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Hot Air Balloon by Owl City
Hot Air Balloon
CAPO 1
VERSE 1
C
We wrote a prelude
F G
To our own fairy tale
C
And bought a parachute
F G
At a church rummage sale
C F
And with a mean sewing machine
F G
And miles of thread
C F
We sewed the day above L.A.
G
In navy and red
C
We wound a race track
F G
Through your mom's kitchen chairs
C
And fought the shadows back
F G
Down your dark basement stairs
C F
I lit a match, then let it catch
F G
To light up the room
C F
And then you yelled as we beheld
F G
An old maroon hot air balloon
CHORUS
C G
I'll be out of my mind
F
And you'll be out of ideas
C
Pretty soon
G
So let's spend
F C
The afternoon in a cold hot air balloon
C G
Leave your jacket behind
F C
Lean out and touch the treetops over town
G
I can't wait
F
To kiss the ground
C
Wherever we touch back down
[C G (F x2) 4x]
VERSE 2
C
We drank the Great Lakes
F G
Like cold lemonade
C
And both got stomach aches
F G
Sprawled out in the shade
C F
So bored to death you held your breath
G
And I tried not to yawn
C F
You made my frown turn upside down
G
And now my worries are gone
CHORUS
C G
I'll be out of my mind
F
And you'll be out of ideas
C
Pretty soon
G
So let's spend
F C
The afternoon in a cold hot air balloon
C G
Leave your jacket behind
F C
Lean out and touch the treetops over town
G
I can't wait
F
To kiss the ground
C
Wherever we touch back down
Again
C G
I'll be out of my mind
F
And you'll be out of ideas
C
Pretty soon
G
So let's spend
F C
The afternoon in a cold hot air balloon
C G
Leave your jacket behind
F C
Lean out and touch the treetops over town
G
I can't wait
F
To kiss the ground
C
Wherever we touch back down
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version 2
Capo on the 1st fret:
Intro: C, G, Am, F (2x)
Verse:
(Do something like that for the chords in the 1st verse
C
I-----------------------------------I
I-------1---------------------------I
I-----0---0-------------------------I
I---2------2---(2x)-----------------I
I-3---------------------------------I
I-----------------------------------I
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 roamed a racetrack 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:
C G
I'll be out of my mind
Am F
and you'll be out of ideas pretty soon
C G Am F
so let's spend the afternoon in a cold hot air balloon
C G
leave your jacket behind
Am F
lean out and touch the tree tops over town
C G Am F
I can't wait to kiss the ground wherever we touch back down
Interlude:
I------------------------------------------------------------------------I
I------8-----------0--------------------------8------------------0-------I
I-----0-0--------5---5----------5---7p5------0--------0--------5---------I
I---------------5-----5-------5---5-----------------5--------5-----------I
I--5/7---7/5--7-----------5h7------------5/7----5h7------5/7-------------I
I------------------------------------------------------------------------I
I-----------------------------------I -
I-----------------------------------I -
I-----------------------------------I -
I-----------------------------------I - (Repeat 2x)
I---5p3-5p3--5p3-5/7-5-3-0----------I -
I-----------------------------------I -
Same verse:
We drank the great lakes like cold lemonade
and both got stomach aches, sprawled out in the shade
swore 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
Same Chords for 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 tree tops over town
I can't wait to kiss the ground wherever we touch back down
C G
I'll be out of my mind
Am F
and you'll be out of ideas pretty soon
C G Am F
so let's spend the afternoon in a cold hot air balloon
C G
leave your jacket behind
Am F
lean out and touch the tree tops over town
C G Am F
I can't wait to kiss the ground wherever we touch back down
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version 3
Tuning: Standard w/ capo on 2nd fret.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7----7----7-----------------5---5---5---------------------------------|
D|-----7----7----7---7-7----7------5---5---5----5-5-----5--------------------| 2x
A|-----5----5----5---7-7----7------3---3---3----5-5-----5--------------------|
E|-------------------5-5----5-------------------3-3-----3--------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3--------3------3-------------------------------------------------|
G|------2----2--------2------2-----------------------------------------------| 16x
D|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7----7----7-----------------5---5---5----------------------------------|
D|----7----7----7---7-7----7------5---5---5----5-5-----5---------------------| 4x
A|----5----5----5---7-7----7------3---3---3----5-5-----5---------------------|
E|------------------5-5----5-------------------3-3-----3---------------------|
