Blue October “18th Floor Balcony” Guitar Tab/Chords

Blue October  “18th Floor Balcony”  Guitar Tab

Listen to the song to get the rhythm down for the picking-

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*This plays right along to the studio track from the CD.
The live versions may be slightly different*
STANDARD TUNING-EADGBe
W/Capo on 2
Intro-
G
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----3-----|(Pick it hard so it rings out for a bit)
I close my eyes and I smile, knowing that 
Am7         G           G6           Cadd9       Am7        Am7
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1-----------3----------3-----------3---------1----------1----------|
G|-------0-----------0----------0-----------0---------0----------0----0---0---|
D|-----2-----------0----------0-----------2---------2----------2--------2-----|
A|---0----------------------------------3---------0----------0----------------|
E|-------------3-----------0--------------------------------------------------|
Am7           G
Everything is alright
G6
To the core 
Cadd9
So close that door 
Am7         Am7 
Is this happening? 
G                G6                Cadd9             Am7
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3-----------------3-----------------0----------------1------------|
G|------0----0---0--------0----0---0--------0----0---0-------0----0---0-----|
D|----0--------0--------0--------0--------2--------2-------2--------2-------| x2
A|--------------------------------------3----------------0------------------|
E|-3-----------------0------------------------------------------------------|
G                  G6
My breathe is on your hair 
Cadd9
I'm unaware 
Am7
That you opened the blinds and let the city in 
G                G6
God, you held my hand 
Cadd9
And we stand 
Am7        Am7
Just taking in everything
Chorus-
Cadd9             G6              Am7 (x2)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0h3---------------0h3---------------0h1------------|
G|------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0------| x2
D|----2---------2-------0---------0-------2---------2--------|
A|--3-----------------2-----------------0--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Cadd9
And I knew it from the start 
G6
So my arms are open wide 
Am7
Your head is on my stomach           
Am7                                Cadd9 
And we're, we’re trying so hard not to fall asleep    
G6
Here we are 
Am7                          Am7
On this 18th floor balcony  We're both...
G                G6                Cadd9             Am7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3------------------3-----------------0----------------1------------|
G|------0----0---0---------0----0---0--------0----0---0-------0----0---0-----|
D|----0--------0---------0--------0--------2--------2-------2--------2-------|
A|---------------------------------------3----------------0------------------|
E|--3-----------------0------------------------------------------------------|
G        G6     Cadd9     Am7              
Flying away... 
Verse-
G                G6                 Cadd9             Am7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3------------------3-----------------0----------------1-----------|
G|-------0----0---0---------0----0---0--------0----0---0-------0----0---0----|x4
D|-----0--------0---------0--------0--------2--------2-------2--------2------|
A|----------------------------------------3-----------------0----------------|
E|--3------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
G                      G6
So we talked about mom's and dad's 
Cadd9
About family pasts 
Am7
Just getting to know where we came from 
G                 G6
Our hearts were on display 
Cadd9
For all to see 
Am7
I can't believe this is happening to me and
G                          G6           
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                                G6
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-
Cadd9             G6              Am7 (x2)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0h3---------------0h3---------------0h1------------|
G|------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0------| x2
D|----2---------2-------0---------0-------2---------2--------|
A|--3-----------------2-----------------0--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Cadd9
And I knew it from the start 
G6
So my arms are open wide 
Am7
Your head is on my stomach           
Am7                                Cadd9 
And we're, we’re trying so hard not to fall asleep    
G6
Here we are 
Am7                          Am7
On this 18th floor balcony  We're both...
G                G6               Cadd9(x2)            
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3------------------3-----------------3----------|
G|------0----0---0---------0----0---0--------0----0---0---|
D|----0--------0---------0--------0--------2--------2-----|
A|---------------------2-----------------3----------------|
E|--3-----------------------------------------------------|
G        G6     Cadd9     Cadd9             
Flying away... 
Bridge-
Am7               C/B                  C                  
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1-----------------1--------------------1-----------------|
G|-------0----0---0--------0----0---0-----------0----0---0----------|
D|-----2--------2--------0--------0-----------2--------0----4-------|
A|---0-----------------2--------------------3-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am7       
And I'll try to sleep 
C/B            C
To keep you in my dreams 
'Till I can bring you home with me 
Am7             C/B                 Cadd9                  
e|----------------------------------- * -------------------------|
B|---------1------------------1------ p ----------3-(ring out)---|
G|-------0----0---0--------0-----0--- a --------0----------------|
D|-----2--------2--------0---------0- u ------2------------------|
A|---0-----------------2------------- s ----3--------------------|
E|----------------------------------- e -------------------------|
Dreams.....
Am7     
I'll try to sleep 
C/B                  Cadd9
And when I do I'll,  keep you in my....dreams... 
Interlude-
G                G6               Cadd9             Am7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3------------------3-----------------0----------------1------------|
G|------0----0---0---------0----0---0--------0----0---0-------0----0---0-----|x2
D|----0--------0--------0---------0--------2--------2-------2--------2-------|
A|---------------------------------------3----------------0------------------|
E|--3-----------------0------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus-
Cadd9             G6              Am7 (x2)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0h3---------------0h3---------------0h1------------|
G|------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0------| x2
D|----2---------2-------0---------0-------2---------2--------|
A|--3-----------------2-----------------0--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Cadd9
And I knew it from the start 
G6
So my arms are open wide and 
Am7
Your head is on my stomach           
Am7                                Cadd9 
And we're, we’re trying so hard not to fall asleep    
G6
Here we are 
Am7               Am7           
On this 18th floor balcony,  yeah 
Cadd9             G6              Am7 (x2)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0h3---------------0h3---------------0h1------------|
G|------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0------| x2
D|----2---------2-------0---------0-------2---------2--------|
A|--3-----------------2-----------------0--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Cadd9
And I knew it from the start 
G6
So my arms are open wide and
Am7                   Am7
Your head is on my stomach... No,       
Cadd9 
We're not going to sleep (sleep)  
G6
Here we are 
Am7                          Am7
On this 18th floor balcony, we're both..
G                 G6               Cadd9             Am7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3------------------3-----------------0----------------1------------|
G|------0----0---0---------0----0---0--------0----0---0-------0----0---0-----|
D|----0--------0---------0--------0--------2--------2-------2--------2-------|
A|---------------------------------------3----------------0------------------|
E|--3-----------------0------------------------------------------------------|
G        G6     Cadd9     Am7              
Flying away... 
Outro-
G              G6                Cadd9             Am7
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3----------------3----------------0----------------1-----------|
G|------0----0---0-------0----0---0-------0----0---0-------0----0---0----|
D|----0--------0-------0--------0-------2--------2-------2--------2------|
A|------------------------------------3----------------0-----------------|
E|--3---------------0----------------------------------------------------|
Am7                  Am7              
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|---------1----------------1-------------------|
G|-------0----0---0-------0----0---0------------|
D|-----2--------2-------2--------2--------------|
A|---0----------------0---------------0---------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

 

 

 

 

Have fun!

LLG♥

[gtdb tuner=”eadgbe”]

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