Key: F
Introduction:
F Gm
You and I in a little toy shop,
A# C
Buy a bag of balloons with the money we got,
F Gm
Set them free at the break of dawn,
A# C
'Til one by one, they were gone,
F Gm
Back at base, bugs in the software,
A# C
Flash the message, "Something's out there",
F Gm
Floating in a summer sky,
A# C A# C
99 red balloons go by,
G Am
99 dreams I have had,
C D
In every one a red balloon,
G Am
It's all over and I'm standin' pretty,
C D
In the dust there was a city,
G Am
If I could find a souvenir,
C D
Just to prove the world was here,
G Am
Here it is, a red balloon,
C D
I think of you and let it go,
C Dm Am G F
It's a mystery,
C Dm Am G F
It's a mystery, (and you're the one)
C Dm Am G F
It's a mystery,
C Dm Am G F
It's a mystery,
C Dm
You and I in a little toy shop,
A# C
Buy a bag of balloons with the money we got,
Dm
Set them free at the break of dawn,
A# C
'Til one by one, they were gone,
F Gm
Back at base, bugs in the software,
A# C
Flash the message, "Something's out there",
F Gm
Floating in a summer sky,
A# C A# C
99 red balloons go by,
G Am
99 dreams I have had,
C D
In every one a red balloon,
G Am
It's all over and I'm standin' pretty,
C D
In the dust there was a city,
G Am
If I could find a souvenir,
C D
Just to prove the world was here,
G Am
Here it is, a red balloon,
C D
I think of you and let it go,