red balloons katie melua

hi guys , love this song so i decided to tab ( /Chord ) it today . hope you enjoy it ,
it is accurate .

intro
( C G D ) x 3

verse
G
i put my heart in a red balloon
G7
but i let it go too soon
F
let it go on the boulevard
C
where wicked winds blow so hard

D C
maybe had i looked up i would have seen that

chorus
G
the sky is full of red balloons
C
red balloons are full of broken hearts
D Em
broken hearts are floating by a chance

C9 G
will they burst or drift
D
into arms
C9 G
will they burst or drift
D
into arms

verse
G
i put my voice in a red balloon
G7
for you it sang too many tunes
F
haunted by those melodies
C
i let it go with the breeze

D C
maybe had i looked up i would have seen that

chorus
G
the sky is full of red balloons
C
red balloons are full of broken hearts
D Em
broken hearts are floating by a chance

C9 G
will they burst or drift
D
into arms
C9 G
will they burst or drift
D
into arms

C D F G
i put my eyes in a red balloon
C D F G
to watch you with the light of the moon ,

C D Em
but seeing you holding hands
Em D C
with another girl and making plans
C D Em
well i just had to set you free
Em D C
and finally see , that

chorus
G
the sky is full of red balloons
C
red balloons are full of broken hearts
D Em
broken hearts are floating by a chance
C9 G
will they burst or drift
D
into arms ,
C9 G
will they burst or drift
D
into arms

C G D ( x 3 )
( + solo – this small section can be improvised using the G major/major pentatonic
scale and by extension the E minor/minor pentatonic scale . in other words , unless
your dead set on playing the solo as its played in the song , you can improvise
your own solo over these chords using the scales mentioned . )

outro
C9 G
they could burst or drift
D
into arms ,
G
into arms