Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Verse 1

 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

Verse 2

 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 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

Verse 2

same as 1st verse)

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

same as original 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 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

No Chord (2x)

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