Lead Balloon
Sarah Humphries
Really easy song to learn, took only ten minutes to tab it, but sounds great played on
the acoustic. Any comments or additions email daponting@gmail.com ENJOY!
Capo: 4th Fret
Pick the intro and verses, light strum during the chorus. Listen to the song for the
picking pattern and chord progression during the chorus and bridge
C - 032010
C7 - 020010
Am - 002210
Em - 022000
F - 133211
Fm - 133111
G - 320001
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/misc-unsigned-bands/282418.html ]
Intro and Verse
C C7 Am Em Repeat x2
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B --------1--------1--------1--------------0----------------------------|
G ------0--------0--------2---2----------2---2--------------------------|
D ----2--------0--------2-------2------2-------2------------------------|
A --3--------2--------0-----------0--0-----------0----------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C C7
Well, you’re only as old as you feel
Am Em
And I bet you’re feeling old by now
C C7
The sun has gone out
Am Em
And you must find a way to cope somehow
F G
And I will be here
C C7 Am
until our dying days
F Fm
Nothing will get in the way
C C7
'Cause I would drop everything
Am Em
like a lead balloon
F
Just to see you
G
Just to see you
C C7
I would jump in the sea
Am Em
for a plastic bag
F
If you told me
G
If you told me to
BRIDGE
Am C F
I would follow you round till my feet fell off
Am C F
That's what it takes to win your love
C C7
'Cause I would drop everything
Am Em
like a lead balloon
F
Just to see you
G
Just to see you
