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Holding Up Balloons

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Graham Candy - Holding up Balloons
Intro:    C#m    H   A(2x)
        C#muuuh  HuuuuhAuuuuuu  (2x)
Verse:
        There's a C#mdaisy Hon my Apavement
        Family cC#mhain is Hbroken Adown
        And your C#mlove is Hgonna Asave it
        It's been sC#mtabbed inHto the gAround
        C#muuuh  HuuuuhAuuuuuu   (2x)
        Verse:
        And you're C#mholding aHll the pAieces
        And I'm C#mholding aHll the pAain
        I won't C#mput them bHack togeAther
        Cause I'm C#mtrying to Hget awAay
Chorus: 
        Cause I've been Aup,
        I've been Edown,
        I've been Hsearching all around,
        I've been tAhrough the atmosphEere,
        For a lHove that was never there
        I've been tArying and trying to Eget this right,
        but I Hend up by your side
        I've been Aholding up ballEoons,
           Hto get me over youuC#muuuuuHuhuAuuuu.
Verse:
        And there's C#mnothing hHere to hAold me
        As I'm sC#moaring tHhrough the sAky
        And the C#mmountains sHink belAow me
        I've C#mnever bHeen this hiAgh
Chorus: 
        Cause I've been Aup,
        I've been Edown,
        I've been Hsearching all around,
        I've been tAhrough the atmosphEere,
        For a lHove that was never there
        I've been tArying and trying to Eget this right,
        but I Hend up by your side
        I've been Aholding up ballEoons,
           Hto get me over yC#mouuuuuHuuuhuAuuuu.
        yC#mouuuuuHuuuhuAuuuu
        for yC#mouuuuuHuuuhuAuuuu
        yC#mouuuuuHuuuhuAuuuu   
Bridge:
        Ayouuuuuuuhuuu
        Hyouuuuuuuhuuu
        Ayouuuuuuuhuuu
Chorus:
        Cause I've been Aup,
        I've been Edown,
        I've been Hsearching all around,
        I've been tAhrough the atmosphEere,
        For a lHove that was never there
        Cause I've been Aup,
        I've been Edown,
        I've been sHearching all around,
        I've been tAhrough the atmosphEere,
        For a lHove that was never there
        I've been tArying and trying to Eget this right,
        but I Hend up by your side
        There'll never Abe enough balloEons
           Hto get me over yC#mouuuuuHuuuhuAuuuu.

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Holding Up Balloons

by Graham Candy

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C#m

Graham Candy - Holding up Balloons

C#m H A

Intro: (2x)

C#m H A

uuuh uuuuhuuuuuu (2x)

Verse:

C#m H A

There's a daisy on my pavement

C#m H A

Family chain is broken down

C#m H A

And your love is gonna save it

C#m H A

It's been stabbed into the ground

C#m H A

uuuh uuuuhuuuuuu (2x)

Verse:

C#m H A

And you're holding all the pieces

C#m H A

And I'm holding all the pain

C#m H A

I won't put them back together

C#m H A

Cause I'm trying to get away

Chorus:

Cause I've been up,

I've been down,

I've been searching all around,

A E

I've been through the atmosphere,

For a love that was never there

A E

I've been trying and trying to get this right,

but I end up by your side

A E

I've been holding up balloons,

H C#m H A

to get me over youuuuuuuuhuuuuu.

Verse:

C#m H A

And there's nothing here to hold me

C#m H A

As I'm soaring through the sky

C#m H A

And the mountains sink below me

C#m H A

I've never been this high

Chorus:

Cause I've been up,

I've been down,

I've been searching all around,

A E

I've been through the atmosphere,

For a love that was never there

A E

I've been trying and trying to get this right,

but I end up by your side

A E

I've been holding up balloons,

H C#m H A

to get me over youuuuuuuuhuuuuu.

C#m H A

youuuuuuuuhuuuuu

C#m H A

for youuuuuuuuhuuuuu

C#m H A

youuuuuuuuhuuuuu

Bridge:

youuuuuuuhuuu

Chorus:

Cause I've been up,

I've been down,

I've been searching all around,

A E

I've been through the atmosphere,

For a love that was never there

Cause I've been up,

I've been down,

I've been searching all around,

A E

I've been through the atmosphere,

For a love that was never there

A E

I've been trying and trying to get this right,

but I end up by your side

A E

There'll never be enough balloons

H C#m H A

to get me over youuuuuuuuhuuuuu.

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