Biography:
Norwegian female band of 3 members: Inger Lise Størksen, Christine Sandtorv and Jannicke Larsen. Formed in 1994, they've released 6 albums to much critical acclaim in Norway. Their 2001 release Balloons and Champagne won the Norwegian Grammy Award for Best Pop Album. Several of their songs have been placed in American television shows, including perhaps their biggest hit, Girls Keep Secrets in the Strangest Ways.
Their website is at http://www.ephemeramusic.com/english/
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Ephemera - Balloons & Champagne
Balloons and Champagne (2001)
[Verse]
C/D D
wave your hand at all
D/G Cdim6
the people you never call
Cdim6 D
and find the best excuse
D/G Cmaj7
to the friends you?re about to lose
[Chorus]
G D/F# Em
do it even though
D C D
you can't stand the pain
G D/F# Em D
do it even though
C D Emaj7
there'll be no balloons nor champagne
C D
no flowers for you
G
but rain
F#
but rain
Bm A G
no flowers for you, but rain
[Verse]
C/D D
tell them you were wrong
D/G Cdim6
about the name of that song
Cdim6 D
tell them that you took
D/G Cmaj7
that poem from a book
[Chorus]
G D/F# Em
do it even though
D C D
you will never feel the same
G D/F# Em D
do it even though
C D Emaj7
it will leave spots on your name
C D G
and you will blush with shame
F#
with shame
Bm A G
and you will blush with shame
D F#
shame, yeah shame
Bm A G
and you will blush with shame
D F#
shame, yeah shame
Bm A D
and you will blush with shame
Chords:
C/D D/G Cdim6 Cmaj7
e|--3-----5-----2------3---|-
B|--5-----7-----5------5---|-
G|--5-----7-----2------4---|-
D|--------5------------5---|-
A|--5-----------3------3---|-
E|-------------------------|-
/Daniel Seides
Balloons and Champagne (2001)
[Verse]
C/D D
wave your hand at all
D/G Cdim6
the people you never call
Cdim6 D
and find the best excuse
D/G Cmaj7
to the friends you?re about to lose
[Chorus]
G D/F# Em
do it even though
D C D
you can't stand the pain
G D/F# Em D
do it even though
C D Emaj7
there'll be no balloons nor champagne
C D
no flowers for you
G
but rain
F#
but rain
Bm A G
no flowers for you, but rain
[Verse]
C/D D
tell them you were wrong
D/G Cdim6
about the name of that song
Cdim6 D
tell them that you took
D/G Cmaj7
that poem from a book
[Chorus]
G D/F# Em
do it even though
D C D
you will never feel the same
G D/F# Em D
do it even though
C D Emaj7
it will leave spots on your name
C D G
and you will blush with shame
F#
with shame
Bm A G
and you will blush with shame
D F#
shame, yeah shame
Bm A G
and you will blush with shame
D F#
shame, yeah shame
Bm A D
and you will blush with shame
Chords:
C/D D/G Cdim6 Cmaj7
e|--3-----5-----2------3---|-
B|--5-----7-----5------5---|-
G|--5-----7-----2------4---|-
D|--------5------------5---|-
A|--5-----------3------3---|-
E|-------------------------|-
/Daniel Seides
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