I Thought I Was a Child (2008 Remaster) Chords
Tempo:
106.25 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
G
Am
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [F]
[C] [Am]
[C] Such a clever innocence [Am] with which you do your [F]
sorcery
[C] As if somehow [Am] your years would bow [Dm] and let that young [C] boy go free
Well [Dm] I thought [C]
I'd try [G] [F] until you turned [C] and smiled
[F] But I knew [Em] it was going [Dm] until I heard [Em] your laughter [G] flowing
[Am] And I came [F] upon a wisdom in [C] your eyes
[G] Surprise!
[F] [C]
[G] [F] [C] Well I spent my whole [F] life running around
[C] Chasing [F] songs from town to town
[C] Thinking I'd be [Am] free
If I [Dm] just never let love [G] slow me down
[F] So long, [G] [C] so hard
[F] Till you turned and [C] smiled
I [F] [Em] should have long been [Dm] gone
But here I am [G] holding [Am] on
As if [F] I didn't know which [C] way to run
[F] [Em]
[F] [A]
[Dm] [G]
[Am] [F]
[G] [Am] [F]
[G]
[F] [G] [Em]
[G] [C] Such a clever [Am] innocence with which you shone [F] after [C] me
As if you knew [Am] how it'd feel to never [Dm] be who you [F] wanted to [G] be
[F] [G]
As [C] a child, [F] till you turned [C] and smiled
I should have known that [F] I'd [Em] be free
But I'm [Dm] just one more [Am] [G] prisoner of [Em] time
[Am] Alone within the [F] boundaries of my [C]
mind
[G]
[F] [Em]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F]
[Em]
[Dm] Such a
[C] [Am]
[C] Such a clever innocence [Am] with which you do your [F]
sorcery
[C] As if somehow [Am] your years would bow [Dm] and let that young [C] boy go free
Well [Dm] I thought [C]
I'd try [G] [F] until you turned [C] and smiled
[F] But I knew [Em] it was going [Dm] until I heard [Em] your laughter [G] flowing
[Am] And I came [F] upon a wisdom in [C] your eyes
[G] Surprise!
[F] [C]
[G] [F] [C] Well I spent my whole [F] life running around
[C] Chasing [F] songs from town to town
[C] Thinking I'd be [Am] free
If I [Dm] just never let love [G] slow me down
[F] So long, [G] [C] so hard
[F] Till you turned and [C] smiled
I [F] [Em] should have long been [Dm] gone
But here I am [G] holding [Am] on
As if [F] I didn't know which [C] way to run
[F] [Em]
[F] [A]
[Dm] [G]
[Am] [F]
[G] [Am] [F]
[G]
[F] [G] [Em]
[G] [C] Such a clever [Am] innocence with which you shone [F] after [C] me
As if you knew [Am] how it'd feel to never [Dm] be who you [F] wanted to [G] be
[F] [G]
As [C] a child, [F] till you turned [C] and smiled
I should have known that [F] I'd [Em] be free
But I'm [Dm] just one more [Am] [G] prisoner of [Em] time
[Am] Alone within the [F] boundaries of my [C]
mind
[G]
[F] [Em]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F]
[Em]
[Dm] Such a
Key:
F
C
G
Am
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[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Such a clever _ innocence [Am] with which you do your [F] _
_ sorcery
[C] As if somehow [Am] your years would bow [Dm] and let that young [C] boy go free
Well [Dm] I thought _ [C]
I'd try _ [G] _ [F] _ until you turned [C] and smiled
_ _ [F] _ But I knew [Em] _ it was going _ [Dm] until I heard [Em] your laughter [G] flowing
[Am] And I came [F] upon a wisdom in [C] your eyes
_ _ _ _ [G] Surprise!
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] [C] Well I spent my whole [F] life running around _
[C] _ Chasing [F] songs from town to town
[C] _ Thinking I'd be [Am] free
If I [Dm] just never let love [G] slow me down
[F] So long, _ [G] _ [C] so hard _
_ [F] Till you turned and [C] smiled
I _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] should have long been [Dm] gone
But here I am [G] _ holding _ [Am] on
As if [F] I didn't know which [C] way to run _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ Such a clever _ [Am] innocence with which you shone [F] after _ [C] me
As if you knew [Am] how it'd feel to never [Dm] be who you [F] wanted to [G] be
_ _ [F] _ _ [G]
As [C] a _ child, [F] till you turned [C] and smiled
I should have known that [F] I'd _ _ [Em] be free
But I'm [Dm] just one more [Am] [G] prisoner of [Em] time
[Am] Alone _ within the [F] boundaries of my [C] _ _
mind
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] Such a_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Such a clever _ innocence [Am] with which you do your [F] _
_ sorcery
[C] As if somehow [Am] your years would bow [Dm] and let that young [C] boy go free
Well [Dm] I thought _ [C]
I'd try _ [G] _ [F] _ until you turned [C] and smiled
_ _ [F] _ But I knew [Em] _ it was going _ [Dm] until I heard [Em] your laughter [G] flowing
[Am] And I came [F] upon a wisdom in [C] your eyes
_ _ _ _ [G] Surprise!
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] [C] Well I spent my whole [F] life running around _
[C] _ Chasing [F] songs from town to town
[C] _ Thinking I'd be [Am] free
If I [Dm] just never let love [G] slow me down
[F] So long, _ [G] _ [C] so hard _
_ [F] Till you turned and [C] smiled
I _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] should have long been [Dm] gone
But here I am [G] _ holding _ [Am] on
As if [F] I didn't know which [C] way to run _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ Such a clever _ [Am] innocence with which you shone [F] after _ [C] me
As if you knew [Am] how it'd feel to never [Dm] be who you [F] wanted to [G] be
_ _ [F] _ _ [G]
As [C] a _ child, [F] till you turned [C] and smiled
I should have known that [F] I'd _ _ [Em] be free
But I'm [Dm] just one more [Am] [G] prisoner of [Em] time
[Am] Alone _ within the [F] boundaries of my [C] _ _
mind
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] Such a_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _