Up up and away (AUS 1, CAN 1, US 7, 1967)     (video)

D - C - Bb (2x)

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1. Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon ?

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Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon ?

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We could float among the stars together, you and I,

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for we can fly ! We can fly !

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Up, up and away, in my beautiful, my beautiful, balloon !

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2. The world's a nicer place, in my beautiful balloon,

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it wears a nicer face, in my beautiful balloon.

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We can sing a song and sail along the silver sky,

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for we can fly ! We can fly !

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Up, up and away, in my beautiful, my beautiful, balloon !

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+ Suspended under the twilight canopy,

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we'll search the clouds for a star to guide us.

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If by some chance you find yourself loving me,

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we'll find a cloud to hide us, we'll keep the moon beside us.

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3. Love is waiting there, in my beautiful balloon,

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way up in the air, in my beautiful balloon.

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If you'll hold my hand, we'll chase your dream across the sky,

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for we can fly ! We can fly !

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Up, up and away, in my beautiful, my beautiful, balloon !

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Balloon !

+ E - D - E - D (3x) (with varying bits of lyrics) …

(orig. = capo 3rd) (The 5th Dimension)