Oh, the anchor man was ill-content and sang a song, a sweet lament Cm Bb While I flipped pennies to the sky Fm Eb And bade farewell to you my love, this stormy romance up above G7 A tale sure to electrify
Chorus
Cm Eb Gm Fm Oh winds, carry me, carry me, far away Cm Eb Until another day, until another June D Db I'll be floating in the dark, whispering like a lark Cm On this gadabout balloon Eb Gm Fm Carry me, carry me, far away Cm Eb Until another day, until another June D Db I'll be floating in the dark, whispering like a lark Cm On this gadabout balloon Eb Gm Fm Carry me, carry me, far away Cm Eb Until another day, until another June D Db I'll be floating in the dark, whispering like a lark Cm On this gadabout balloon Eb Gm Fm Carry me, carry me, far away Cm Eb Until another day, until another June D Db I'll be floating in the dark, whispering like a lark Cm On this gadabout balloon
ENDING
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Cifra adaptada de fontes públicas. Direitos da composição pertencem aos autores e gravadoras originais. Esta página é parte do projeto educacional Mania de Músico.
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