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Bert Jansch : Toy Balloon
1998

  1. Carnival
  2. She Moved Through The Fair
    1
  3. All I Got
  4. Toy Balloon
  5. Paper Houses
  6. Just A Simple Soul

Carnival

Capo:
IV
Main Riff (from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/bert-jansch/130774.html)
Asus2
/g
Fmaj7
/g
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Last line of verses, before returning to main riff
Am
G
Em
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 I see your face in every place I'll be goin' I read your words like black hungry birds read every sowin' Spin and call, throw the ball, my name is a Carnival Sad music in the night sings a scream of light out of chorus Voices you might hear appear and disappear in the forest Short and tall, goin' throw the ball, my name is a Carnival Strings of yellow tears drip from black-wired fears in the meadow Their white halos spin with an anger that is thin and turns to sorrow King of all, hear my call, yes is Carnival Here there is no law but the arcade's penny claw, hanging empty The painted laughing smile, the turning of the style do not envy Where the small can steal the ball, to touch the face of a Carnival The fat lady frowns at screaming frightened clowns that stand enchanted And the shadow lie and waits outside your iron gates with one wish granted Colors all, come throw the ball, my name is a Carnival Without a thought of size, you come to hypnotize the danger In a world that comes apart there is no single heart when life is stranger Wheel and call, clawed dreams all, in the name of a Carnival Yeah, wheel and call, spin and call, my name oh it's Carnival

She Moved Through The Fair

<Trad; Roud 861>
Capo:
II
Fsus2 1x301x
Fadd9 1x3213
Intro of verse chords
G
Fsus2
G
Fsus2
G
Oh, my young love said to me, my mother won't mind
Fadd9
G
Fsus2
G
And my father won't slight you for your lack of kind
Fadd9
G
Fsus2
G
She moved away from me, these words she did say
Fsus2
G
Fsus2
G
"It will not be long, love, till our wedding day" |
Fsus2/g
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C/g
| % |
G
| % | All the people were saying that no two were ever wed And one has more sorrow that never was said I smiled as she passed me with her goods and her gear And that was the last time I saw of my dear As she moved away from me and she moved through the fair So fondly I watched her move here and move there And she moved her way homeward with one star awake Like the swan in the evening moved over the lake I dreamt it last night, That my sweet love came in So softly she came that her feet made no din I sat there close beside her and this she did say "It will not be long, love, till our wedding day"
Outro of verse chords

All I Got

D
All I got is a dream of you
G
D
To keep me warm, keep me from the cold
G7
D
In the deepest dark and lonely black
A7
D
Stormy night, I dream of you I see your face smiling through my tears I see you dancing, hear you call my name I feel your body, your heart beating true From midnight till morning, I dream of you Well I pray now that my dream will come true My hope each night, that the day will bring you And I pray each moment lady luck will come through But in reality, it's just a dream of you
Harp solo over verse chords
All I got is a dream of you To keep me warm, keep me from the cold In the deepest dark and lonely black Stormy night, I dream of you

Toy Balloon

Capo:
II
C#m/a x06630 E7 0xx434 F(b5)/a x0320x B7/a x04240
D/a x04230 A/f# 2xx225 Gmaj7 3x400x
Intro
C#m/a
D/a
F(b5)/a
E
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|--------3-------------|--------3-------------| x3 |--------0-----3---1---|------0-------------|
|------6---6-------6---|------2---2------2----| |------2---2-----------|----------1---------|
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|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-0------0------0--4-|
Verse
C#m/a
D/a
B7/a
E7
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A/f#
Gmaj7
A/f#
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C#m/a
D/a
F(b5)/a
E
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C#m/a
D/a
I'm a toy balloon on a windy day
C#m/a
D/a
Let go of the string, babe, I'll blow away
B7/a
E7
Up over the chimney tops
A/f#
Gmaj7
Just floating in the hot summer rain
A/f#
C#m/a
D/a
If I come to land only God knows where or when
C#m/a
D/a
It'll be, little one
F(b5)/a
E
Will you remember me? I'm a bumble bee on a busy day Gotta catch the colours along the way Down to the flowery garden Where primroses and violets bloom Such pretty flowers, but not as nice as you are Every day, I love you, little one Will you remember me? I'm a skylark high o'er the ground I fill the air with the sweetest sound Look up and see me dancing Helter skelter and a-tumbling If you listen close you can hear me sing My song of love for you Will you remember me?

Paper Houses

Capo:
II
Intro tab
G
Am7
G/b
Cmaj7
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|-3-------------------------|---------------------------|
G
Am7
D7/f#
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|-----0h2-----0---------0---|------2---------------2----|
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Am7
C
Cadd9
G
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Am7
D7/f#
G
D7/g
G
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G
Am7
G/b
Cmaj7
Take a walk below with me
G
Am7
D7/f#
I'll show you things you'll never see
Am7
C
Cadd9
G
The playful shadows dancing on the ever-restless wind
Am7
D7/f#
G
Whispers, always teasing, like a child
Am
D
Em
C
The quietness of the houses that hide behind the trees
Am7
D7/f#
G
So beautiful it surely cannot be
Am7
D7/f#
G
Ah, but not for the likes of you and me Each one a castle built of stone With ivy clinging to the walls House martins busy feeding underneath the eaves So busy they don't know that you are there It's so peaceful in the garden, not a worry, not a care This crazy world, you know, it isn't there It's so beautiful, but not for you and me
C
Em(add9)
Am7
G
Sweet summer sunshine is welcome on my face
C
Em(add9)
Am7
Em
But when cold winter blows, the only place I know
Am7
D7/f#
G
Is the paper house around my heart The country lane, the city street No matter where, you're bound to meet The hardship and the struggle to keep you soul alive To carry on and keep your head up high Sometimes you will be wishing you were a millionaire And this crazy world, you know, it isn't there It's so beautiful, but not for you and me Sweet summer sunshine is welcome on my face But when cold winter blows, the only place I know Is the paper house around my heart

Just A Simple Soul

Capo:
II
Aadd9 x02420
Dsus2/a x04230
Aadd9
Dsus2/a
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Aadd9
Dsus2/a
I'm just a simple soul, I have no religion
Aadd9
Dsus2/a
But I can tell between right and wrong
Aadd9
Dsus2/a
E7
Every year, come December, when the snow falls so pretty
Dsus2/f#
Amaj7
D
Keep thinking that I must try and get away
D
Amaj7
D
E7
Get away from all this hard sell and winter madness you call Christmas
Dsus2/f#
E7/g#
Aadd9
Dsus2/a
Don't think that I can take anymore Why does the church of Jesus stand back in silence? Watching while big business uses his name Didn't he drive the traders out from his temple, wasn't he angry? You can't buy your way in to God's mighty Heaven But don't it make you feel better when you try and spend your little money Go walk down the high street, they'll show you how
Instrumental verse
On Christmas Day I'd rather be out walking Walking down some quiet country lane And hear red robin sing his sweet song in the cold frosty morning A song for an old friend he sings adieu And a song for a young heart that beats so clear A song to bring you a quiet and peaceful New Year
Verse
Aadd9
Dsus2/a
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Aadd9
Dsus2/a
E7
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Dsus2/f#
Amaj7
D
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D
Amaj7
D
E7
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Dsus2/f#
E7/g#
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Aadd9
Dsus2/a
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