Heaven Bound Balloons

C Am G Am G C I saw them sittin' with their legs crossed in the backyard Am G Am The kids had magic markers writin' on balloons G C They let one go and watched it sail above the treetops Am G Am So I went outside to see what they were doin' G F G They said, "Daddy, we been sendin' notes to Grandpa" F G I just smiled sat down and said, "Mind if I join y'all?" F We wrote, "We miss you and we love you" G Told him things are great down here F We spelled it out and sent it up G Am And we watched it disappear G F G Sometimes I guess you gotta see it to believe it Am G F 'Cause right then I knew those blue sky prayers were gettin' through Am G C We let go of those heaven bound balloons G C Before we knew I swear we'd made at least a dozen Am G Am One for everyone we wished were here but wasn't G F G There was a red one for our Labrador named Rio F G And a blue one to Ms. Ruth who used to live just down the road F We wrote, "We miss you and we love you" G Told him things are great down here F We spelled it out and sent it up G Am And we watched it disappear G F G Sometimes I guess you gotta see it to believe it Am G F 'Cause right then I knew those blue sky prayers were gettin' through Am G C We let go of those heaven bound balloons Am G F Whoa-oh-oh Am G F Whoa-oh-oh G Am G F G Whoa-oh-oh F G Yeah, I know that I'll be sittin' up there someday F G Don't forget to send a couple of 'em my way F Say, "We miss you and we love you" G Tell me things are great down here F Just spell it out and send it up G Am And watch it disappear G F G Sometimes I guess you gotta see it to believe it Am G F 'Cause right then I knew those blue sky prayers were gettin' through Am G F We let go of those heaven bound balloons Am G C Let go of those heaven bound balloons Am G C Whoa-oh-oh Am G C 2x