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What Goes Up

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[Chorus]
CIt's too nice out
CLet's play hooky
CAnd get high 'til Cwe both float Gaway
GWe won't show Ftoday
Doesn't matter what they Amsay
What goes up can Cstay (Uh, uh)
[Verse 1]
CIf you tell me I'm the Gone
While we're lying in the Fsun
Would you sign it on a Fpiece of paper?
CDo you know what you're aGbout?
Could we live beyond our Fdoubts
In a world where we don't Fneed erasers?
CCould you ever love a Gthief?
Can I steal away your Fgrief
And suspend your disbeFlief? Let's put on a show
C'Cause it's never what you Gsay
No, it's always in the Fway
That you say what you Fmean oh, oh, ohC  G  
Wrap your Flegs around my back
And hold me Ftight until we're talkin' in CtonguGes
Then when we Fpass the spirit
We can yell forFever at the top of our Amlungs
[Pre-Chorus]
Just Cfloat
Just Gfloat
Just Ffloat
[Chorus]
CIt's too nice out
CLet's play hooky
CAnd get high 'til Cwe both float Gaway
GWe won't show Ftoday
Doesn't matter what they Amsay
What goes up can Cstay
[Verse 2]
CDon't Gsweat the goons
All we Fdo is crack a smile
When we Fhear 'em callin'
"You should go Cget a room"
Ever sGtop to think the pollen in the Fair
Is from all the flowers Ffuckin' each other?
But why not Clet them bloom?
Let's Gget consumed
OutFside, outside, outFside
Inside of CyouG  F  
So forCget me not
We're doin' Gtrust falls
Up at the Fmountaintop
C'mon, don't Flet me drop
Now that we've Cfound a spot
And wGhen we swung high on the Fpendulum
We just Fhung there in the Fsky
[Pre-Chorus]
Just Cfloat
Just Gfloat
Just Ffloat
[Chorus]
CIt's too nice out
CLet's play hooky
CAnd get high 'til Cwe both float Gaway
GWe won't show Ftoday
Doesn't matter what they Amsay
What goes up can Cstay

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What Goes Up

by Watsky

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Chorus]

It's too nice out

Let's play hooky

C C G

And get high 'til we both float away

G F

We won't show today

Doesn't matter what they say

What goes up can stay (Uh, uh)

[Verse 1]

C G

If you tell me I'm the one

While we're lying in the sun

Would you sign it on a piece of paper?

C G

Do you know what you're about?

Could we live beyond our doubts

In a world where we don't need erasers?

C G

Could you ever love a thief?

Can I steal away your grief

And suspend your disbelief? Let's put on a show

C G

'Cause it's never what you say

No, it's always in the way

F C G

That you say what you mean oh, oh, oh

Wrap your legs around my back

F C G

And hold me tight until we're talkin' in tongues

Then when we pass the spirit

F Am

We can yell forever at the top of our lungs

[Pre-Chorus]

Just float

[Chorus]

It's too nice out

Let's play hooky

C C G

And get high 'til we both float away

G F

We won't show today

Doesn't matter what they say

What goes up can stay

[Verse 2]

C G

Don't sweat the goons

All we do is crack a smile

When we hear 'em callin'

"You should go get a room"

G F

Ever stop to think the pollen in the air

Is from all the flowers fuckin' each other?

But why not let them bloom?

Let's get consumed

F F

Outside, outside, outside

C G F

Inside of you

So forget me not

We're doin' trust falls

Up at the mountaintop

C'mon, don't let me drop

Now that we've found a spot

G F

And when we swung high on the pendulum

F F

We just hung there in the sky

[Pre-Chorus]

Just float

[Chorus]

It's too nice out

Let's play hooky

C C G

And get high 'til we both float away

G F

We won't show today

Doesn't matter what they say

What goes up can stay

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