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.
This song is really just six simple chords played with John’s classic open-stringed, de-tuned approach to the acoustic guitar. Questions or comments plaese e-mail to [email protected]
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
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0—-0——-0—-0——0——0——
0—-5——-7—-9——4——2——
0—-5——-7—-9——4——2——
Verse:
Db5 Gbsus2
Baby’s black balloon makes her fly
Db5 Gbsus2
I almost fell into that hole in your life…
Db5 Gbsus2
But your not thinking ’bout tomorrow…
Pre-Chorus:
Bbm7 Db5/C Db5 Ab4 Gbsus2
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——-2————4——-5—————7——5—-
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‘Cause you were the same as me, but on your knees……
Chorus:
Bbm7 Ab4 Gbsus2 Db5
Comin’ down the world turned over…
Bbm7 Ab4 Gbsus2 Db5
And angels fall without you there…
Bbm7 Ab4 Gbsus2 Db5
And I go on as you get colder…
Gbsus2 Ab4 Db5
Or are you someones 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 Gbsus2 Ab4
And theres no time left for losin’…
When you stand they fall yea….
Final Chorus:
Bbm7 Ab4 Gbsus2 Db5
Comin’ down the world turned over…
Bbm7 Ab4 Gbsus2 Db5
And angels fall without you there…
Bbm7 Ab4 Gbsus2 Db5
And I go on as you get colder…
Gbsus2 Ab4
All because I’m…
Bbm7 Ab4 GBsus2 Db5
Comin’ down the years turned over…
Bbm7 Ab4 Gbsus2 Db5
And angels fall without you there…
Bbm7 Ab4 Gbsus2 Db5
And I’ll go on now and lead you home and…
Gbsus2 Ab4 Db/F
All because I, all because I…
Eb4m7
And I’ll become,
Gbsus2 Db5
What you became to me….