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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]
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]
'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] 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....
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]
0----0-------0----0-----0-----0-----
0----0-------0----0-----0-----0-----
0----0-------0----0-----0-----0-----
0----0-------0----0-----0-----0-----
0----5-------7----9-----4-----2-----
0----5-------7----9-----4-----2-----
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]
-----------0------------0-------0-----------0-----0----
----------0------------0-------0------------0-----0----
---------0------------0-------0-------------0-----0----
--------0------------0-------0--------------0-----0----
-------2------------4-------5---------------7-----5----
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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....