e|------0h2/5~---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------2---3~-------------------------3---5p3~------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--------------------------0h2h4h5/7-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------0---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------0h2/5~------------------------------------------3--------------------|
B|------------------2---3~------------------------------3--------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------2-----------------------|
D|--0-------------------------0h2p0h2p0--------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------0h2/5~---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------2---3~------------------------3---5p3~-------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--------------------------0h2h4h5/7-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------0----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------0h2/5~-------------------------------------------3-------------------|
B|------------------2---3~-------------------------------3-------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------2-----------------------|
D|--0-------------------------0h2p0h2p0--------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3--------3------3-------------------------------------------------|
G|------2----2--------2------2-----------------------------------------------| 8x
D|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7----7----7-----------------5---5---5---------------------------------|
D|-----7----7----7---7-7----7------5---5---5----5-5-----5--------------------| 4x
A|-----5----5----5---7-7----7------3---3---3----5-5-----5--------------------|
E|-------------------5-5----5-------------------3-3-----3--------------------|
| / slide up
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
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version 4
Capo First Fret / =slide : =hammer-on
(Intro and Outro are on piano)
Chorus/Verse
C C C G G A A A F F
6- x--x--x---3-3---x--x--x---1-1---|
5- 3--3--3---2-2---0--0--0---3-3---|
4- 2--2--2---0-0---2--2--2---3-3---|
3- 0--0--0---0-0---2--2--2---2-2---|
2- 1--1--1---0-0---1--1--1---1-1---|
1- 0--0--0---3-3---0--0--0---1-1---|
Bridge
6- --------3---------------1-------|
5- 3---------2-----0---------3-----|
4- --2---------0-----2---------3---|
3- ----0---------0-----2---------2-|
2- ------1---------------1---------|
1- --------------------------------|
Solo
6- --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5- --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4- --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3- ------0-----0-----0--------------2--------------------0-----0-----0-------|
2- 1-1-1---1/3---1/3---1---3-3-3--1---1-----------1-1--1---1/3---1/3---1---3-|
1- -------------------------------------0-1--0---0---------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------2-------------0:2---0:2---0-----0-----0--------------0-----------------|
3-3--1---3----3--1-------1-----1---1/3---1/3---1---3-3-3--1---1-----------1-1-|
------------0---------------------------------------------------0-1--0---0----|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------10----------------------------------------------|
--------0---0--------------9-------------------------------------------------|
--1---3---3---1---8-10---8------8--------------------------------------------|
----3------------------8----------8/12-8-------------------------------------|
Order:
Intro 1x
Chorus 2x
Bridge 4x
Verse 4x
Chorus 4x
Bridge 4x
Verse 4x
Chorus 4x
Solo 1x
Chorus 4x
Outro 1x
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version 5
Capo: 1st Fret
Intro: (C G Am F)4x
Verse:
C F Am G
We wrote a prelude to our own fairytale.
C F Am G
And bought a parachute at a church rummage sale
C F Am G
And with a mean sewing machine and miles of thread
C F Am G
We sewed the day above L.A. in navy and red.
C F Am G
We round a racetrack through your mom's kitchen chairs
C F Am G
And fought the shadows back down your dark basement stairs.
C F Am G
I lit a match and let it catch to light up the room.
C F Am G
And then you yelled as we beheld an old maroon. Hot air balloon
Chorus:
C G
I'll be out of my mind
Am F C
and you'll be out of ideas pretty soon.
G Am
So let's spend the afternoon
F C
in a cold hot air balloon.
G
Leave your jacket behind.
Am F C
Lean out and touch the tree tops over town.
G Am F C
I can't wait to kiss the ground wherever we touch back down.
Interlude: (C G Am F) 4x
Verse:
C F Am G
We drank the great lakes like cold lemonade.
C F Am G
And both got stomach aches sprawled out in the shade.
C F Am G
So bored to death you held your breath and I tried not to yawn.
