----------------------------------------------------------------------------- OWL CITY- Hot Air Balloon ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSE 1 C#We (x43121@1)wrote a prelude F# (244322@1) G#To (xx1114@1)our own fairy tale C#And (x43121@1)bought a parachute F# (244322@1) G#At (xx1114@1)a church rummage sale C#And (x43121@1)with a mean sewing machine F# (244322@1) G#And (xx1114@1)miles of thread C#We (x43121@1)sewed the day above L.A. F# (244322@1) G#In (xx1114@1)navy and red C#We (x43121@1)wound a race track F# (244322@1) G#Through (xx1114@1)your mom's kitchen chairs C#And (x43121@1)fought the shadows back F# (244322@1) G#Down (xx1114@1)your dark basement stairs C#I (x43121@1)lit a match, then let it catch F# (244322@1) G#To (xx1114@1)light up the room C#And (x43121@1)then you yelled as we beheld F# (244322@1) C#An (x43121@1)old maroon hot air balloon CHORUS C# (x43121@1) G#I'll (xx1114@1)be out of my mind A# (x1333x@1) F#And (244322@1)you'll be out of ideas C#Pretty (x43121@1)soon G#So (xx1114@1)let's spend A# (x1333x@1) F#The (244322@1)afternoon in a cold hot air balloon C# (x43121@1) G#Leave (xx1114@1)your jacket behind A# (x1333x@1) F# (244322@1) C#Lean (x43121@1)out and touch the treetops over town G#I (xx1114@1)can't wait A#To (x1333x@1)kiss the ground F# (244322@1) C#Wherever (x43121@1)we touch back down C# G# A# F# (4x) VERSE 2 (same as 1st verse) C#We (x43121@1)drank the Great Lakes F# (244322@1) G#Like (xx1114@1)cold lemonade And both got stomach aches Sprawled out in the shade So bored to death you held your breath And I tried not to yawn You made my frown turn upside down And now my worries are gone CHORUS C# (x43121@1) G#I'll (xx1114@1)be out of my mind A# (x1333x@1) F#And (244322@1)you'll be out of ideas Pretty soon So let's spend The afternoon in a cold hot air balloon Leave your jacket behind Lean out and touch the treetops over town I can't wait To kiss the ground Wherever we touch back down I'll be out of my mind And you'll be out of ideas Pretty soon So let's spend The afternoon in a cold hot air balloon Leave your jacket behind Lean out and touch the treetops over town I can't wait To kiss the ground Wherever we touch back down