Biography:
Goo Goo Dolls is an alternative rock band formed in 1985 in Buffalo, New York, USA by guitarist/vocalist John Rzeznik and bassist/vocalist Robby Takac initially under the name the Sex Maggots (the new name was chosen from an ad in True Detective magazine at the behest of a local club owner). They are most famous for the hit "Iris", featured on the soundtrack to the 1998 film City of Angels. Currently, the band consists of John Rzeznik (guitar, vocals) and Robby Takac (vocals, bass).
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Other songs:
- Accoustic #3
- Become
- Before It's Too Late
- Black Balloon
- Iris
- Name
- Slide
- Sympathy
- Well Be Here When You're Gone
- Without You Here
- 2 Days In February
- 22 Seconds
- A Million Miles Away
- Acoustic 3
- All Eyes On Me
- All That You Are
- Another Second Time Around
- As I Am
- Beat Me
- Before Its Too Late
- Better Days
- Big Machine
- Boxes
- Broadway
- Bulletproofangel
- Burning Up
- Cant Let It Go
- Caught In The Storm
- Close Your Eyes
- Come To Me
- Dizzy
- Domino
- Dont Change
- Dont Fear The Reaper
- Dont Worry
- Feel The Silence
- Flood
- Full Forever
- Gimme Shelter
- Girl Right Next To Me
- Give A Little Bit
- Hardsores
- Here Is Gone
- Hey Ya
- Home
- I Cant Let It Go
- Ill Be
- Im Addicted
- Im Awake Now
- Its Over
- James Dean
- Jed
- Just The Way You Are
- Keep The Car Running
- Know My Name
- Last Hot Night
- Laughing
- Let Love In
- Listen
- Livin In A Hut
- Long Way Home
- Lucky Star
- Messed Up
- Misfortune
- More Of You
- No Way Out
- Notbroken
- Nothing Is Real
- On Your Side
- One Night
- Out Of The Red
- Over And Over
- Postcards From Paradise
- Real
- Rebel Beat
- Road To Salinas
- Scream
- Sex Maggot
- Slow It Down
- Smash
- So Alive
- So Long
- Soldier
- Something For The Rest Of Us
- Stay With You
- Still Your Song
- Strange Love
- Sweetest Lie
- Tattered Edge You Should Be Happy
- The Best Of Me
- The Pin
- The Sweetest Lie
- Think About Me
- Torn Apart
- Tucked Away
- Two Days In February
- Up Up Up
- Up Yours
- Use Me
- Walk Away
- Walkin With My Monkey
- We Are The Normal
- Well Be Here When Youre Gone
- What A Scene
- What Do You Need
- When The World Breaks Your Heart
- You Never Know
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Artist: Goo Goo Dolls
Title: Black Balloon
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Tabbed by: Matt
i know that the goo goo dolls always tune their guitars to wacky tunings but i'm
one of those people who are just too lazy to bother--so i tabbed out this song in
standard tuning. it's really a great song--one of my favorites--so here it is.
any questions/comments email [email protected]. enjoy.
