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Black Ballon

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                             BLACK BALLON - The Kills
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Tabbed by:PSP-
E-mail:[email protected]
This is just an update over the first version, i have added some missing chords 
and the last chorus, and the tabs to the riff.
D#5
G5Elevator straight into my D#5skull
The G5escalator rises as it D#5falls
I F5swear our chant is crashing in my D#5mind
YoF5u can hold on but I wouldn't waste your G5time
D#5Farewell my black baG5lloon
FD#5arewell my black balG5loon
D#5
G5I've stood in a thousand street D#5scenes
G5Just around the corner from D#5you
OF5n the edge of a dream that yD#5ou have
HF5as anybody ever told you it's not coming G5true
(Solo guitar plays together)
D#5Farewell my black baG5lloon
D#5Farewell my black ballooG5n, (the weather had it's way with you)
D#5Farewell my black balloonG5, (the weather had it's way with you)
D#5Farewell my black balG5loon
G5,  F5x2,  G5x2,  F5  
C5, A#>A>G#>G  
D#5Farewell my black baG5lloon
D#5Farewell my black ballooG5n, (the weather had it's way with you)
D#5Farewell my black balloonG5, (the weather had it's way with you)
D#5Farewell my black balG5loon, (the weather had it's way with you)
D#5Farewell my black balG5loon, (the weather had it's way with you)
D#5Farewell my black balF5loon,
G5
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Guitar riff>
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8-8-/-6-6---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-/-5-5-7-7-/--5------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------5-5-/--3------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Black Ballon

by The Kills

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D#5

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BLACK BALLON - The Kills

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Tabbed by:PSP-

E-mail:[email protected]

This is just an update over the first version, i have added some missing chords

and the last chorus, and the tabs to the riff.

D#5

G5 D#5

Elevator straight into my skull

G5 D#5

The escalator rises as it falls

F5 D#5

I swear our chant is crashing in my mind

F5 G5

You can hold on but I wouldn't waste your time

D#5 G5

Farewell my black balloon

D#5 G5

Farewell my black balloon

D#5

G5 D#5

I've stood in a thousand street scenes

G5 D#5

Just around the corner from you

F5 D#5

On the edge of a dream that you have

F5 G5

Has anybody ever told you it's not coming true

(Solo guitar plays together)

D#5 G5

Farewell my black balloon

D#5 G5

Farewell my black balloon, (the weather had it's way with you)

D#5 G5

Farewell my black balloon, (the weather had it's way with you)

D#5 G5

Farewell my black balloon

G5 F5 G5 F5

, x2, x2,

C5 A# A G# G

, >>>

D#5 G5

Farewell my black balloon

D#5 G5

Farewell my black balloon, (the weather had it's way with you)

D#5 G5

Farewell my black balloon, (the weather had it's way with you)

D#5 G5

Farewell my black balloon, (the weather had it's way with you)

D#5 G5

Farewell my black balloon, (the weather had it's way with you)

D#5 F5

Farewell my black balloon,

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Guitar riff>

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

B|--8-8-/-6-6---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--7-7-/-5-5-7-7-/--5------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------5-5-/--3------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

That is just reference to what "chords" should be played, listen to it.

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