XTC – Ballet For A Rainy Day (Bass Tab)

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[Intro] Orange and lemon Raincoats roll and tumble...
G|------------|------------| 
D|------1-----|-----1--0---|
A|-3----------|-1----------|
E|------------|------------|
  Together,    fruit tipped 
  just liked   from a tray

G|----7------7-----|---4------2---|---------------|-------------|
D|--5---5--4---4---|-2---2--0---0-|---------1-----|-------1-----| 
A|-----------------|--------------|---3-----------|-1--------0--|
E|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
Pineapple wet heads new hairdos  scenery sunlight 
    watch             crumble as           shifts away

 [Chorus]
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D|-0--------------|-------------|-0-0-----------|---------------|
A|----2--1--0--1--|----2-----4--|-----2-1-0-1---|-------0h2-0---|
E|----------------|-3-----/5----|---------------|-3---3-------3-|
 Ballet for a rainy day  Silent film of melting play
                                     miracle

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D|-1/5-----------|------------|-----------|--------|
A|---------------|------------|-----------|--------|
E|---------------|------------|--5--3-----|--------|
[Verse]
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D|--5---5--4---4---|-2---2--0---0-|---------1-----|--------1----| 
A|-----------------|--------------|---3-----------|-1---------0-|
E|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
Apples and cherries varnished    Despite,striped    dismay 
       are            in water      awnings bright                    

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D|--5----5---4---4---|--2----2--0----2p0-|--------1---|------1----|
A|-------------------|-------------------|--3---------|-1------0--|
E|-------------------|-------------------|------------|-----------|
 I push my paintbrush conjure a new while this one is   away
   to                     world           slowly washed 
[Chorus]
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D|-0--------------|-------------|-0-------------|----------/5-2-|
A|----2--1--0--1--|----2-----4--|---2--1--0--1--|-----0-2-------|
E|----------------|-3-----/5----|---------------|-3--3----------|
Ballet for a rainy day  Silent  film of melting play      Dancing...
                                      miracle

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D|-0-0--------------|-----------------|----------|---2/5-------|
A|----0h2-------0-2-|-1--0h1--3--5----|----------|-------------|
E|--------1---3-----|---------------5-|-3--------|-------------|
 out there through  backdrop of a slow grey
   my window to the      descending

[Break]
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A|-4-4-----1-1---|---2-2------------|-4-4-----1-1---|-2-2-----------------|
E|-----4-x-----2-|-2-----2--2-4-4-0-|-----4-x-----2-|-----2-2h4-0-2-4-2-0-|
When it rains it  All the colors in 
 rains                 my paintbox

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D|----------------|--------------------|------2/7-----|-7/11-7-9-|-11-7-9--|
A|-4-------1-1----|-2-2----------------|--------------|----------|---------|
E|----4--x-----2--|-----2-2-4-4-2-4-2--|-5------------|----------|---------|
     When it rains tickets for the front up on the rooftops 
         it rains     row seats  
[Verse]
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D|--5---5--4-------|-2------0-----2p0-|-------1-----|------------|
A|-----------------|------------------|-3-----------|--1---------|
E|-----------------|------------------|-------------|------------|
 Orange and lemon    roll and tumble      dropped in disarray
  raincoats                     together   diamond 

[Chorus]
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D|-0-0------------|-------------|-0-------------|----------/5-2-|
A|-----2--1--0--1-|----2-----4--|---2--1--0--1--|-----0-2-------|
E|----------------|-3-----/5----|---------------|-3--3----------|
Ballet for a rainy day  Silent  film of melting play      Dancing...
                                      miracle

G|------------------|-----------------|
D|-0-0--------------|-----------------|
A|----0h2-------0-2-|-1--0h1--3--5-3--|
E|--------1---3-----|-----------------|
out there through my behind the curtain 
        window         silver falling    

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D|---0------------|-------------|-0-------------|----------/3-2-|
A|-2---2--1--0--1-|----2-----4--|---2--1--0--1--|-----0h2-------|
E|----------------|-3-----/5----|---------------|-3--3----------|
Ballet for a rainy day  Silent  film of melting play      Dancing...
                                      miracle

G|------------------|-----------------|----------|-------|
D|-0-0--------------|-----------------|----------|-------|
A|----0h2-------0-2-|-1--0h1--3--5----|----------|-------|
E|--------1---3-----|---------------5-|-1--------|-------|
 out there through  backdrop of a slow grey..............
   my window to the      descending
[Legend] h - hammer on p - pull off \ - slide down / - slide up x – dead note ~~~ - vibrato