Balloon Song

Dsus
I set a friend of mine up on a date

And I told him I'd watch his boy for
 the day
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And we had a ball playing games, 
         A
eating dogs
            Dsus
Riding rides at the county fair

I thought he was just being a kid

When we got back to my place and he 
did what the did
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On a balloon that he won he wrote 
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mommy I had fun
          Dsus
And I missed you and I wished you 
there
  Em                             
I wasn't sure what he had in mind 
          A                 Em    
till he jumped up and ran outside
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                     G  A    
And he let it go, and he waved 
               D
good-bye
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Or was it hello, I don't know but 
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I died inside
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I can still see his excitement in 
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pointing and smiling
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When it was gone as it could get
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                               Em
And he turned and asked me,
A
Think it's in heaven yet

Dsus
I struggled for something to say

I was too choked up lacking the kind
 of faith
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He had in his heart before I could
                              Dsus
 start he walked me back inside

He gave me his crayola pen and said 
I'll bet there's a message
That you'd like to send, and no 
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doubt he was right
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It been locked up inside since my 
              Dsus
grandpa said good-bye
  Em                           A  
I took that yellow balloon and 
          Em                       
wrote till I ran out of room
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                   G A      
And I let it go, and we waved 
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good-bye
                           G  A   
That seven-year old Lord he opened
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 my eyes
                Bm               
I can still see his excitement in 
              A
pointing and smiling
          D                        
When it was gone as it could get
           G

                              Em
Then I turned and asked him
A
Think it's in heaven yet