G C A D G C A D
[Verse 1]
G C
There's a kid inside
A D
And I have him with me always
G C
There's a kid inside
A D
Walking down old high school hallways
G C
There's a kid inside
A A7 B7
At a desk, at a dance, in the halls, in the showers
G G7
There's a kid inside
Cadd9 C Cmaj7
To this very day
[Verse 2]
G C Cadd9
And he makes a try for that high pop fly
A A7 Dsus2 D
That I fumbled one September
G C Cadd9
And he makes a fuss over some A plus
A A7 Dsus2 D
That I shouldn't still remember
G C Cmaj7
And he goes along
A A7 B7
Getting hurt, getting mad, fighting fights that are over
G G7
And unless I'm strong
Cadd9 C Cmaj7 C
All my senses are carried away
[Verse 3]
G C Cadd9
I could feel my hand – My trembling hand
A A7 Dsus2 D
On Michell's angora sweater
G C Cadd9 A A7 Dsus2 D
I can hear my band – That awful band, only now it sounds much better
G C Cadd9 A
I can see the kid, The kid I used to be
A7 B7
On the stage, on the field, on the lunch line
G G7
I can feel him tugging at me
C Cadd9 C(b9)
Every time I think I don't care I blink
[Chorus]
G D Dsus2 C Cadd9 C Cmaj7
And he's there again, he's there again
G D Dadd4 C Cadd9 C Cmaj7
Fighting ancient wrongs, humming old hit songs in my head
G Dsus2 D C Cadd9 C Cmaj7
Singing come along, come along, come along for the ride
G D Dadd4 C Cadd9 C Cmaj7
To a time and place I could not forget if I tried
[Verse 4]
G C Cadd9 A
And I never know when the breeze'll blow
A7 Dsus2 D
With a rush of old sensation
G C Cadd9 A
Why the kid should wake, and my heart should ache
A7 Dsus2 D
Every time I smell carnations
G C Cadd9 A
Something rings the bell, anything at all
A7 B7
All it takes is a slam of a locker
G G7
Or the switch from summer to fall
C Cadd9 C(b9)
A change in season seems barely reason,
[Chorus]
G D Dsus2 C Cadd9 C Cmaj7
But there he goes, he's there again
G D Dadd4 C Cadd9 C Cmaj7
Fighting ancient wrongs, humming old hit songs in my head
G Dsus2 D C Cadd9 C Cmaj7
Singing come along, come along, come along for the ride
G D Dadd4 C Cadd9 C Cmaj7
To a time and place I could not for get if I tried
[Outro]
G D Dsus2 C Cadd9 C Cmaj7
There he goes again, hummin' his songs
G D Dadd4 C Cadd9 C Cmaj7 G Dsus2 D
He's there again, there's a kid inside
Cadd9 C Cmaj7 C
Hummin' his songs
G Dsus2 D Cadd9 C Cmaj7 C G
He's there again, there's a kid inside
