Biography:
XTC were a rock band from Swindon, England led by Andy Partridge (guitars, vocals) and Colin Moulding (bass, vocals). Active between the late 1970s and the mid 2000s, XTC's music ranged from jerky new wave/punk riffs to lushly-arranged progressive pop. They also drew heavily from vintage pop rock and psychedelia from the 1960s, genres which they began to explore more deeply after creating The Dukes of Stratosphear side-project. While XTC failed to maintain significant commercial success after the 1980s
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The Last Balloon (Andy Partridge)
XTC from Apple Venus Vol.1
Transcribed by Jeffrey Fariello
(kingjeffe (at) aol dot com)
CHORDS:
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D(C bass) Bsus2 Gmin(Bb bass) Gdim7 Amin A7sus4 Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4
2 2 3 X 0 3 6 6 X
3 2 3 5 1 3 7 6 7
2 4 3 3 2 0 8 6 6
X 4 X 5 2 2 8 8 6
3 2 1 4 0 0 6 8 4
X X X 3 X X X 6 X
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
F# Csus2 F#aug
2 3 2
2 3 3
3 5 3
4 5 4
4 3 X
2 X 2(Thumb)
****************************************************************************
Intro chords: D/C - Bsus2 - Gmin/Bb - Gdim7
D/C Bsus2 Gmin Amin D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb A7sus4
The last balloon is leaving..... the last balloon from fear
D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb Amin D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb A7sus4
The last balloon is leaving..... form that line right here
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
Climb aboard, climb aboard you menfolk
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 F#
You won't need any bombs or knives
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
Climb aboard, climb aboard you menfolk
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 F# D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb Amin
Leave 'em there, to your former lives.... Drop it all
D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb Amin D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb A7sus4
The last balloon is leaving..... the last balloon of all
D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb Amin D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb A7sus4
The last balloon is leaving..... undress, discard, let fall
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
Climb aboard, climb aboard you women
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 F#
You won't need any gems or furs
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
Climb aboard, climb aboard you women
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 F# D/C Bsus2 Csus2 F#aug
Leave all that to the bad old years..... Drop it all
D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb Amin D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb A7sus4
The last balloon is leaving..... the last balloon they'll fly
D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb Amin D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb A7sus4
The last balloon is leaving..... and we won't qualify
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
Climb aboard, climb aboard you children
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 F#
Move aloft, while you're fleet and fast
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
Climb aboard, climb aboard you children
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
We're weighed down by our evil past
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
Drop us all.... you should drop us all
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
Drop us all, and free your hand
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
Drop us all.... you should drop us all
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
Drop us all like so much sand
XTC from Apple Venus Vol.1
Transcribed by Jeffrey Fariello
(kingjeffe (at) aol dot com)
CHORDS:
****************************************************************************
D(C bass) Bsus2 Gmin(Bb bass) Gdim7 Amin A7sus4 Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4
2 2 3 X 0 3 6 6 X
3 2 3 5 1 3 7 6 7
2 4 3 3 2 0 8 6 6
X 4 X 5 2 2 8 8 6
3 2 1 4 0 0 6 8 4
X X X 3 X X X 6 X
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
F# Csus2 F#aug
2 3 2
2 3 3
3 5 3
4 5 4
4 3 X
2 X 2(Thumb)
****************************************************************************
Intro chords: D/C - Bsus2 - Gmin/Bb - Gdim7
D/C Bsus2 Gmin Amin D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb A7sus4
The last balloon is leaving..... the last balloon from fear
D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb Amin D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb A7sus4
The last balloon is leaving..... form that line right here
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
Climb aboard, climb aboard you menfolk
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 F#
You won't need any bombs or knives
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
Climb aboard, climb aboard you menfolk
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 F# D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb Amin
Leave 'em there, to your former lives.... Drop it all
D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb Amin D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb A7sus4
The last balloon is leaving..... the last balloon of all
D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb Amin D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb A7sus4
The last balloon is leaving..... undress, discard, let fall
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
Climb aboard, climb aboard you women
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 F#
You won't need any gems or furs
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
Climb aboard, climb aboard you women
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 F# D/C Bsus2 Csus2 F#aug
Leave all that to the bad old years..... Drop it all
D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb Amin D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb A7sus4
The last balloon is leaving..... the last balloon they'll fly
D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb Amin D/C Bsus2 Gmin/Bb A7sus4
The last balloon is leaving..... and we won't qualify
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
Climb aboard, climb aboard you children
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 F#
Move aloft, while you're fleet and fast
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
Climb aboard, climb aboard you children
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
We're weighed down by our evil past
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
Drop us all.... you should drop us all
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
Drop us all, and free your hand
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
Drop us all.... you should drop us all
Ebmin Bbmin Dbsus4 Bsus2
Drop us all like so much sand
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