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Black Balloon by The Kills
Black Balloon
VERSE UNO
G5 D#5
Elevator straight into my skull
G5 D#5
The escalator rises as it falls
F5 D#5
I swear our chant is crashing in my mind
F5 G5
You can hold on but I wouldn't waste your time
CHORUS TIME
D#5 G5
Farewell my black balloon
D#5 G5
Farewell my black balloon
VERSE TWO TWO
G5 D#5
I've stood in a thousand street scenes
G5 D#5
Just around the corner from you
F5 D#5
On the edge of a dream that you have
F5 G5
Has anybody ever told you it's not coming true
D#5 G5
Farewell my black balloon
D#5 G5.....
Farewell my black balloon, the weather had it's way with you
D#5 G5..........
Farewell my black balloon, the weather had it's way with you
D#5 F5
Farewell my black balloon
INSTRUMENTALLY SECTION ; G5, F5, G5, F5 then to end
D5, C#5 and G
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version 2
Drop D tuning. Just the the big E string.
first chord B
e ----1---------------|
B ----1---------------|
G ----1-------3-------|
D ----1-------3-------|
A ----1---------------|
D ----1---------------|
lets call the second chord Dm
e -----5----------------|
B -----5----------------|
G -----5--------7-------|
D -----5--------7-------|
A -----5----------------|
D -----5----------------|
And call this one C
e ----3------------|
B ----3------------|
G ----3------5-----|
D ----3------5-----|
A ----3------------|
D ----3------------|
Beginning:
Bx12
[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]
Elevator straight into my skull
[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]
the escalator rises as it falls
[ch]C[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]
i swear our jet is crashing in my mind
[ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]
you can hold on but i wouldn't waste your time
[ch]B[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]
farewell my black balloon
[ch]B[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]
farewell my black balloon
[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]
i've stood in a thousand street scenes
[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]
just around the corner from you
[ch]C[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]
on the edge of a dream that you have
[ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]
has anybody ever told you, it's not coming true ?
[ch]B[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]
farewell my black balloon
[ch]B[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]
farewell my black balloon
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version 3
Verse:
Am C
Elevator straight into my skull
Am C
the escalator rises as it falls
G F
i swear our jet is crashing in my mind
G Em?
you can hold on but i wouldn't waste your time
Chorus:
F Am
Farewell my black balloon
F Fmaj7?
Farewell my black balloon
Am C
I've stood in a thousand street scenes
Am C
just around the corner from you
G F
on the edge of a dream that you have
G Em?
has anybody ever told you, it's not coming true?
F Am
Farewell my black balloon
F A
Farewell my black balloon
A G D A
Ah ah ah ah - ah ah ah ah - ah ah ah ah ah - ah ah ah ah x2
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version 4
D#5
G5 D#5
Elevator straight into my skull
G5 D#5
The escalator rises as it falls
F5 D#5
I swear our chant is crashing in my mind
F5 G5
You can hold on but I wouldn't waste your time
D#5 G5
Farewell my black balloon
D#5 G5
Farewell my black balloon
D#5
G5 D#5
I've stood in a thousand street scenes
G5 D#5
Just around the corner from you
F5 D#5
On the edge of a dream that you have
F5 G5
Has anybody ever told you it's not coming true
(Solo guitar plays together)
D#5 G5
Farewell my black balloon
D#5 G5
Farewell my black balloon, (the weather had it's way with you)
D#5 G5
Farewell my black balloon, (the weather had it's way with you)
D#5 G5
Farewell my black balloon
G5, F5 x2, G5 x2, F5
C5, A#>A>G#>G
D#5 G5
Farewell my black balloon
D#5 G5
Farewell my black balloon, (the weather had it's way with you)
D#5 G5
Farewell my black balloon, (the weather had it's way with you)
D#5 G5
Farewell my black balloon, (the weather had it's way with you)
D#5 G5
Farewell my black balloon, (the weather had it's way with you)
D#5 F5
Farewell my black balloon,
G5
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Guitar riff>
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8-8-/-6-6---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-/-5-5-7-7-/--5------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------5-5-/--3------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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