Tone [C]
Capo 1
Intro
[C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am]
Verse: (Soft + Thumb)
[F] When I was [C]a kid
I used to [G]buy and sell [Am]gravity
[F] I knew [C]how to fly
And I would [G]teach you for a [Am]fee
[F] Broke every [C]window
In my [G]hotel [Am]heart
[F] When I was [C]only 5 years old
but [G]12 years [Am]scarred
[F] And I'd [C]hear the same voice
[G]Echo in my [Am]mind
[F] Said, "Son you [C]got an angel,
To [G]chase the devil at [Am]night."
Yeah
Chorus: (Hard + Nail)
[F] When I was [C]a kid
My [G]grandfather was a [Am]preacher
[F] He'd talk [C]about God
Yeah he was [G]something like a [Am]teacher
[F] He said, "God only helps [C]those
Who [G]learn to help [Am]themselves."
He was a [F]million miles
[C]from a million dollars
But [G]you could never [Am]spend his wealth
Verse2 (Soft + Thumb)
[F] I took a [C]little faith
And [G]put it in a parking [Am]lot
[F] I drove [C]to a strange town
Full of " [G]have" and "have [Am]nots"
[F] And [C]as I walked through
that [G]storybook [Am]life
[F] I was looking [C]for an angel
to [G]chase the devil at [Am]night
Mute
Oh! Oh! Oh
Chorus (Hard + Nail)
[F] When I [C]was a kid
My grand [G]father was a [Am]preacher
[F] He'd talk a [C]bout God
Yeah he was [G]something like a [Am]teacher
[F] He said, "God only helps [C]those
Who [G]learn to help [Am]themselves."
He was a [F]million miles
[C]from a million dollars
But [G]you could never [Am]spend his wealth
Interlude/Bridge (Hard + Nail)
[F]Oh [C]! O [G]h! [Am]Oh!
[F]Oo [C]h! [G]Oo [Am]h! Ooh!
(Soft + Thumb)
[F] Wave [C]
Put your hands [G]up and hands [Am]down
(Medium + Thumb)
[F] Wave [C]
Put your hands [G]up and hands [Am]down
(Hard + Thumb)
[F] Wave [C]
Put your hands [G]up and hands [Am]down
Chorus: (Hard + thumb)
[F]When I was a [C]kid
(Hard + Nail)
My [G]grandfather was a [Am]preacher
[F] He'd talk [C]about God
Yeah he was [G]something like a [Am]teacher
[F] He said, "God only helps [C]those
Who [G]learn to help [Am]themselves."
He was a [F]million miles
[C]from a million dollars
But [G]you could never [Am]spend his wealth
Outtro
(Hard + Thumb)
[F] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am]
He was a [F]million miles
[C]from a million dollars
[Am]But you could never spend his weal
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