18th Floor Balcony by Blue October, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

18th Floor Balcony

Biography:

Blue October is an alternative rock band headquartered in San Marcos, Texas, but is originally from Houston, Texas. The band was formed in 1995 when two former high school friends Justin Furstenfeld (lead vocals) and Ryan Delahoussaye (violin/viola, mandolin, keyboards, and vocals), set out to create an alternative rock band that has since gone on to have twelve Top 40 singles across nine studio albums and six albums reaching the Top 40 charts.

Current members of Blue October include Justin Furstenfeld (lead vocals)

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Four years of hard work!

This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!

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Capo 2

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

[Chords]
Am7: (X0201X)
G: (32003X)
G/E: (02003X)
Cadd9: (X3203X)

[Verse 1]
(0:00 - 0:26)
G
I close my eyes and I smile
Am7 G
Knowing that everything is alright
G/E
To the core
Cadd9
So close that door
Am7 Am7
Is this happening?

[Verse 2]
(0:27 - 0:49)
G G/E
My breathe is on your hair
Cadd9
I'm unaware
Am7
That you opened the blinds and let the city in
G G/E
God, you held my hand
Cadd9
And we stand
Am7 Am7
Just Taking in everything.

[Chorus]
(0:50 - 1:20)
G Cadd9
And I knew it from the start
G
So my arms are open wide
Am7
Your head is on my stomach
Am7 G Cadd9
And we're, we’re trying so hard not to fall asleep
G
Here we are
Am7
On this 18th floor balcony
Am7 G G/E Cadd9 Am7
We're both...flying away...

[Verse 3]
(1:21 - 1:42)
G G/E
So we talked about mom's and dad's
Cadd9
About family pasts
Am7
Just getting to know where we came from
G G/E
Our hearts were on display
Cadd9
For all to see
Am7
I can't believe this is happening to me and

[Verse 4]
(1:43 - 2:02)
G G/E
I raised my hand as if to show you that I was yours
Cadd9
That I was so yours for the taking
Am7
I'm so yours for the taking and
G G/E
Thats when I felt the wind pick up
Cadd9
I grabbed the rail while choking up
Am7
These words to say and then you kissed me...(yeah)

[Chorus]
(2:03 - 2:33)
G Cadd9
I knew from the start
G
My arms are open wide
Am7
Your head is on my stomach
Am7 G Cadd9
And we're, we’re trying so hard not to fall asleep
G
Here we are
Am7
On this 18th floor balcony
Am7 G G/E Cadd9 Cadd9
We're both...flying away...

[Bridge]
(2:34 - 2:58)
Am7 Cadd9
And I'll try to sleep
Am7 G Cadd9
to keep you in my dreams
Am7 G Cadd9
'Till I can bring you home with me
Am7 Cadd9
I'll try to sleep
Am7 G Cadd9
and when I do I'll keep you in my...dreams

[Interlude]
(2:59 - 3:18)
G G/E Cadd9 Am7
G G/E Cadd9 Am7

[Chorus]
(3:19 -3:39)
G Cadd9
I knew it from the start
G
So my arms are open wide
Am7
And your head is on my stomach
Am7 G Cadd9
And we're, we're trying so hard not to fall asleep
G
So here we are
Am7
On this 18th floor balcony...(yeah)

[Chorus]
(3:40 - 4:11)
G Cadd9
I knew it from the start
G
So my arms are open wide
Am7
And your head is on my stomach
Am7 G Cadd9
No, we’re not going to sleep (sleep)
G
Here we are
Am7
On this 18th floor balcony
Am7 G G/E Cadd9 Am7
We're both...flying away...

[Outro]
(4:12 - 4:33)
G G/E Cadd9 Am7 Am7 Am7 G