Three Balloons and a Trapdoor

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:17:20 -0600 From: Adam Pigeon Subject: s/sandbox/three_balloons_and_a_trapdoor.tab Three Balloons and a Trapdoor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By SANDBOX --- From: Bionic Hey everyone! This is my first tab and I'm proud of it. I figured this song out a few years ago after I saw Sandbox live when they were on tour with the Barenaked Ladies... Saw that this wasn't up on the OLGA so I figured this song would be a good place to start my tab writing ;) Adam Pigeon Zakias --------------------------------------------------- RIFF ONE ~~~~~~~~ E --------------------- B --3-----3---3---3---- G -----2------------0-- D --0------------------ Do this three times A ------------3-------- E --------------------- E --------------------- ---------------------- B --3-----3---3---3---- --3---3-----3---3----- G -----2------------0-- --------0----------0-- D --0------------------ ---------------------- Do this once then repeat A ------------3-------- --2---------3--------- the whole riff as needed E --------------------- ---------------------- --------------------------------------------------- RIFF TWO ~~~~~~~~ p=pull off string E ------------------ ---------------- ------------- ---------------- B --6-----8/10---6-- --6------8--L6-- ----------5-- ------------3--- G -----0------------ -----0---------- --------5---- ---------0------ D --0--------------- --0------------- -----0------- ------0--------- A ------------------ ---------------- --5---------- ---3------------ E ------------------ ---------------- ------------- ---------------- Do it again except sub in this for the last bar: E ------ B---3-- G ------ D ------ Nothing too complex here.... ;) A---3-- E ------ --------------------------------------------------- RIFF THREE ~~~~~~~~~~ Now I know this isn't the way the band does it on the album but this is as good as I could figure out... What can I say?! (sounds good though!) Chords: Dm, F, C, G Dm F Angels never show you trapdoors C G But they don't lie Dm F Angels never show you trapdoors C G Until illusions die away E --------------------- --------------------- B ---3-----3--3---3---- --3---3--3----3------ Do this twice G ------2------------0- ------------------0-- before going to D ---0--------3-------- --2--h3-------------- next verse. A --------------------- ---------3----------- E --------------------- --------------------- --------------------------------------------------- LYRICS ~~~~~~ riff one There's a feeling I've been misplaced But my soul is safely riding three balloons Here's a shelter of the magic kind Where falseness is a passion you won't find riff two I'm breathing fog but I don't mind My body has no sense of time I'm hearing sounds I can't explain All I can do is fly away riff one Can a vision fall short of dreams There's a downy angel crouching at my feet Illusions fill my sleeping head and Dreams fade like a runway strip on fire riff three Angels never show you trapdoors But they don't lie Angels never show you trapdoors Until illusions die away riff one A Sunday smile falls from my face I can't persuade in worlds I cannot stay Gracious blood flows through my veins But my soul would favor riding three balloons riff two A fearless space of touch and time Where everything is genuine My fingers grasp but I can't stay All I can do is fly away...