Red Balloon Chords

KeyCm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays497

Red Balloon by Ariel is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Cm. It uses the chords Cm, Gm, Fm, G7, Eb and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Cm
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  			   Cm  
Im trapped 
               Gm 
Inside a giant red helium balloon 
                   Fm 
That just wants to fly away 
              G7 
Just wants to drift away 

  Cm  
I try to hold on  
       Gm 
To the red string keeping us together 
           Fm 
But if the knot's undone 
             G7                
This balloon will fly 

And with it, will I 

    Cm  
Let go 
             Eb 
Will you let go 
                  Bb 
When it's getting hard? 
                Fm 
Cuz its getting hard 
                    G7 
It all feels like a dream of another life 

       Cm  
You're down there 
             Gm 
Still on the ground 
                    Fm 
I'm knotted to your finger 
                     G7 
And right above your head 
                            Cm 
You see me dancing with the wind 
                         Gm 
I see you dancing to the music  

That I can't hear 
         Fm 
Cuz I am here 
            G7 
And you are there 
  
I wonder 
           Cm 
Will I let go 
             Eb 
Will you let go 
                  Bb  
When it's getting hard? 
                Fm 
Cuz its getting hard 
                    G7 
It all feels like a dream of another life 

    Fm  
And how can I move on 
           Gm 
With these what ifs in my head? 
    Fm                            G7 
But how can life go on if I won't let myself free? 

And will I regret 

         Cm  
If I let go 
             Eb 
Will you let go 
                  Bb 
When it's getting hard? 
                Fm           
Cuz its getting hard 
                 G7 
Is it all just a dream of another life? 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante