Tone: [G]
Intro:
[C] [G] [B7] [Em]
Chorus:
[C]I wish that I could say, "I had a [G]good childhood"
I g[B7]guess I've got some memories of [Em]running through the woods, and I
[C]Believe I even built myself a [G]tree house
But[B7]But I can't find a photo where I'm[Em]I'm smiling with my teeth out
I [C]wish I'd listened more to what my [G]grandpa said
But[B7]But I guess I got the gist of it, 'cause[Em]'cause now and then I hear him in my [C]head
And what he says is I should [G]aim high
That [B7]99 percent of people [Em]never really live before they- [C]
Wish I could [G]do it all again, but [B7]meet you when I'm ten
Be s[Em]so much better with [D]my best [C]friend
Wish I could [G]do it all again, but [B7]meet you when I'm ten
Be [Em]so much better with [D]you
Verse 1:
I [C]wish I had another shot to [G]grow up
But [B7]have you living next to me, that's[Em]that's probably how it's [D]supposed to be
But [C]then I chose some folks in Minne[G]Minnesota
Born in[B7]into a quirky family, that [Em]tried their best to [D]manage me
But [C]I was always running from my [G]own love
Or [B7]running from authorities, I [Em]really could've [D]used your compan[C]company
On my [G]street
We'd [B7]sure be hard to [Em]beat
Chorus:
[C]I wish that I could say, "I had a [G]good childhood"
I g[B7]guess I've got some memories of [Em]running through the woods, and I
[C]Believe I even built myself a [G]tree house
But[B7]But I can't find a photo where I'm[Em]I'm smiling with my teeth out
I [C]wish I'd listened more to what my [G]grandpa said
But[B7]But I guess I got the gist of it, 'cause[Em]'cause now and then I [D]hear him in my [C]head
And what he says is I should [G]aim high
That [B7]99 percent of people [Em]never really [D]live before they [C]die
Wish I could [G]do it all again, but [B7]meet you when I'm ten
Be s[Em]so much better with [D]my best [C]friend
Wish I could [G]do it all again, but [B7]meet you when I'm ten
Be [Em]so much better with [D]you
Verse 2:
Wa[C]Was it heaven or hell? It get[G]gets harder to tell
But [B7]I guess I was living them [Em]bo-o-oth [D]
Beauty,[C]Beauty, breaking my heart, being [G]scared of the dark
Being [B7]scared to grow up, 'cause I [Em]would have to [D]leave my [C]mom
I just [G]wish that I'd had you a[B7]along [Em]
Chorus:
[C]I wish that I could say, "I had a [G]good childhood"
I g[B7]guess I've got some memories of [Em]running through the woods, and I
[C]Believe I even built myself a [G]tree house
But[B7]But I can't find a photo where I'm[Em]I'm smiling with my teeth out
I [C]wish I'd listened more to what my [G]grandpa said -grandpa said-
But[B7]But I guess I got the gist of it, 'cause[Em]'cause now and then I [D]hear him in my [C]head
And what he says is I should [G]aim high -I should aim high-
That [B7]99 percent of people [Em]never really [D]live before they [C]die
Wish I could [G]do it all again, but [B7]meet you when I'm ten
Be s[Em]so much better with [D]my best [C]friend
Wish I could [G]do it all again, but [B7]meet you when I'm ten
Be [Em]so much better with [D]my best [C]friend
Wish I could [G]do it all again, but [B7]meet you when I'm ten
Be [Em]so much better with [D]my best [C]friend -my best friend-
Wish I could [G]do it all again, but [B7]meet you when I'm ten
Be so [Em]much better with [G]you