Strumming pattern not included. The song is played clean until the end of verse 1.
Intro: guitar 1: Can be played either w/ of w/o distortion. Either way sounds good!
| e | 0 2 5 7 |
| B | 0 2 5 7 repeat this last chord x14 |
| G | 1 3 6 8 |
| D | 2 4 7 9 |
| A | |
| E | |
Guitar 2: Clean
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 2 2222222 4 4444444 7 7777777 9 9999999 |
| A | 2 2222222 4 4444444 7 7777777 9 9999999 |
| E | 0 0000000 2 2222222 5 5555555 7 7777777 |
pm ------- ------- ------- -------
Verse: Guitar 2 PALM MUTED
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| A | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| E | 00000000 22222222 55555555 77777777 |
You and I in an little toy shop buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got.
Guitar 2: PALM MUTED
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| A | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| E | 00000000 22222222 55555555 77777777 |
Set them free at the break of dawn. Till one by one, they were gone.
Guitar 1: Clean
| e | 0 2 5 7 |
| B | 0 2 5 7 |
| G | 1 3 6 8 |
| D | 2 4 7 9 |
| A | |
| E | |
Guitar 2: PALM MUTED
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| A | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| E | 00000000 22222222 55555555 77777777 |
Back at base, bugs in the software. Flash the message: "Somethings out there".
Guitar 1: Clean
| e | 0 2 5 7 |
| B | 0 2 5 7 Let Ring |
| G | 1 3 6 8 |
| D | 2 4 7 9 |
| A | |
| E | |
Guitar 2: PALM MUTED
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22222222 44444444 77777777 9 |
| A | 22222222 44444444 77777777 9 Let Ring |
| E | 00000000 22222222 55555555 7 |
Floating in the summer sky, ninety-nine red balloons go by.
########################## DISTORTION! ##############################
Fill: Guitars 1&2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9 xx 99 xx 99 xx 999 x 9 9 xx 99 xx 99 xx 999 |
| D | x x xx xx xx xx xx xxx x x x xx xx xx xx xx xxx |
| A | 7 7 xx 77 xx 77 xx 777 x 7 7 xx 77 xx 77 xx 777 |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9 xx 99 xx 99 xx 999 x 9 9 xx 99 xx 99 xx 9 |
| D | x x xx xx xx xx xx xxx x x x xx xx xx xx xx x |
| A | 7 7 xx 77 xx 77 xx 777 x 7 7 xx 77 xx 77 xx 7 |
| E | |
Guitars 1&2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9\6 9 6 9 9\6 9 6 44 4/6 |
| D | x x x x x x x x x x xx x x |
| A | 7 7\4 7 4 7 7\4 7 4 22 2/4 |
| E | 2/4\2 0 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9\6 9 6 9 9\6 9 6 4 44 4 44 |
| D | x x x x x x x x x x 4 44 4 44 |
| A | 7 7\4 7 4 7 7\4 7 4 2 22 2 22 |
| E | 2/4\2 0 |
Palm Mute: (--) (--)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9\6 9 6 9 9\6 9 6 44 4/6 |
| D | x x x x x x x x x x xx x x |
| A | 7 7\4 7 4 7 7\4 7 4 22 2/4 |
| E | 2/4\2 0 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9\6 9 6 9 9\6 9 6 444444444 |
| D | x x x x x x x x x x 444444444 |
| A | 7 7\4 7 4 7 7\4 7 4 222222222 |
| E | 2/4\2 0 |
Chorus:
Guitars 1&2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| A | 22222222 44444444 55555555 77777777 |
| E | 00000000 22222222 55555555 77777777 |
Ninety-nine red balloons, far out in the summer sky
Guitars 1&2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| A | 22222222 44444444 55555555 77777777 |
| E | 00000000 22222222 55555555 77777777 |
Panic bells, it's red alert. There's something here from somewhere else.