C F Am G
You make my frown turn upside down and now my worries are gone.
Chorus:
C G
I'll be out of my mind
Am F C
and you'll be out of ideas pretty soon.
G Am
So let's spend the afternoon
F C
in a cold hot air balloon.
G
Leave your jacket behind.
Am F C
Lean out and touch the tree tops over town.
G Am F C
I can't wait to kiss the ground wherever we touch back down.
Interlude: (C G Am F) 4x
Chorus:
C G
I'll be out of my mind
Am F C
and you'll be out of ideas pretty soon.
G Am
So let's spend the afternoon
F C
in a cold hot air balloon.
G
Leave your jacket behind.
Am F C
Lean out and touch the tree tops over town.
G Am F C
I can't wait to kiss the ground wherever we touch back down.
Ending: (C G Am F)...
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version 6
Basically this song is made up of 5 chords
Tune down half step
Intro : D A Bm G X 4
Verse 1:
D A Bm G
We wrote a prelude To our own fairy tale
D A Bm Em
And bought a parachute At a church rummage sale
D A Bm G
And with a mean sewing machine And miles of thread
D A Bm Em
We sewed the day above L.A. In navy and red
D A Bm G
We wound a race track Through your mom's kitchen chairs
D A Bm Em
And fought the shadows back Down your dark basement stairs
D A Bm G
I lit a match, then let it catch To light up the room
D A Bm Em D
And then you yelled as we beheld An old maroon hot air balloon
Chorus:
D A
I'll be out of my mind
Bm G
And you'll be out of ideas Pretty soon
D A Bm G
So let's spend The afternoon in a cold hot air balloon
D A
Leave your jacket behind
Bm G
Lean out and touch the treetops over town
D A Bm Em D
I can't wait To kiss the ground Wherever we touch back down
SOLO 1 : D A Bm G x 4
Verse 2
D A Bm G
We drank the Great Lakes Like cold lemonade
D A Bm Em
And both got stomach aches Sprawled out in the shade
D A Bm G
So bored to death you held your breath And I tried not to yawn\
D A Bm Em
You made my frown turn upside down And now my worries are gone
Chorus again:
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
Solo 2 : D A Bm G x 4
Chorus till the end
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
Outro : D A Bm G
D A Bm Em
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version 7
[Interlude - Repeats after First Chorus]
solo
e|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------8--------------------------------------|---------8--------------------------------------|
G|---5--7/9----5--4h5p4p0---------------5-----5h7p5-|-5--7/9----5--4h5p4p0-----------------------5---|
D|---------------------------------5h7-----5--------|-----------------------------------------7------|
A|----------------------------5h7-------------------|--------------------------5p3--5h7p3------------|
E|-------------------------5------------------------|-----------------------5--------------3---------|
| / Slide
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
Note: This is the tab for the guitar solo that plays after the first chorus. For timing,
please listen to the song! I wrote the tab with slides/hammer-ons/pull-offs based on how
I like to play it. Tips: For the 5h7's, I like to barre the entire 5th fret and use my
second finger to get the 7th fret notes. For the final part (5p3--5h7p3), I barre the 3rd fret
and stretch my pinky to hit the 7th fret note. Play around with it to
figure out what fingering works for you!
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version 8
Capo 1st fret
Intro (0-9 seconds)
C# G# Am# F#
E --------------3-------5-------1-----|
A -3----------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------|
B --1-3---1-------------------------3-|
e -0----0---3---3-5-7---8-7-5---1-0---|
Repeat twice
Then... (10-19 seconds)
C# G# Am# F#
E ----------3-3------------1-1---------|
A -3--3-3---2-2---0--0-0---3-3---------|
D -2--2-2---0-0---2--2-2---3-3---------|
G -0--0-0---0-0---2--2-2---2-2---------|
B -1--1-1---3-3---1--1-1---1-1---------|
e -0--0-0---3-3---0--0-0---1-1---------|
Repeat twice
This part is not only for the intro, but the verse
and the chorus... So basically the whole song!
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version 9
**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
C Am F C
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 C
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 C
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 C
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 C
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 C
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.
C F C
I can't wait to kiss the ground, wherever we touch back down.
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