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EI'm the red balloon at the carnival
That you lG#et go of to sAee how
EHigh you got when you took your first hit
Felt G#so good whAen it hit your lips
EDidn't it didn't it?G#  
AYeah
EI'm the night you borrowed your daddy's car
So G#you could look cool when you pAicked her
EUp all night with a desk light studying G3science
ADying inside 'cause you hated that shit
EDidn't ya, didn't yaG#?A  
EOh, throw your hands way up in G#the air Aif you feel me
EOh and when the party's over, G#you stAill talk about me
You can Efind me in your hometown
G#Burning up the rAadio
You knoEw me
Got the scars, G#posters and APolaroid photos
C#mLift you up and I pull you down
BKnown I'm gone but I'm still around
Yeah AI know all about ya
F#mThey call me NoBstalgEia
NoG#stalgiAa na na na nostalgia
I'm that Elittle apartment up in New York
You could G#barely afford you wAere so
EBroke his heart when you went off to college
G#Hurt so bad being that Ahonest
EDidn't it, didn't it?G#  A  
I was your Ebirthday night when he burned the chicken
G#Lookin' back now and it wAas your
EFavorite song on the TRL countdown
All day G#Sugar Ray Asinging it out
E"I just wanna fly..."
EOh, throw your hands way up in G#the air Aif you feel me
EOh and when the party's over, G#you stAill talk about me
You can Efind me in your hometown
G#Burning up the rAadio
You knoEw me
Got the scars, G#posters and APolaroid photos
C#mLift you up and I pull you down
BKnown I'm gone but I'm still around
Yeah AI know all about ya
F#mThey call me NoBstalgEia
NoG#stalgiAa na na na nostalgia
EOh, throw your hands way up in G#the air Aif you feel me
EOh and when the party's over, G#you stAill talk about me
You can fEind me in your hometown
G#Burning up the rAadio
You knoEw me
Got the scars, G#posters and APolaroid photos
C#mLift you up and I pull you down
BKnown I'm gone but I'm still around
Yeah AI know all about ya
F#mThey call me NoBstalgEia
NoG#stalgiAa na na na nostalgia

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Nostalgia

by Emily Hackett

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C#m

F#m

I'm the red balloon at the carnival

G# A

That you let go of to see how

High you got when you took your first hit

G# A

Felt so good when it hit your lips

E G#

Didn't it didn't it?

Yeah

I'm the night you borrowed your daddy's car

G# A

So you could look cool when you picked her

E G3

Up all night with a desk light studying science

Dying inside 'cause you hated that shit

E G# A

Didn't ya, didn't ya?

E G# A

Oh, throw your hands way up in the air if you feel me

E G# A

Oh and when the party's over, you still talk about me

You can find me in your hometown

G# A

Burning up the radio

You know me

G# A

Got the scars, posters and Polaroid photos

C#m

Lift you up and I pull you down

Known I'm gone but I'm still around

Yeah I know all about ya

F#m B E

They call me Nostalgia

G# A

Nostalgia na na na nostalgia

I'm that little apartment up in New York

G# A

You could barely afford you were so

Broke his heart when you went off to college

G# A

Hurt so bad being that honest

E G# A

Didn't it, didn't it?

I was your birthday night when he burned the chicken

G# A

Lookin' back now and it was your

Favorite song on the TRL countdown

G# A

All day Sugar Ray singing it out

"I just wanna fly..."

E G# A

Oh, throw your hands way up in the air if you feel me

E G# A

Oh and when the party's over, you still talk about me

You can find me in your hometown

G# A

Burning up the radio

You know me

G# A

Got the scars, posters and Polaroid photos

C#m

Lift you up and I pull you down

Known I'm gone but I'm still around

Yeah I know all about ya

F#m B E

They call me Nostalgia

G# A

Nostalgia na na na nostalgia

E G# A

Oh, throw your hands way up in the air if you feel me

E G# A

Oh and when the party's over, you still talk about me

You can find me in your hometown

G# A

Burning up the radio

You know me

G# A

Got the scars, posters and Polaroid photos

C#m

Lift you up and I pull you down

Known I'm gone but I'm still around

Yeah I know all about ya

F#m B E

They call me Nostalgia

G# A

Nostalgia na na na nostalgia

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