Black Balloon by the Goo Goo Dolls
(bass tabbed by PersyGoo@yahoo.com (DizzyUpTheDood@aol.com)

 and googoodolls@musicfanclubs.org)
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Tuning:
Drop the E to an Eb

Notes: 
Db x4xx  (Db is occasionally played with a 4h6 on the end)
Gb 3xxx  
Eb 0xxx  
Bb 7xxx
Ab 5xxx
F  2xxx
Bb (Type 2) x1xx 
C  x3xx

Verse: 

Baby's black balloon makes her fly
I almost fell into that hole in your life
And you're not thinking about tomorrow 
'cause you were the same as me 
G --------------------------|-----------------
D --------------------------|-----------------
A --------------------------|-----------------
Eb----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
But on your knees

Db-Gb-Db-Gb

(verse)
  Db                              Gb 
A thousand other boys could never reach you
Db				  Gb    
How could I have been the one
Db			   Gb            
I saw the world spin beneath you
    Bb(type2)    C            Db
And scatter like ice from the spoon
G --------------------------------|-----------------

D ------3----4----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

A --------------------------------|-----------------

Eb--------------------------------|-----------------
	That was your womb

Chorus:
Bb     Ab       Gb           Db
Comin' down the world turned over
    Bb     Ab       Gb      Db
And angels fall without you there
    Bb   Ab    Gb      Db
And I go on as you get colder
   Gb      Ab     
Or are you someone's prayer

Db-Gb-Db-Gb

(verse)
Db                            Gb 
You know the lies they always told you 
Db                     Gb
And the love you never knew
Db                           Gb 
What's the things they never showed you
     Bb(type2)     C              Db
That swallowed the light from the sun
G --------------------------------|-----------------
D ------3----4----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
A --------------------------------|-----------------
Eb--------------------------------|-----------------
	Inside your room

(chorus)
Bb     Ab       Gb           Db
Comin' down the world turned over
    Bb     Ab       Gb      Db      
And angels fall without you there
    Bb   Ab    Gb      Db     
And I go on as you get colder
Gb     Ab
Always someone

Bridge:
G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------
A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------
Eb-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
   there..
G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------
A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------
Eb-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-

G -----------------|-----------------|------------------
D -----------------|-----------------|------------------
A -----------------|-----------------|------------------
Eb-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3---2--0--/3-

F           Gb               Ab
And there's no time left for losin'
When you stand they fall

(chorus)
Bb     Ab       Gb           Db 
Comin' down the world turned over
    Bb     Ab       Gb      Db        
And angels fall without you there
    Bb   Ab    Gb      Db 
And I go on as you get colder
Gb    Ab         
All because I'm

(chorus)
Bb     Ab       Gb         Db
Comin' down the years turn over
    Bb     Ab       Gb      Db     
And angels fall without you there
    Bb      Ab    Gb        Db    
And I'll go on to bring you home
Gb    Ab   
All because I'm

F
All because I'm
Eb
And I'll become
     Gb            Db
What you became to me

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