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| A | 22222222 44444444 55555555 77777777 |
| E | 00000000 22222222 55555555 77777777 |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9 9999 11 11 1111 14 14 1414 16 16 1616 |
| D | x x xxxx x x xxxx x x xxxx x x xxxx |
| A | 7 7 7777 9 9 9999 12 12 1212 14 14 1414 |
| E | |
The war machine it springs to life, opens up one eager eye.
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| A | 22222222 44444444 55555555 77777777 |
| E | 00000000 22222222 55555555 77777777 |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 99999999 11 11 1111 14 14 1414 16 16 1616 |
| D | xxxxxxxx x x xxxx x x xxxx x x xxxx *pickslide* |
| A | 77777777 9 9 9999 12 12 1212 14 14 1414 |
| E | |
Focusing it on the sky as ninety-nine red balloons go by.
Solo:
GUitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| A | 22222222 44444444 55555555 77777777 |
| E | 00000000 22222222 55555555 77777777 |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | 9 9 9 |
| G | 11 9 11 9 11 9 9 9 9 11 |
| D | 11 11 11 |
| A | |
| E | |
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| A | 22222222 44444444 55555555 77777777 |
| E | 00000000 22222222 55555555 77777777 |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | 9 9 9 12 9 9 |
| G | 9/11 9 11 9 11 9 9 11 |
| D | 11 11 |
| A | |
| E | |
Verse:
Guitars 1&2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| A | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| E | 00000000 22222222 55555555 77777777 |
PM -------- -------- --------
Ninety-nine decision street. Ninety-nine ministers meet
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| A | 22222222 22222222 77777777 99999999 |
| E | 00000000 22222222 55555555 77777777 |
PM -------- -------- ----
Don't worry, worry, super-scurry. Call out the troops now in a hurry!
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22 4 44 7 77 99999999 |
| A | 22 4 44 7 77 99999999 |
| E | 00 2 22 5 55 77777777 |
This is what we've been waiting for. This is it boys this is war!
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| A | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| E | 00000000 22222222 55555555 77777777 |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9 9999 11 11 1111 14 14 1414 16 16 1616 |
| D | x x xxxx x x xxxx x x xxxx x x xxxx |
| A | 7 7 7777 9 9 9999 12 12 1212 14 14 1414 |
| E | |
The President is on the line as ninety-nine red balloons go by
Fill:
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9 xx 99 xx 99 xx 999 x 9 9 xx 99 xx 99 xx 999 |
| D | x x xx xx xx xx xx xxx x x x xx xx xx xx xx xxx |
| A | 7 7 xx 77 xx 77 xx 777 x 7 7 xx 77 xx 77 xx 777 |
| E | |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 |
| E | 0 |
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9 xx 99 xx 99 xx 999 x 9 9 xx 99 xx 99 xx 999 |
| D | x x xx xx xx xx xx xxx x x x xx xx xx xx xx xxx |
| A | 7 7 xx 77 xx 77 xx 777 x 7 7 xx 77 xx 77 xx 777 |
| E | |
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 |
| E | 0 |
Guitars 1&2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9\6 9 6 9 9\6 9 6 44 4/6 |
| D | x x x x x x x x x x xx x x |
| A | 7 7\4 7 4 7 7\4 7 4 22 2/4 |
| E | 2/4\2 0 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9\6 9 6 9 9\6 9 6 4 44 4 44 |
| D | x x x x x x x x x x 4 44 4 44 |
| A | 7 7\4 7 4 7 7\4 7 4 2 22 2 22 |
| E | 2/4\2 0 |
Palm Mute: (--) (--)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9\6 9 6 9 9\6 9 6 44 4/6 |
| D | x x x x x x x x x x xx x x |
| A | 7 7\4 7 4 7 7\4 7 4 22 2/4 |
| E | 2/4\2 0 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9\6 9 6 9 9\6 9 6 444444444 |
| D | x x x x x x x x x x 444444444 |
| A | 7 7\4 7 4 7 7\4 7 4 222222222 |
| E | 2/4\2 0 |
Verse (in German) (yeh you try and sing this one!)
