Tone: [F#]
Capo: x
Fingerpicking/Strumming pattern: x
[F#] [B] [F#] [C#]
Hey mamma, would you tell me
why the things aren’t the same today?
[F#] [B] [F#] [C#]
Hey mamma, why I left all my dreams to fade away?
[Ebm] [Bbm] [G#m] [C#]
And tell me, for what to live now,
when I’m old enough to find my way?
[F#] [B] [F#] [C#]
Oh, how could I be strong when
I know that everything’s wrong?
[F#] [B] [F#] [C#]
I try to keep my mind far from this world
[Ebm] [Bbm] [G#m] [C#]
But I know I can’t because I’ve done everything I could.
[Ebm] [B] [F#]
Chorus: Oh, if only I could be five years younger
[B] [F#]
I want to turn back the time
[B] [C#]
When I was careless and free of grime.
[Ebm] [B] [F#]
I want to live those years again
[B] [F#]
Like they never happened
[B] [C#] [E]
Like they were written refrain,
[C#] [F#]
I wish I was five years younger.
[F#] [B] [F#] [C#]
You told me I am your love, your soul, your meant to be.
[F#] [B] [F#] [C#]
I’m sorry that I believed you, you don’t know my misery.
[Ebm] [Bbm] [G#m] [C#]
I tried to move on my life again but
it’s just too hard for me to stand.
[Ebm] [B] [F#]
Chorus: Oh, if only I could be five years younger
[B] [F#]
I want to turn back the time
[B] [C#]
When I was careless and free of grime.
[Ebm] [B] [F#]
I want to live those years again
[B] [F#]
Like they never happened
[B] [C#] [E]
Like they were written refrain,
[C#] [F#]
I wish I was five years younger.
[Ebm] [C#]
Bridge: I’m strong because I have to be
[Ebm] [C#]
I’m alive because I choose that for me
[Ebm] [C#]
But inside I die in my own pain
[B] [C#]
Oh, mamma, can’t I just live those years again?
Solo: [F#] [B,F#] [B, F#] [C#] x2
[Fm] [C#] [G#]
Chorus: Oh, if only I could be five years younger
[C#] [G#]
I want to turn back the time
[C#] [D#]
When I was careless and free of grime.
[Fm] [C#] [G#]
I want to live those years again
[C#] [G#]
Like they never happened
[C#] [D#] [E] / [F#]
Like they were written refrain, /x2
[D#] [G#]
I wish I was five years younger.