| f | 99 Red Balloons - Nena & Brians cousin (Kevin McAlea) | f | 99 Red Balloons - Nena & Brians cousin (Kevin McAlea) |
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| n | [Intro (Single strums)] | n | [Intro {blue}(Single strums){/blue}] |
| [C] You and I in a [Dm] little toy shop | | [C] You and I in a [Dm] little toy shop |
| Buy a [F] bag of balloons with the [G] money we've got | | Buy a [F] bag of balloons with the [G] money we've got |
| [C] Set them free at the [Dm] break of dawn | | [C] Set them free at the [Dm] break of dawn |
| 'Til [F] one by one, [G] they were gone | | 'Til [F] one by one, [G] they were gone |
| [C] Back at base, bugs [Dm] in the software | | [C] Back at base, bugs [Dm] in the software |
| [F] Flash the message, [G] something's out there | | [F] Flash the message, [G] something's out there |
| [C] Floating in the [Dm] summer sky | | [C] Floating in the [Dm] summer sky |
| [F] Ninety-nine [G] red balloons go [C] by | | [F] Ninety-nine [G] red balloons go [C] by |
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| n | [Instrumental (Strumming) + Riff 1] | n | [Instrumental {blue}(Strumming){/blue} + Riff 1] |
| [C] [C] [C] [G] | | [C] [C] [C] [G] |
| [C] [C] [C] [G] | | [C] [C] [C] [G] |
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| [Verse1] | | [Verse1] |
| [C] Ninety-nine [Dm] red balloons [F] Floating in the [G] summer sky | | [C] Ninety-nine [Dm] red balloons [F] Floating in the [G] summer sky |
| [C] Panic bells, it's [Dm] red alert There's [F] something here from [G] somewhere else | | [C] Panic bells, it's [Dm] red alert There's [F] something here from [G] somewhere else |
| The [C] war machine [Dm] springs to life [F] Opens up one [G] eager eye | | The [C] war machine [Dm] springs to life [F] Opens up one [G] eager eye |
| [C] Focusing it [Dm] on the sky Where [F] Ninety-nine [G] red balloons go [C] by | | [C] Focusing it [Dm] on the sky Where [F] Ninety-nine [G] red balloons go [C] by |
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| [Instrumental + Riff 2] | | [Instrumental + Riff 2] |
| [C] [Dm] [F] [G] | | [C] [Dm] [F] [G] |
| [C] [Dm] [F] [G] | | [C] [Dm] [F] [G] |
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| [Verse 2] | | [Verse 2] |
| [C] Ninety-nine de-[Dm]-cision street [F] Ninety-nine min-[G]-isters meet | | [C] Ninety-nine de-[Dm]-cision street [F] Ninety-nine min-[G]-isters meet |
| [C] To worry, worry, [Dm] super-scurry [F] Call the troops out [G] in a hurry | | [C] To worry, worry, [Dm] super-scurry [F] Call the troops out [G] in a hurry |
| [C] This is what we've [Dm] waited for [F] This is it boys, [G] this is war | | [C] This is what we've [Dm] waited for [F] This is it boys, [G] this is war |
| The [C] president is [Dm] on the line As [F] Ninety-nine [G] red balloons go [C] by | | The [C] president is [Dm] on the line As [F] Ninety-nine [G] red balloons go [C] by |
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| [Instrumental Riff 1] | | [Instrumental Riff 1] |
| [C] [C] [C] [G] | | [C] [C] [C] [G] |
| [C] [C] [C] [G] | | [C] [C] [C] [G] |
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| [Verse 3] | | [Verse 3] |
| [C] Ninety-nine knights [Dm] of the air Riding [F] super high-tech [G] jet fighters | | [C] Ninety-nine knights [Dm] of the air Riding [F] super high-tech [G] jet fighters |
| [C] Everyone's a [Dm] super hero [F] Everyone's a [G] Captain Kirk | | [C] Everyone's a [Dm] super hero [F] Everyone's a [G] Captain Kirk |
| With [C] orders to i-[Dm]-dentify, to [F] clarify and [G] classify | | With [C] orders to i-[Dm]-dentify, to [F] clarify and [G] classify |
| [C] Scrambling in the [Dm] summer sky As [F] ninety-nine [G]red balloons go [C] by | | [C] Scrambling in the [Dm] summer sky As [F] ninety-nine [G]red balloons go [C] by |
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| [Instrumental w/ Riff] | | [Instrumental w/ Riff] |
| [C] [Dm] [F] [G] | | [C] [Dm] [F] [G] |
| [C] [Dm] As [F] ninety-nine [G]red balloons go [C] by.... | | [C] [Dm] As [F] ninety-nine [G]red balloons go [C] by.... |
| [C] [Dm] [F] [G] | | [C] [Dm] [F] [G] |
| [C] [Dm] [F] [G] [Pause] | | [C] [Dm] [F] [G] [Pause] |
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| t | [Outro (Single strums)] | t | [Outro {blue}(Single strums){/blue}] |
| [C] Ninety-nine dreams [Dm] I have had | | [C] Ninety-nine dreams [Dm] I have had |
| [F] Every one a [G] red balloon | | [F] Every one a [G] red balloon |
| [C] Now it's all over and I'm [Dm] standing pretty | | [C] Now it's all over and I'm [Dm] standing pretty |
| [F] In this dust that [G] was a city | | [F] In this dust that [G] was a city |
| [C] If I could find a [Dm] souvenir | | [C] If I could find a [Dm] souvenir |
| [F] Just to prove the [G] world was here | | [F] Just to prove the [G] world was here |
| [C] And here is a [Dm] red balloon | | [C] And here is a [Dm] red balloon |
| I [F] think of you and let it [G] go.. | | I [F] think of you and let it [G] go.. |
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