Owl City - Hot Air Balloon: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Hot Air Balloon" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Hot Air Balloon ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Hot Air Balloon" smoothly on your ukulele.

             C#   F#      A#m      G#
We wrote a prelude to our own fairytale.
              C#      F#      A#m           G#
And bought a parachute at a church rummage sale
            C#          F#         A#m       G#
And with a mean sewing machine and miles of thread
              C#       F#       A#m      G#
We sewed the day above L.A. in navy and red.

We wound a racetrack,
through your mom's kitchen chairs
And fought the shadows back,
down your dark basement stairs
I lit a match and let it catch,
to light up the room
And then you yelled as we beheld
An old maroon hot air balloon

Chorus:
 C#                G#
I'll be out of my mind
     A#m              F#           C#
and you'll be out of ideas pretty soon.
           G#      A#m
So let's spend the afternoon
      F#              C#
in a cold hot air balloon.
                     G#
Leave your jacket behind.
  A#m                    F#            C#
Lean out and touch the tree tops over town.
         G#      A#m               F#
I can't wait to kiss the ground wherever
               C#
we touch back down.

We drank the great lakes
Like cold lemonade
And both got stomach aches
Sprawled out in the shade
So bored to death, you held your breath
And I tried not to yawn
You make my frown turn upside down
And now my worries are gone

Chorus - x2

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#m

Ukulele chord A#m

C#

Ukulele chord C#

F#

Ukulele chord F#

G#

Ukulele chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Hot Air Balloon" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Hot Air Balloon" by Owl City.