Cm Fm Bb Eb In 1873, Dr. Xander Gerrymander ascended the heavens in his marvelous red balloon.Cm Fm Bb G There, to ponder the cosmic verities, sail above the blue, and see the stars.Fm Eb Cm With him he took his sweetheart Nell, and together they danced buoyantly above the blue.Bb Fm Eb G Until one sad day she was lost to him. And so he's still there today, searching, seeking… In his marvelous red balloon [Intro]Cm Fm Bb EbCm Fm G [Verse]Cm Fm The other night I had a dream, you came to me or so seemedBb Eb G On a vessel of hot air gleaming redCm Fm An impetus upon the wing, you offered me a golden ringBb G7 And so I left my dreams within the bedCm Fm I jumped aboard nightcap on, the moon was up, the curtains drawnBb Eb G We rose into the silver dusty glowCm Fm The whistle spoke above the cloak of factories that billowed smokeG Over the city of Bordeaux [Pre-Chorus]Fm Eb Oh, the captain and the ballast boy played a waltz on clocks and toysCm Bb We set our sights for glory and the seaFm Eb We fired the gas and soon we passed painted ships all made of brassG Who sailed in orbit astrologicallyFm Eb You promised me a lullaby, and we built castles in the skyCm Bb Fashioned from the flowers that we grewFm Eb And then the wind's song was strange and we both knew that things would changeG7 And so you left me floating in the blue [Chorus]Cm Eb Gm Fm Oh winds, carry me, carry me, far awayCm Eb Until another day, until another JuneD Db I'll be floating in the dark, whispering like a larkCm On this gadabout balloonEb Gm Fm Carry me, carry me, far awayCm Eb Until another day, until another JuneD Db I'll be floating in the dark, whispering like a larkCm On this gadabout balloon [Instrumental]Cm CmCm G Cm G Cm G Cm GCm G Cm G Cm G Cm [NARRATION, ad libbed]Fm Eb Man the capstan!Cm Bb Six degree, port, steady as she goes!Fm Eb 80 knots, Mark Twain(?)G Mind the main sail, Get in there, lads!Fm Eb Giant aboard(?), Ken, berlie(?)Cm BbFm Eb Full speed ahead!Gm [Bridge]Gm Cm Two lovers, floating in the atmosphereGm Cm And I will always be your faithful cavalierG Cm Oh, and just like tales of d'Arlandes and RozierFm G Oh may we float among the stars, I your valiant gondolier [Instrumental]Cm Cm Cm Cm G Cm [Verse]Cm Fm The other night I had a dream, you came to me or so it seemedBb Eb G On a zeppelin made of crystal, made of glassCm Fm Upon a steam calliope you sat and played a song for meG G7 A shanti from a vagrant midnight massCm Fm Oh we puffed a pipe of turkish moss and set course for the albatrossBb Eb G A sea of silver prophets on the wingCm Fm And through the captain's telescope, you gazed and blew a ring of smokeG And then we bade farewell unto the spring [Pre-Chorus]Fm Eb Oh, you were like a dusty rose, an arrow shot from heaven's bowCm Bb A chanson, ever haunting to my earFm Eb Oh and for better or for worse, we knew this was the final verseG7 An ode to times soon to disappearFm Eb Oh, the anchor man was ill-content and sang a song, a sweet lamentCm Bb While I flipped pennies to the skyFm Eb And bade farewell to you my love, this stormy romance up aboveG7 A tale sure to electrify [Chorus]Cm Eb Gm Fm Oh winds, carry me, carry me, far awayCm Eb Until another day, until another JuneD Db I'll be floating in the dark, whispering like a larkCm On this gadabout balloonEb Gm Fm Carry me, carry me, far awayCm Eb Until another day, until another JuneD Db I'll be floating in the dark, whispering like a larkCm On this gadabout balloonEb Gm Fm Carry me, carry me, far awayCm Eb Until another day, until another JuneD Db I'll be floating in the dark, whispering like a larkCm On this gadabout balloonEb Gm Fm Carry me, carry me, far awayCm Eb Until another day, until another JuneD Db I'll be floating in the dark, whispering like a larkCm On this gadabout balloon [ENDING]Cm CmCm G Cm G Cm G Cm GCm G Cm G Cm G Cm
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