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| A | 22222222 44444444 55555555 77777777 |
| E | 00000000 22222222 55555555 77777777 |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 99999999 11111111 99999999 88888888 |
| D | xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx |
| A | 77777777 99999999 77777777 66666666 |
| E | |
99 Kriegsminister Streichholz und Benzinkanister.
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| A | 22222222 44444444 55555555 77777777 |
| E | 00000000 22222222 55555555 77777777 |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 99999999 11111111 99999999 88888888 |
| D | xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx |
| A | 77777777 99999999 77777777 66666666 |
| E | |
Hielten sich fuer schlaue Leute Witterten schon fette Beute.
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| A | 22222222 44444444 55555555 77777777 |
| E | 00000000 22222222 55555555 77777777 |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 16161616 99999999 11111111 16161616 |
| D | xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx |
| A | 14141414 77777777 99999999 14141414 |
| E | |
Riefen: Krieg und wollten Macht Mann, wer haette das gedacht.
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| A | 22222222 44444444 55555555 77777777 |
| E | 00000000 22222222 55555555 77777777 |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 99999999 11111111 99999999 88888888 |
| D | xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx |
| A | 77777777 99999999 77777777 66666666 |
| E | |
Dass es einmal soweit kommt Wegen 99 Luftballons
Solo:
GUitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22222222 44444444 77777777 99999999 |
| A | 22222222 44444444 55555555 77777777 |
| E | 00000000 22222222 55555555 77777777 |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | 9 9 9 |
| G | 11 9 11 9 11 9 9 9 9 11 |
| D | 11 11 11 |
| A | |
| E | |
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 99999999999 9999999999999 9999999999999 99999999999\ |
| A | 77777777777 7777777777777 7777777777777 77777777777\ |
| E | |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | 9 9 9 12 9 9 |
| G | 9/11 9 11 9 11 9 9 11 |
| D | 11 11 |
| A | |
| E | |
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22222222222 22222222222222 |
| A | 22222222222 22222222222222 |
| E | 00000000000 00000000000000 |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9h11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 9h11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22222222222 22222222222222 |
| A | 22222222222 22222222222222 |
| E | 00000000000 00000000000000 |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9h11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 9h11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 22222222 44444444 |
| A | 22222222 44444444 |
| E | 00000000 22222222 |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | 12 12 9 12 12p9 9 9 12 12 9 12 12p9 9 9 12p9 12 12 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 |
| D | 77777777 77 7 77 7 |
| A | 55555555 55 5 55 7 |
| E | 55555555 55 5 55 |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | 9 12 12p9 9 9 9 12 12p9 9 9 12p9 12 12 9 12 12p9 9 9\ |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Verse
Guitar 1
| e | 0 2 5 7 |
| B | 0 2 5 7 |
| G | 1 3 6 8 |
| D | 2 4 7 9 |
| A | |
| E | |
99 dreams I have had In every one a red balloon
Guitar 1
| e | 0 2 5 7 |
| B | 0 2 5 7 |
| G | 1 3 6 8 |
| D | 2 4 7 9 |
| A | |
| E | |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 2 4 7 9 |
| A | 2 4 7 9 |
| E | 0 2 5 7 |
It's all over and i'm standing here, in the dust that was a city
Guitar 1
| e | 0 2 5 7 |
| B | 0 2 5 7 |
| G | 1 3 6 8 |
| D | 2 4 7 9 |
| A | |
| E | |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 2 4 7 9 |
| A | 2 4 7 9 |
| E | 0 2 5 7 |
If I could find a souvenir, just to prove the world was here...
Guitar 1
| e | 0 2 5 7 |
| B | 0 2 5 7 |
| G | 1 3 6 8 |
| D | 2 4 7 9 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 0 4 7 9 |
| A | 2 4 7 9 |
| E | 2 2 5 7 |
Here it is, a red balloon. I think of you, and let it go....
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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