C     Am   G Am


[Verse 1]
  G        C
I saw them sittin' with their legs crossed in the backyard
             Am                    G     Am
The kids had magic markers writin' on balloons
     G       C
They let one go and watched it sail above the treetops
     Am                       G           Am
So I went outside to see what they were doin'


[Pre-Chorus]
G           F                               G
They said, "Daddy, we been sendin' notes to Grandpa"
       F                                    G
I just smiled sat down and said, "Mind if I join y'all?"


[Chorus]
              F
We wrote, "We miss you and we love you"
         G
Told him things are great down here
              F
We spelled it out and sent it up
       G               Am
And we watched it disappear
    G       F                           G
Sometimes I guess you gotta see it to believe it
                               Am                    G       F
'Cause right then I knew those blue sky prayers were gettin' through
       Am                 G        C
We let go of those heaven bound balloons


[Verse 2]
  G       C
Before we knew I swear we'd made at least a dozen
        Am                      G        Am
One for everyone we wished were here but wasn't
G           F                              G
There was a red one for our Labrador named Rio
      F                                G
And a blue one to Ms. Ruth who used to live just down the road


[Chorus]
              F
We wrote, "We miss you and we love you"
         G
Told him things are great down here
              F
We spelled it out and sent it up
       G               Am
And we watched it disappear
    G       F                           G
Sometimes I guess you gotta see it to believe it
                               Am                    G       F
'Cause right then I knew those blue sky prayers were gettin' through
       Am                 G        C
We let go of those heaven bound balloons
        Am    G  F
Whoa-oh-oh
        Am    G  F
Whoa-oh-oh
G       Am    G  F    G
Whoa-oh-oh


[Bridge]
        F                                  G
Yeah, I know that I'll be sittin' up there someday
         F                           G
Don't forget to send a couple of 'em my way


[Chorus]
              F
Say, "We miss you and we love you"
        G
Tell me things are great down here
              F
Just spell it out and send it up
    G             Am
And watch it disappear
    G       F                           G
Sometimes I guess you gotta see it to believe it
                               Am                    G       F
'Cause right then I knew those blue sky prayers were gettin' through
       Am                 G        F
We let go of those heaven bound balloons
    Am                 G        C
Let go of those heaven bound balloons
        Am     G  C
Whoa-oh-oh