Hot Air Balloon

* * verse 1 * *

C F
we wrote a prelude , for our own fairy tale

C Am F
and bought a parachute , at a church rummage sale

C Am F
and with a mean sewing machine , and miles of thread

C Am F
we sewed the day above l . A . in navy and red .

C F
we roamed a racetrack , through your mom’s kitchen chairs

C Am F
and fought the shadows back , down your dark basement stairs .

C Am F
i lit a match and let it catch , to light up the room

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and you yelled as we beheld , an old maroon hot air balloon .

* * chorus * *

C F Am
i’ll be out of my mind , and you’ll be out of ideas pretty soon

C F Am
so let’s spend the afternoon , in a cold hot air balloon

C F Am
leave your jacket behind , lean out and touch the tree tops over town

C F Am
i can’t wait to kiss the ground , wherever we touch back down .

* * verse 2 * *

C F
we drank the great lakes , like cold lemonade

C Am F
and both got stomach aches , sprawled out in the shade .

C Am F
swore to death you held your breath , and i tried not to yawn .

C Am F
you made my frown turn upside down , and now my worries are gone .

* * chorus * *

C F Am
i’ll be out of my mind , and you’ll be out of ideas pretty soon

C F Am
so let’s spend the afternoon , in a cold hot air balloon .

C F Am
leave your jacket behind , lean out and touch the tree tops over town .

C F Am
i can’t wait to kiss the ground , wherever we touch back down .

C F Am
i’ll be out of my mind , and you’ll be out of ideas pretty soon

C F Am
so let’s spend the afternoon , in a cold hot air balloon .

C F Am
leave your jacket behind , lean out and touch the treetops over town .