Chord/Tab song: Black Balloon

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This following very simple tab is the way John actually plays this song... so if you aren't interested in doing it corrctly, don't look at the following tab.



Tuning: Db Ab Db Ab Db Db (Tuning Note: when John plays this song live, he DOES NOT tune
the extra half step down; he just plays it D A D A D D)


Chords:

[Db5] [Gbsus2] [Ab4] [Bbm7] [Db/F] [Eb4m7]

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Verse:

[Db5]Baby's black balloon makes her f[Gbsus2]ly

[Db5] I almost fell into that [Gbsus2]hole in your life...

[Db5] But your not thinking 'bout to[Gbsus2]morrow...


Pre-Chorus:

[Bbm7] [Db5/C] [Db5] [Ab4] [Gbsus2]

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'Cause you were the same as me, but on your knees......


Chorus:

[Bbm7]Comin' [Ab4]down the [Gbsus2]world turned [Db5]over...

And [Bbm7]angels [Ab4]fall with[Gbsus2]out you [Db5]there...

And [Bbm7]I go [Ab4]on as [Gbsus2]you get [Db5]colder...

Or [Gbsus2]are you [Ab4]someones [Db5]prayer...?



Interlude (immediately following second chorus):

[Db/F] [-] [Gbsus2] [-] [Bbm7] [-] [Ab4]

Db/F - Gbsus2 - Bbm7 - Ab4 - Gbsus2 - Db/F - Eb4m7 (slide to) Gbsus2

[Db/F] And theres [Gbsus2]no time left for [Ab4]losin'...

When you stand they fall yea....


Final Chorus:

[Bbm7]Comin' [Ab4]down the [Gbsus2]world turned [Db5]over...

And [Bbm7]angels [Ab4]fall with[Gbsus2]out you [Db5]there...

And [Bbm7]I go [Ab4]on as [Gbsus2]you get [Db5]colder...

[Gbsus2]All be[Ab4]cause I'm...

[Bbm7]Comin' [Ab4]down the [GBsus2]years turned [Db5]over...

And [Bbm7]angels [Ab4]fall with[Gbsus2]out you [Db5]there...

And [Bbm7]I'll go [Ab4]on now and [Gbsus2]lead you [Db5]home and...

[Gbsus2]All be[Ab4]cause I, [Db/F]all because I...

And [Eb4m7]I'll become,

What [Gbsus2]you became to [Db5]me....