99 Red Balloons

Tabbed by: Quiffy
Email:*

Tuning: Standard

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-----------------
A|--22222222--------44444444--------------77777777-----------------
E|--00000000--------22222222--------------55555555-----------------
e|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|--------| 
D|99999999| 
A|99999999| 
E|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------------
A|--22222222-------------44444444--------------77777777------------
E|--00000000-------------22222222--------------55555555------------
e|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|--------| 
D|99999999| 
A|99999999| 
E|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 
G|--1------------------3----------------6-------------------8--------
D|--2------------------4----------------7-------------------9--------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
e|------| 
B|Ring--| 
G|------| 
D|------| 
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----------------
A|--------22222222------22222222------77777777----------------
E|--------00000000------22222222------55555555----------------
PM        --------      --------      ----                    
e|-------------| 
B|-------------| 
G|-------------| 
D|99999999-----| 
A|99999999-----| 
E|77777777-----| 
               

    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-----
A|--77777777777-------7777777777777---------7777777777777-----
E|------------------------------------------------------------
e|-------------| 
B|-------------| 
G|-------------| 
D|99999999999\-| 
A|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
============================================================================