♫ Intro: C F Am G F Am C F Am… ♫ Verse 1: C F Never was a child of the salty earth Am G Never that far from grace F Am Spent most my time working out G How I fit in time and space
C F And you had your own I’m sure you did Am G And maybe’s not fair to say F Am But there’s so much more you could have learned G From a wide-eyed kid like me ♫ Chorus: F C Gimme the days F C Gimme the days I knew I'd touch the veil Bb Am Still just a boy, green as a twig G F Swaying in the wind forever (x2) F C Gimme the days F C Am G (extended walk-up on G) ♫ Verse 2: C F And I tried to wrestle every wonder Am G In this endless chase F Am But I knew I needed something left G Of my fragile mental state C F Now somewhere there’s a light on Am G There’s a spirit with a harness on F Am A depth and unrelenting calm E Am A child running head-long C F There’s a line in the sand that I can’t see C F That tries to lay my dreams to waste Am But I don’t care if it rains or freezes G As long as I got my head on straight ♫ Chorus: F C Gimme the days F C Gimme the days I knew I'd touch the veil Bb Am Still just a boy, green as a twig G F Swaying in the wind forever (x2) F C Gimme the days F C Am G (extended walk-up on G) F C F C Am G (extended walk-up on G) (x2) C