Chords:
D (xx0232)
G (320033)
A (x02220)
Bm(x24432)
F#(244222)
[Intro]
D-G-D-G
[Verse]
D G
Baby's Black Balloon makes her fly
D G
I almost fell into that hole in your life
D G
And you're not thinking bout tomorrow
(Play Riff 1 starting at "you" on the next line)
E|-------------------------------------|
A|-------3----------3-------------3----|
D|----4----4------4----4-------4-------|
G|-------------------------------------|
B|-2----------4-------------5----------|
e|-------------------------------------|
Riff 1
Cause you were there same as me
G A G
But on your kneeeeeeeeees
[Intro]
D-G-D-G
[Verse]
D G
1,000 other boys could never reach you
D G
How could I have been the one
D G
I saw the world spin beneath you
Riff 1
And scatter like ice from the spoon
G A G
That was your woooooooooomb
[Chorus]
Bm A G D
Comin down the world turned over
Bm A G D
And angels fall without you there
Bm A G D
And I go on as you get colder
G A
Or are you someone's prayer
[Intro]
D-G-D-G
[Verse]
D G
You know the lies they always told you
D G
And the love you never knew
D G
What's the things they never showed you
Riff 1
That swallowed the light from the sun
G A G
Inside your rooooooooom, yeeaah
[Chorus]
Bm A G D
Comin down the world turned over
Bm A G D
And angels fall without you there
Bm A G D
And I go on as you get colder
G A
Always someone
[Interlude]
D/F# G Bm A
D/F# G Bm-A G
(Feel this part out for timing) G G G G G G-G-G D/F#-D/F# E -----> Slide up to D note (Low E, 10th Fret)
[Bridge]
D/F# G A
And there's no time left for losin
A
When you stand they fall
[Chorus]
Bm A G D
Comin down the world turned over
Bm A G D
And angels fall without you there
Bm A G D
And I go on as you get colder
G A
All because I'm
[Chorus]
Bm A G D
Comin down the years turn over
Bm A G D
And angels fall without you there
Bm A G D
And I go on now to lead you home and
G A
All because I'm
[Outro]
G A
All because I'm
G
And I'll become
A D
What you became to me
that's it! peace out
--Matt
Title: Black Balloon
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Tabbed by: Matt
i know that the goo goo dolls always tune their guitars to wacky tunings but i'm
one of those people who are just too lazy to bother--so i tabbed out this song in
standard tuning. it's really a great song--one of my favorites--so here it is.
any questions/comments email [email protected]. enjoy.
Chords:
D (xx0232)
G (320033)
A (x02220)
Bm(x24432)
F#(244222)
[Intro]
D-G-D-G
[Verse]
D G
Baby's Black Balloon makes her fly
D G
I almost fell into that hole in your life
D G
And you're not thinking bout tomorrow
(Play Riff 1 starting at "you" on the next line)
E|-------------------------------------|
A|-------3----------3-------------3----|
D|----4----4------4----4-------4-------|
G|-------------------------------------|
B|-2----------4-------------5----------|
e|-------------------------------------|
Riff 1
Cause you were there same as me
G A G
But on your kneeeeeeeeees
[Intro]
D-G-D-G
[Verse]
D G
1,000 other boys could never reach you
D G
How could I have been the one
D G
I saw the world spin beneath you
Riff 1
And scatter like ice from the spoon
G A G
That was your woooooooooomb
[Chorus]
Bm A G D
Comin down the world turned over
Bm A G D
And angels fall without you there
Bm A G D
And I go on as you get colder
G A
Or are you someone's prayer
[Intro]
D-G-D-G
[Verse]
D G
You know the lies they always told you
D G
And the love you never knew
D G
What's the things they never showed you
Riff 1
That swallowed the light from the sun
G A G
Inside your rooooooooom, yeeaah
[Chorus]
Bm A G D
Comin down the world turned over
Bm A G D
And angels fall without you there
Bm A G D
And I go on as you get colder
G A
Always someone
[Interlude]
D/F# G Bm A
D/F# G Bm-A G
(Feel this part out for timing) G G G G G G-G-G D/F#-D/F# E -----> Slide up to D note (Low E, 10th Fret)
[Bridge]
D/F# G A
And there's no time left for losin
A
When you stand they fall
[Chorus]
Bm A G D
Comin down the world turned over
Bm A G D
And angels fall without you there
Bm A G D
And I go on as you get colder
G A
All because I'm
[Chorus]
Bm A G D
Comin down the years turn over
Bm A G D
And angels fall without you there
Bm A G D
And I go on now to lead you home and
G A
All because I'm
[Outro]
G A
All because I'm
G
And I'll become
A D
What you became to me
that's it! peace out
--Matt
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