I rewrote the chords as I best heard them from the actual Owl City song but in a
key. They have basic inspiration drawn from version 1
it already having been posted on here. Although far from perfect this version has a few
most notably the timing for when to play the chords. Also this is intended as a
friendly version (standard
but should work on guitar just fine. Jam with your uke friends! Yay!
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Hot Air Balloon by Owl City
We wrote a prelude
To our own fairy tale
And bought a parachute
At a church rummage sale
And with a mean sewing machine
And miles of thread
We sewed the day above L.A.
In navy and red
We wound a race track
Through your mom's kitchen chairs
And fought the shadows back
Down your dark basement stairs
I lit a match, then let it catch
To light up the room
And then you yelled as we beheld
An old maroon hot air balloon
*CHORUS*:
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 bal-
-eave your jacket behind
Lean out and touch the treetops over town
I can't wait
To kiss the ground
Wherever we touch back down
La la la laa laaa la-ah-la-
-ah la la laa laaa
We drank the Great Lakes
Like 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* (x2):
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 bal-
-eave your jacket behind
Lean out and touch the treetops over town
I can't wait
To kiss the ground
Wherever we touch back down
-DISCLAIMER!- This song is the sole property of OWL CITY and the above chords are merely
interpretation of it. As far as I am aware no Owl City chords or tabs are available
sale anywhere, and if they already are or become so feel free to remove this material as
no intention of taking any credit for or damaging the fiscal profit of Adam Young's
song/s, or infringing his estate's intellectual property in any way. It is intended for
nonprofit use, if UltimateGuitar.com makes a profit from it via advertisements or
I intend to remain completely free of that legal battle and will happily remove any non
conformist material. I just play the ukulele.