Band		:	GooGooDolls
Song Title	:	Black Balloon
Album		:	Dizzy up the Girl
Composer	:	John Rzeznik
Tuning	:	eBGDAE (standard)
Tabbed by   :	ToRK
Email		:	eved05@stdavids.co.za

Key : (*) ? chord in brackets = let ring

Chords Used: (only strum first 3?4 Strings) (meaning the top ones)

Ab	:	466544	
Bb	:	688766
C#2	:	446664
F	:	133211
Eb2	:	668886
F#	:	244322

Bridge1:
C#2 	F#	C#2	F#	

Verse1: 

 C#2					 F#
 Baby?s Black Balloon makes her fly

C#2                      F#
 I almost fell into that hole in your life

C#2					F#
 And you?re not thinking about tomorrow 

Bb                  Ab        F#
 Cause you were the same as me

C#2           Eb2  C#2  (C#2)
 But on your knees 


Bridge1:
C#2 	F#  	C#2	F#

Verse2:
C#2						F#
 A thousand other boys could never reach you

C#2				   F#
 How could I have been the one

C#2				F#
 I saw the world spin beneath you

Bb                Ab            F#
And scatter like ice from the spoon 

C#2           Eb2    C#2
That was your womb


Chorus1:
 C#2    Ab       F#          C#2   
 Comin? down the world turned over

 C#2         Ab       F#      C#2
 And angels fall without you there

 C#2      Ab       F#     C#2
 And I go on as you get colder

C#2      Ab            C#2
 Or are you someone?s prayer


Bridge1: 
C#2 	F# 	C#2	F#

Verse3:
C#2					 F#
 You know the lies they always told you

C#2                     F#
 And the love you never knew

C#2                         F#
 Lots of things they never showed you

Bb                  Ab             F#
 That swallowed the light from the sun 

C#2          Eb2  C#2
 Inside your room, yeah


Chorus2:
 C#2    Ab       F#          C#2   
 Comin? down the world turned over

 C#2         Ab       F#      C#2
 And angels fall without you there

 C#2      Ab       F#     C#2
 And I go on as you get colder

C#2      Ab      F#     C#
  Or are you someone?s prayer


Bridge2: (with violin)
F 	F#	Bb	C#2	Ab

F	F#	Bb	Eb2	Ab	C#2


C#		   F#             Bb
And there?s no time left for losing

		Ab
When you stand they fall


Chorus3:
 C#2    Ab       F#          C#2   
 Comin? down the world turned over

 C#2         Ab       F#      C#2
 And angels fall without you there

 C#2      Ab       F#     C#2
 And I go on as you get colder

C#2     Ab
 All because I?m 


C#2    Ab       F#          C#2   
 Comin? down the years turned over

 C#2         Ab       F#      C#2
 And angels fall without you there

 C#2      Ab       F#     C#2
 And I go on to bring you home

C#2      Ab        C#    Ab         Ab      C#
 All because I?m, all because I?m, and I?ll become

F#                  C#
 What you became to me


Any questions, comments or help with the intro can be sent to
eved05@stdavids.co.za