• Song:

    Black Balloon Acoustic

  • Artist:

    Goo Goo Dolls

My first tab, be nice.

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|----------------------------------|
A|-------1----------1---------3-----|
D|----0----0------0---0-----0-------|
G|----------------------------------|
B|-3----------2---------------------|
e|-----------------------3----------|



SONG:

INTRO:
C-F-C-F

VERSE 1:
C (x32010@1)                            FBaby's (133211@1)black balloon makes her fly
C (x32010@1)                     FI (133211@1)almost fell into that hole in your life
C (x32010@1)                            FAnd (133211@1)you're not thinking 'bout tomorrow
      Riff
Cause you were there same as me
G (320003@1)     F (133211@1) G (320003@1)    F*
But on your kneeeeeeeees

INTRO:
C-F-C-F

VERSE 2:
C (x32010@1)                          F1,000 (133211@1)other boys could never reach you
C (x32010@1)                       FHow (133211@1)could I have been the one
C (x32010@1)                       FI (133211@1)saw the world spinnin' beneath you
    Riff
And scatter like ice from the spoon that
G (320003@1)  F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)    FWas (133211@1)your wooooooooomb

CHORUS:
Am (x02210@1)  G*       F (133211@1)          CComin (x32010@1)down the world turned over
    Am (x02210@1)   G (320003@1)      F*       CAnd (x32010@1)angels fall without you there
    Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)   F*      CAnd (x32010@1)I go on as you get colder
   F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)         COr (x32010@1)are you someone's prayer

INTRO
C-F-C-F

VERSE 3:
C (x32010@1)                           FYou (133211@1)know the lies they always told you
C (x32010@1)                    FAnd (133211@1)the love you never knew
C (x32010@1)                          FWhat's (133211@1)the things they never showed you
     Riff
That swallowed the light from the sun
G (320003@1)    F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)          F*
Inside your rooooom, yeeahaaa

CHORUS:
Am (x02210@1)  G*       F (133211@1)          CComin (x32010@1)down the world turned over
    Am (x02210@1)   G (320003@1)      F*       CAnd (x32010@1)angels fall without you there
    Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)   F*       CAnd (x32010@1)I go on as you get colder
F (133211@1)    GAlways (320003@1)someone

BRIDGE:

E F C G
E F C G
E F G C
F-F-D-F*

*90's Dramatic Pause*
E (022100@1)        F*                GAnd (320003@1)there's no time left for losin'
GWhen (320003@1)you stand they'll fall

CHORUS:
Am (x02210@1)   G*       F (133211@1)          CComin' (x32010@1)down the world turned over
    Am (x02210@1)   G (320003@1)      F*       CAnd (x32010@1)angels fall without you there
    Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)   F*       CAnd (x32010@1)I go on as you get colder
F (133211@1)   GAll (320003@1)because I'm

MORE CHORUS:
Am (x02210@1)   G*       F (133211@1)          CComin' (x32010@1)down the years turn over
    Am (x02210@1)   G (320003@1)      F*       CAnd (x32010@1)angels fall without you there
    Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)       F*        CAnd (x32010@1)I go on now to lead you home and
F (133211@1)   GAll (320003@1)because I'm

CHORUS OUTRO:
F*     GAll (320003@1)because I'm,
FI'll (133211@1)become
     G (320003@1)           CWhat (x32010@1)you became to me

Enjoy! :)
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