C G B7 Em
[Chorus]
C G
I wish that I could say, "I had a good childhood"
B7 Em
I guess I've got some memories of running through the woods, and I
C G
Believe I even built myself a tree house
B7 Em
But I can't find a photo where I'm smiling with my teeth out
C G
I wish I'd listened more to what my grandpa said
B7 Em C
But I guess I got the gist of it, 'cause now and then I hear him in my head
G
And what he says is I should aim high
B7 Em C
That 99 percent of people never really live before they-
G B7
Wish I could do it all again, but meet you when I'm ten
Em D C
Be so much better with my best friend
G B7
Wish I could do it all again, but meet you when I'm ten
Em D
Be so much better with you
[Verse 1]
C G
I wish I had another shot to grow up
B7 Em D
But have you living next to me, that's probably how it's supposed to be
C G
But then I chose some folks in Minnesota
B7 Em D
Born into a quirky family, that tried their best to manage me
C G
But I was always running from my own love
B7 Em D C
Or running from authorities, I really could've used your company
G
On my street
B7 Em
We'd sure be hard to beat
[Chorus]
C G
I wish that I could say, "I had a good childhood"
B7 Em
I guess I've got some memories of running through the woods, and I
C G
Believe I even built myself a tree house
B7 Em
But I can't find a photo where I'm smiling with my teeth out
C G
I wish I'd listened more to what my grandpa said
B7 Em D C
But I guess I got the gist of it, 'cause now and then I hear him in my head
G
And what he says is I should aim high
B7 Em D C
That 99 percent of people never really live before they die
G B7
Wish I could do it all again, but meet you when I'm ten
Em D C
Be so much better with my best friend
G B7
Wish I could do it all again, but meet you when I'm ten
Em D
Be so much better with you
[Verse 2]
C G
Was it heaven or hell? It gets harder to tell
B7 Em D
But I guess I was living them bo-o-oth
C G
Beauty, breaking my heart, being scared of the dark
B7 Em D C
Being scared to grow up, 'cause I would have to leave my mom
G B7 Em
I just wish that I'd had you along
[Chorus]
C G
I wish that I could say, "I had a good childhood"
B7 Em
I guess I've got some memories of running through the woods, and I
C G
Believe I even built myself a tree house
B7 Em
But I can't find a photo where I'm smiling with my teeth out
C G
I wish I'd listened more to what my grandpa said (grandpa said)
B7 Em D C
But I guess I got the gist of it, 'cause now and then I hear him in my head
G
And what he says is I should aim high (I should aim high)
B7 Em D C
That 99 percent of people never really live before they die
G B7
Wish I could do it all again, but meet you when I'm ten
Em D C
Be so much better with my best friend
G B7
Wish I could do it all again, but meet you when I'm ten
Em D C
Be so much better with my best friend
G B7
Wish I could do it all again, but meet you when I'm ten
Em D C
Be so much better with my best friend (my best friend)
G B7
Wish I could do it all again, but meet you when I'm ten
Em G
Be so much better with you
