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                               Blue October - Balance Beam
                       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQsfkHlupT4
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~ The first D in the verse is a Dadd4. I play a regular open D and it's fine, too. 
~ The Dadd4 and C are only a half measure each.


Dadd4: x5403x  (Just a C shape up 2 frets)


==INTRO==
G  G  Dadd4  C  Em  Em  D  D
G  G  Dadd4  C  Em  Em  D  D


==VERSE== 
D                        G     Dadd4        C           Em                    D 
I haven't been quite the same, so sure the story of my life would never change
D            G          Dadd4         C                           Em                        D                
In a bright eyed way I rinsed out the soap in my eyes and wrote a song that I'm about to sing
D            G         Dadd4  C        Em             D
'cause it's about a girl ---  that I hardly even know
D           G                   Dadd4  C     Em
So this is not another love song, just a list of things that I should know 
D
and everyone should know that...


==CHORUS==
G  **    
One: You've got to take it kind of slowly
C  **
Two: You've got to hurry up and make your move
G  **                                     D   C
Three: You've got to tell her that she's pretty
G  **
Four: You've got to be the perfect gentleman
C  **
When you shake the wall, you've got to make it bend
G  **                             D
Yeah you're got to show her that she's a balance beam
**
And I keep falling all around her fairy tale.

G  G  Dadd4  C  Em  Em  D  D


==VERSE==
D                     G
We took a walk in the rain
Dadd4       C                             Em                         D
I suggested, she confessed that there's a park nearby to cast that shade.
      G                                Dadd4   C
Stay cool but I'm giddy like a school boy
Em                                             D
You've got to handle with care she is not a toy
G
Gradually we touched
Dadd4                         C                          Em                     D
Although our clothes were wet we sat and smiled I never thought I'd smile so much
D
The first kiss always says the most


==CHORUS==
G  **
One: You've got to take it kind of slowly
C  **
Two: You've got to hurry up and make your move
G  **                                       D   C
Three: You've got to tell her that she's pretty
G  **
Four: You've got to be the perfect gentleman
C  **
When you shake the wall, you've got to make it bend
G  **                             D
Yeah you're got to show her that she's a balance beam
**
And I keep falling all around her fairy tale.
G  G  Dadd4  C  Em  Em  D  D
Her fairy tale - I wanna sing to you


==BRIDGE==
G  G  Dadd4  C  Em  Em  D  D
(All around, around...)
G  G  Dadd4  C  Em  Em  D  D
(All around - everyone should know that)


==CHORUS==
G  **
One: You've got to take it kind of slowly
C  **
Two: You've got to hurry up and make your move
G  **                                       D   C
Three: You've got to tell her that she's pretty
G  **
Four: You've got to be the perfect gentleman
C  **
When you shake the wall, you've got to make it bend
G      **                         D
Yeah you're got to show her that she's a balance beam
**
And I keep falling all around her fairy tale.


==OUTRO==
G  G  Dadd4  C  Em  Em  D  D
(All around, around...)
G  G  Dadd4  C  Em  Em  D  D
(All around, around...)
G  G  Dadd4  C  Em  Em  D  D
(All around, around...)
D          G
The fairy tale 
G
Some kind of fairy tale. 
G
Some kind of fairy tale. 
G
Everyone should know that.