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Black Balloon

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1/11

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 11Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Love the Goo Goo Dolls, got tired of having to re-tune,
so I finally sat down and came up with a way to play it
in standard tuning without losing any richness.
Easy, fun, always a favorite.
*Capo 1st Fret*
Chords: (Relative to Capo)
   C(x32010)
   F(033210)
F*  (133211)
   G(320033)
G*  (3200xx)
  Am(x02210)
   E(022100)
[Riff]
e|----------------------------------|
B|-------1----------1---------3-----|
G|----0----0------0---0-----0-------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-3----------2---------------------|
E|-----------------------3----------|
[Intro]
C F C F
[Verse 1]
CBaby's black balloon makes her Ffly
CI almost fell into that Fhole in your life
CAnd you're not thinking 'bout tFomorrow
Cause Amyou were there G/Bsame as Cme
But Fon C/Eyour kGneeeeeeeeesF  
[Instrumental]
C F C F
[Verse 2]
C1,000 other boys could never reFach you
CHow could I have been the Fone
CI saw the world spinnin' bFeneath you
And sAmcatter like G/Bice from the spCoon that
WFas yC/Eour woGoooooooFomb
[Chorus]
AmComin dGown the Fworld turned Cover
And Amangels Gfall withFout you Cthere
And AmI go Gon as yFou get cColder
Or aFre you soGmeone's prCayer
[Instrumental]
C F C F
[Verse 3]
CYou know the lies they always Ftold you
CAnd the love you never Fknew
CWhat's the things they never Fshowed you
That swAmallowed the lG/Bight from the sCun
InsFide C/Eyour rGooooom, yeeahFaaa
[Chorus]
Am7Comin doGwn the Fadd9world turned overC  
And Am7angels fGall withoF9ut you thCere
And Am7I go on Gas yoF9u get colCder
FAlways soGmeone
[Bridge]
C/E   F   Am7   G
C/E   F   Am7  G  C/E  F
F  C/E  Dm7
    *90's Dramatic Pause*
       C/EAnd there's nFo time left for lGosin'
When you sGtand they'll fall
[Chorus]
Am7Comin' doGwn the woFrld turned ovCer
         Am7          G  F*       C  
And angels fall without you there
       Am7       G  F*       C  
And I go on as you get colder
FAll beGcause I'm
[Chorus]
Am7Comin' dGown the F9years turn oveCr
And Am7angels fGall witF9hout you Cthere
And Am7I go oGn now to lF9ead you hoCme and
FAll beGcause I'm
C/EAll because I'm
Dm7I'll become
What yFou became to mCe
[Outro]
Riff over Am7

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Black Balloon

by Goo Goo Dolls

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Love the Goo Goo Dolls, got tired of having to re-tune,

so I finally sat down and came up with a way to play it

in standard tuning without losing any richness.

Easy, fun, always a favorite.

*Capo 1st Fret*

Chords: (Relative to Capo)

(x32010)

(033210)

* (133211)

(320033)

* (3200xx)

(x02210)

(022100)

[Riff]

e|----------------------------------|

B|-------1----------1---------3-----|

G|----0----0------0---0-----0-------|

D|----------------------------------|

A|-3----------2---------------------|

E|-----------------------3----------|

[Intro]

C F C F

[Verse 1]

C F

Baby's black balloon makes her fly

C F

I almost fell into that hole in your life

C F

And you're not thinking 'bout tomorrow

Am G/B C

Cause you were there same as me

F C/E G F

But on your kneeeeeeeees

[Instrumental]

C F C F

[Verse 2]

C F

1,000 other boys could never reach you

C F

How could I have been the one

C F

I saw the world spinnin' beneath you

Am G/B C

And scatter like ice from the spoon that

F C/E G F

Was your wooooooooomb

[Chorus]

Am G F C

Comin down the world turned over

Am G F C

And angels fall without you there

Am G F C

And I go on as you get colder

F G C

Or are you someone's prayer

[Instrumental]

C F C F

[Verse 3]

C F

You know the lies they always told you

C F

And the love you never knew

C F

What's the things they never showed you

Am G/B C

That swallowed the light from the sun

F C/E G F

Inside your rooooom, yeeahaaa

[Chorus]

Am7 G Fadd9 C

Comin down the world turned over

Am7 G F9 C

And angels fall without you there

Am7 G F9 C

And I go on as you get colder

F G

Always someone

[Bridge]

C/E F Am7 G

C/E F Am7 G C/E F

F C/E Dm7

*90's Dramatic Pause*

C/E F G

And there's no time left for losin'

When you stand they'll fall

[Chorus]

Am7 G F C

Comin' down the world turned over

Am7 G F C

And angels fall without you there

Am7 G F C

And I go on as you get colder

F G

All because I'm

[Chorus]

Am7 G F9 C

Comin' down the years turn over

Am7 G F9 C

And angels fall without you there

Am7 G F9 C

And I go on now to lead you home and

F G

All because I'm

C/E

All because I'm

Dm7

I'll become

F C

What you became to me

[Outro]

Riff over Am7

About Black Balloon Chords by Goo Goo Dolls

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