A Balloon For Berties Party

Cardiacs

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[Intro in 4/4]
A  G/A  C/A   A  G/A  C/A
A  G/A  C/A   A  G/A  C/A
A  G/A  C/A   A  G/A  C/A
A  G/A  C/A   A  G/A  C/A

[Weird Bit]
   N.C.
E|-8-7-0----0----0-8-7-0----0----0--------------------------|
B|-------8----6----------8----6------------0-6-7------------|
G|----------------------------------0-6-7-------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
   N.C.
E|-8-7-0----0----0-8-7-0----0----0------------|
B|-------8----6----------8----6------0-3-6----|
G|---------------------------------0----------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
   N.C.
E|-8-7-0----0----0-8-7-0----0----0------------|
B|-------8----6----------8----6------0-3-6----|
G|---------------------------------0----------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
   N.C.
E|-8-7-0----0----0-8-7-0----0--------------------------|
B|-------8----6----------8----6------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------0---|
D|---------------------------------------0---0-2-3-----|
A|---------------------------------0-2-3---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

[Verse in 7/4]
    E               
You run when you're called
                G 
You pre-tend not to hear
    C                            A
Con-ve-ni-ent that this saves you co-ming here
E                                    G            C   
You're afraid of us though we've done no-thing to you
                    A
When we call, you go run-ning to 
E                       G
Hide in your dark room, in your dark room
C                       A
Hide in your dark room, in your dark room
E                       G
Hide in your dark room, in your dark room
C                       A               
Hide in your dark room, in your dark roo-

[Back in 4/4]  
 A#    A    D    D#    F#
-om

[Riff in 11/4]
   G                       G                       A      G
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-14-12----------12-14-15-14-12----------12-14-----14-12-----|
G|----------14-12-14----------------14-12-14-------14---------12-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
   G                       G                       A      G
   G                       G                       A      G
   G                       G                       
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-14-12----------12-14-15-14-12----------12-14-|
G|----------14-12-14----------------14-12-14-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


[Riff in 4/4]
   A      G      A      G      A      B      A      G
E|------------------------------------11------------------|
B|-----14-12---------14-12---------14-----12-----14-12----|
G|-14---------12-14---------12-14------------14-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
   A      G      A      G      A      B      A      G
   A      G      A      G      A      B      A      G
   A      G      A      G      A      B      A      G

[Weird Bit]
N.C.
I can see you where you're hiding
N.C.
I can see you where you're hiding
N.C.
I can see you where you're hiding

[Riff in 7/4]
   E           G        C           A
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------1--2--------|
G|----------1--0--------------0--------2-----|
D|-------2--------0--------2--------------2--|
A|----2--------------2--3--------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------|
   E           G        C           A
   E           G        C           A
   E           G        C           A

[Bridge]
A#  Am   D       D#      F#    
You seem bu-ried in your ways
G
Now I can see what it is that 
G                                A       G
ma-kes seem as though as if it's here to stay
G
Maybe if I close the door more 
G                                 A          G
per-ma-nen-tly than be-fore he'll change his way

[Clean Chorus in 3/4]
     B      G      B       G     
When all is qui-et and asleep
  B          G     B   G  B  G
I might just slip a-way-ay-ay-ay
    B         G         B     G
And when they find that I am gone
  B         G       B   G   B   G  
I won-der what they'll say

[Riff in 3/4]
   D#m    B      D#m    B      D#m    B    D#m    B    D#m    B
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------16------------16--------------------------|
G|------------13-15---------16-15---------------------------------|
D|-13--15-16---------13------------13-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
   D#m    B      D#m    B      D#m    B    D#m    B    D#m    B
   D#m    B      D#m    B      D#m    B    D#m    B    D#m    B
   D#m    B      D#m    B      D#m    B    D#m    B    D#m    B

[Distorted Chorus in 3/4]
     B      G      B       G     
When all is qui-et and asleep
  B          G     B   G  B  G
I might just slip a-way-ay-ay-ay
    B         G         B     G
And when they find that I am gone
  B         G       B   G   B   G  
I won-der what they'll say

[Solo in 3/4]
   B   Bm/D B  Bm/D B     G      E      F#     E      F# 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12------12------12--14-15--14-12---------11------------11-|
G|-----13------13--------------------13-11-----13-----11-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------14--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
   E      F#     G#     F#     E     F#     E
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|------------11-13---------11---------------------|
G|-13-----11---------13-11-----13------------------|
D|-----14------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
   B     D      C#     A#     F#     G#     F#  
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------11-13---------11-|
G|-----------11-10-----10--10-11---------13-11-----|
D|-9--11-12---------11-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
   E      F#     G#     F#     E      F#      E
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|------------11-13---------11---------------------|
G|-13-----11---------13-11-----13------------------|
D|-----14------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

[Solo in 3/4 again]
   B   Bm/D B  Bm/D B     G      E      F#     E      F# 
   E      F#     G#     F      E     F#     E
   B     D      C#     A#     F#     G#     F#  
   E      F#     G#     F      E      F#      E

[Intro in 4/4]
A  G/A  C/A   A  G/A  C/A
A  G/A  C/A   A  G/A  C/A
A  G/A  C/A   A  G/A  C/A
A  G/A  C/A   A  G/A  C/A

[Weird Bit]
   N.C.

[Verse in 7/4]
    E               
You run when you're called
                G 
You pre-tend not to hear
    C                            A
Con-ve-ni-ent that this saves you co-ming here
E                                    G            C   
You're afraid of us though we've done no-thing to you
                    A
When we call, you go run-ning to 
E                       G
Hide in your dark room, in your dark room
C                       A
Hide in your dark room, in your dark room
E                       G
Hide in your dark room, in your dark room
C                       A               
Hide in your dark room, in your dark roo-

[Back in 4/4]  
 A#    A    D    D#    F#
-om

[Riff in 11/4]
   G                       G                       A      G
   G                       G                       A      G
   G                       G                       A      G
   G                       G                  

[Riff in 4/4]
   A      G      A      G      A      B      A      G
   A      G      A      G      A      B      A      G
   A      G      A      G      A      B      A      G
   A      G      A      G      A      B      A      G

[6 bars of noise]
N.C

[Verse in 3/4]
B    Bm/D B    Bm/D B    Bm/D B    Bm/D
.    .    .    .    .    .    .    .  
B    Bm/D B    Bm/D B    Bm/D B    Bm/D
.    .    .    .    .    .    .    .  
B    Bm/D B   Bm/D B       G        E         F#
It's much bet-ter  in here when you close the door
       E      F#       E       F#
That's in the dark and out the light
     G#      F#      E    F#   E
It's bet-ter than be-fore
B         D         C#       F 
Things be-come much clea-rer when 
    F#        G#        F#          E
the cur-tains close and lights with-draw
      F#          G#       F#      E    F#   E    
Makes things much clea-rer than be-fore
B Bm/D B   Bm/D B            G     
I can  see you  where you're hi-ding
E     F#      E   F#   E
I can see you
    F#          G#         F#      E     F#   E              
See you, though you're not real-ly there
B         D         C#       F
Things be-come much clea-rer when 
    F#        G#        F#          E
the cur-tains close and lights with-draw
      F#          G#       F#      E    F#   E    
Makes things much clea-rer than be-fore
B    Bm/D B    Bm/D B      G
Will you  hear me   when I ask you 
E            F#       E        F#       E
why when you lock the door and hide the key 
    F#        G#     F#      E   F#   E   F# 
you seem much hap-pi-er than me?