Goo Goo Dolls - Black Balloon Acoustic

my first tab , be nice .

love the goo goo dolls , got tired of having to re – tune ,
so i finally sat down and came up with a way to play it
in standard tuning without losing any richness .
easy , fun , always a favorite .

* capo 1st fret *

chords : ( relative to capo )
C ( x32010 )
F ( 033210
F * ( 133211 )
G ( 320033 )
G * ( 3200xx )
Am ( x02210 )
E ( 022100 )

riff :
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – |
D | – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – |

song :

intro :
C – F – C – F

verse 1 :
C F
baby’s black balloon makes her fly
C F
i almost fell into that hole in your life
C F
and you’re not thinking ’bout tomorrow
riff
cause you were there same as me
G F G F *
but on your kneeeeeeeees

intro :
C – F – C – F

verse 2 :
C F
1 , 000 other boys could never reach you
C F
how could i have been the one
C F
i saw the world spinnin’ beneath you
riff
and scatter like ice from the spoon that
G F G F
was your wooooooooomb

chorus :
Am G * F C
comin down the world turned over
Am G F * C
and angels fall without you there
Am G F * C
and i go on as you get colder
F G C
or are you someone’s prayer

intro
C – F – C – F

verse 3 :
C F
you know the lies they always told you
C F
and the love you never knew
C F
what’s the things they never showed you
riff
that swallowed the light from the sun
G F G F *
inside your rooooom , yeeahaaa

chorus :
Am G * F C
comin down the world turned over
Am G F * C
and angels fall without you there
Am G F * C
and i go on as you get colder
F G
always someone

bridge :

E F C G
E F C G
E F G C
F – F – D – F *

* 90’s dramatic pause *
E F * G
and there’s no time left for losin’
G
when you stand they’ll fall

chorus :
Am G * F C
comin’ down the world turned over
Am G F * C
and angels fall without you there
Am G F * C
and i go on as you get colder
F G
all because i’m

more chorus :
Am G * F C
comin’ down the years turn over
Am G F * C
and angels fall without you there
Am G F * C
and i go on now to lead you home and
F G
all because i’m

chorus outro :
F * G
all because i’m ,
F
i’ll become
G C
what you became to me

enjoy! : )