Robyn Hitchcock - Balloon man Chords

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I was walking up 6th Avenue when Balloon Man came right up [C] to me
He [G]
was round and black and spherical with the biggest grin [D] I'd ever [G] _ seen
He bounced on up toward me but before we could be [C] introduced _ _
[G] _ Flew up very suddenly, I guess his name was [D] probably [G] _ Bruce
And [D] I laughed _ [G] like I [C] always do, [D] and I cried _ [G] like I cried for [C] you
And [G] Balloon Man blew [A] up in [G] my ass
_ _ Slapped me with tomatoes, hummus, chickpeas and some strips [C] of skin
[G] I made a ride on 44th and I washed my hands [D] when I [G] got in
And [D] it rained _ like a [G] sloated [C] [G] horse
And [D] I wished I [G] could ride [C] a horse
And [D] Balloon Man [A] blew [G] up [A] in [G] my hand
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[G] was walking up 6th Avenue when Balloon Man blew up in [C] my _ face
[G] There were loads of them on Bryant Park so I [D] didn't feel out [G] of place
There must have been a plague of them on the TV when I came [C] home late
[G] They were dazzling marshmallows and they're jumping off the [D] [G] Empire State
_ [D] And I laughed _ [G] like I always [C] do, [D] and I cried _ like [G] I cried for [C] you
And [G] Balloon Man blew [D] up in my [G] ass
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