Black Balloon





Tuning:



Db-Ab-Db-Ab-Db-Db



 

(Hint: You can play this as Db-Ab-Db-Ab-Ab-Db,



       just be sure to play the right notes)







Chords: 



D 000000



G 550000



E x77000



D 

(type2) x55000



B 990000



A 770000



F# 440000



E 

(type2) 220000







Riff 1:             



Db -------0-------0-------0---



Db -----0-------0-------0-----



Ab ---0-------0-------0-------



Db ---------------------------



Ab -2-------4-------5---------



Db ---------------------------







Intro:



 

(rhythm figure 1)



Db -------------------------|--------------------------



Db -------------------------|--------------------------



Ab -<12>--------------------|-<12>---------------------



Db -<12>---<7>-<5>-<7>-<12>-|-<12>---<9>-<5>-----<5>---



Ab -<12>--------------------|-<12>-----------<9>-------



Db -<12>--------------------|-<12>---------------------







 

(four times total)







D-G-D-G  

(with rhythm figure 1 - 2 more times)











Verse:  

(with rhythm figure 1)



D                              G



Baby's black balloon makes her fly



D                       G



I almost fell into that hole in your life



D                               G   



And you're not thinking about tomorrow 



        

(riff 1)



'cause you were the same as me 



             E    D 

(type2)



But on your knees







D-G-D-G







 

(verse)



A thousand other boys could never reach you



How could I have been the one



I saw the world spin beneath you



And scatter like ice from the spoon



That was your womb







Chorus:



B      A        G            D



Comin' down the world turned over



    B      A        G       D



And angels fall without you there



    B    A     G       D



And I go on as you get colder



   G       A      



Or are you someone's prayer







D-G-D-G







 

(verse)



You know the lies they always told you 



And the love you never knew



What's the things they never showed you



That swallowed the light from the sun



Inside your room







 

(chorus)



Comin' down the world turned over



And angels fall without you there



And I go on as you get colder







Bridge:



F#-G-B-A



F#-G B-A-G G-G-F#-E    

(slide up to G)



F#            G             A



And there's no time left for losin'



When you stand they fall







 

(chorus)



Comin' down the world turned over



And angels fall without you there



And I go on as you get colder



All because I'm







 

(chorus)



Comin' down the years turn over 



And angels fall without you there



And I'll go on to bring you home



All because I'm







F



All because I'm



E



And I'll become



G                  D



What you became to me