Younger chords by A Great Big World

verse 1

        E   B
I wish I was younger
F#           G#m           E   B
The fat kid with the big, blue eyes full of wonder
F#     G#m            E       B   F#    G#m
No shame, no fame, no worries, the king of wiffle ball (oh, oh, oh-oh-oh)
E         B    F#
Without a care at all
       E   B
I wish I was younger
F#          G#m             E   B
Keeping track of the lightning strikes and the thunder
F#     G#m        E       B   F#    G#m
Barely thirteen, no hurry, my feet over the wall (oh, oh, oh-oh-oh)
       E     B  F#
It doesn't matter if I fall

          E G#m F# C#m E G#m F#
I wish I was younger
          E G#m F# C#m E G#m F#
I wish I was younger


verse 2
        E   B
I wish I was younger
F#      G#m          E   B
Barbies and fashion shows with my brother
F#      G#m         E      B  F#    G#m
So clear, no fear, no bullies, I didn't even know (oh, oh, oh-oh-oh)
      E       B  F#
Where did all that magic go?
          E       B
I remember third grade, shades, new rollerblades
F#        G#m
4 foot 2, feeling 10 foot 8
E    B  F#
Classic Mario
       E          B
I remember charades, your braids, my first date
F#              G#m
Working at the pool, barely ever getting paid
E      B     F#
Do you remember those days?
        E   B
I wish I was younger
  F#         G#m           E    B
Getting high with my friends outside in the summer
  F#       G#m           E       B   F#   G#m
Never cool, never had a lot of money, but damn we had it all (oh, oh, oh-oh-oh)
E     B  F# G#m
We had it all


          E G#m F# C#m E G#m F#
I wish I was younger
          E G#m F# C#m E G#m F#
I wish I was younger
          E G#m F# C#m E G#m F#
I wish I was younger


verse 3
        E   B
I wish I was younger
F#         G#m             E  B
Butterflies in my chest when I asked for your number
F#       G#m
You smiled and said, "You're funny"
   E       B    F#   G#m
Two words and I was gone (oh, oh, oh-oh-oh)
   E       B    F#   G#m
You wrote it on my arm (oh, oh, oh-oh-oh)
       E      B    F#   G#m
I swear, we set off the alarm (oh, oh, oh-oh-oh)


Outro
E    B       F#      G#m
Do you remember making out in the stands?
E      B         F#      G#m
Showing up late and getting kicked out of bands?
B     F#     E     B
Poor Mr. Kafer never could understand
E              F#
Just take me back to who I was when I was younger
E    B       F#      G#m
Do you remember riding home in the rain?
E       B        F#    G#m
That Sunday morning, playing songs about Jane?
B       F#      E    B
And from that moment I was never the same
E              F#
Just take me back to who I was when I was younger
E              F#
Just take me back to who I was when I was younger
E              F#           B
Just take me back to who I was when I was younger