Shiny Red Balloon - Barbie's Cradle


CHORDS USED: (CAPO ON THE 2ND FRET)

    A    Aadd11   E  F#m7add11  Bm   Dsus2   C#m
E|--0------0------0------0------2------0------0--|
B|--2------2------0------0------3------3------5--|
G|--2------2------1------2------4------2------6--|
D|--2------0------2------4------4------0------6--|
A|--0-------------2------4------2-------------4--|
E|--0-------------0------2-----------------------|

*Ayan na naman ang favorite chord natin. F#m7add11 will be shortened to 
F#m7.

INTRO:
E------------
B------------
G------------
D------------
A---0--2--4--
E------------
A 		E 	   Bm   Dsus2
I'm keeping my affair in a book
F#m7 		E 	 Dsus2-Aadd11
So this is how a villain feels
A 		E 	      Bm Dsus2
They're running seasons in my chest
F#m7 		E 	Dsus2
And I'm only to keep them

PRE-CHORUS THING: (I'm not sure if the guitar or bass does this.)
E------------------------
B------------------------
G------------------------
D---------------------0--
A---(2h4p2)--0--2--4-----
E------------------------
CHORUS:
A 			E
('Cause) Maybe it's not true
F#m7 	    C#m
Love on the TV
F#m7 	     E       Dsus2
Just like we imagine it
A 		    E
And it's so hard to do
F#m7 			 C#m
When there's always some distraction
F#m7 	    E
A shiny red balloon
Dsus2
That spoils everything

A E Bm Dsus2
I'm keeping my affair in a book
F#m7 E Dsus2-Aadd11
Such practical and harmless vice
A E Bm Dsus2
But I'm feeling it could end up painfully
F#m7 E Dsus2
And the TV should apologize

(CHORUS)GUITAR DURING KEYBOARD(?) 
SOLO:
E-----------------------------------------------------
B---10--------9---------------------------------------
G----------------------9--------6--7/9------7--6------
D-----------------------------------------------------9---
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
(NOTE: The final stanza has NO STRUMMING except the LAST THREE CHORDS.
Hope this doesn't get confusing! The lyrics are here to help with
the timing.)
A E Bm Dsus2 
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------2--3--5/12--12--12--|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
I'm keeping my affair in a book 
F#m7 E Dsus2 
E------------------------------------|
B---12/14--10--------10/12--9--------|
G---------------------------------9--|
D------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|
My long and lonely compromise 
A E Bm 
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------2--3--5/12--12--12--|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
How can you live like that my dear 
F#m7 E Dsus2 
E----------------0-----0-----0--|
B---------12-----0-----0-----3--|
G----------------2-----1-----2--|
D----------------4-----2-----0--|
A----------------4-----2--------|
E----------------2-----0--------|
Well we do...(CHORUS 2x, skip "Maybe it's not" for the first, 
repeat last line for the second.)

LITTLE THING BEFORE ENDING: (Just play with these three notes)
E|-------|
B|---10--|
G|---9---|
D|---7---|
A|-------|
E|-------|
It spoils everything... (again and again and again) <-- in short, 4x ;)

ENDING NOTES:
Dsus2
E-----------------0--
B-----------------3--
G-----------------2--
D--------------0--0--
A-----0--2--4--------
E-------------------- 

enjoy!!!;-]
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