Intro: G, Bm, Em, C x2
Capo on 2(or whatever suits your voice, but two sounds closest to original)
Verse:
G
Once in a while
Bm
I act like a child
Em
To feel like a kid again
C
It gets like a prison in
G D
The body I'm living in
G
Cause everyones watching
Bm
Quick to start talking
Em
I'm losing my innocence
C
Wish I were a little girl
G D
Without the weight of the world
//Chorus//
G
It would be nice
Bm Em
To start over again
C G
Before we were men
D Em
I'd give, I'd bend
D
Lets play pretend
Interlude:
G, Bm, Em, C
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Verse:
G
Remember the time
Bm
We had soda for wine
Em
And got by on gratitude
C
The worst they could do to you
G D
Was check your attitude
G
Yeah, when fights were for fun
Bm
We had water in guns
Em
And a place we could call our own
C
How we lost hold of home
G D
I guess I'll never know
//Chorus://
G
It would be nice
Bm Em
To start over again
C G
Before we were men
D Em
I'd give, I'd bend
D G
Lets play pretend
Bm Em
And when its the end
C G
Our lives will make sense
D Em
We'll love, we'll bend
D
Lets play pretend
Interlude:
G, Bm, Em, C x2
Bridge:
G
Its not gonna be long
Bm
Before we're all gone
Em
With nothing to show for them
C
Stop taking lives, come on
G D
Let's all grow up again
Chorus:
G
It would be nice
Bm Em
To start over again
C G
Before we were men
D Em
I'd give, I'd bend
D G
Lets play pretend
Bm Em
And when its the end
C G
Our lives will make sense
D Em
We'll love, we'll bend
D G
Lets play pretend
