Childstar Album chords by Grace VanderWaal

• Capo on 4th
• Difficulty: Advanced

Track listing:
01.PROUD
02.BRAND NEW
03.HOMESICK
04.WHAT'S LEFT OF ME
05.CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT
06.BABYDOLL (featuring Aliyah's Interlude)
07.BEG FOR IT
08.BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS
09.FADE

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                                               Track 01 - PROUD
                Writer/s: Grace VanderWaal, Eren Cannata, Brittany Campbell, Niko Mansikka-aho

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NO CAPO

Intro:

Gmaj7


Verse 1:
Gmaj7
Humble child, promise I’ll be small

I won’t take up space at all
         Cmaj7
Remember gratitude, you tell me I’m great when I don’t cry and I never ask for
nothing
Gmaj7
Ground yourself, remember your place

You don’t have a voice yet, you don’t get to say
 Cmaj7
Apologise, better self-correct

Promise it’s the best if you never ask for nothing


Pre-Chorus:
Cmaj7
     Cause baby you’re so special

Baby you’re so special


Chorus:
  Gmaj7
Designed and made

Does it impress how well I play?

Did I make you proud?
      Cmaj7
Did I take your breath away?

Did I make you proud?
      Gmaj7
And I won’t complain

Bend around the edge like cellophane

Did I make you proud?
      Cmaj7
Did I take your breath away?

Did I make you proud?

‘Cause baby I’m so special


Verse 2:
Gmaj7
Nightmares blend into my daydreams
                   Cmaj7
I’m everything you taught me

I’m everything you wanted me to be

Wanted me to be
   Gmaj7                                             Cmaj7
Perfection, hide under my blankie, for one moment of safety

I’m everything you wanted me to be

Wanted me to be


Chorus:
  Gmaj7
Designed and made

Does it impress how well I play?

Did I make you proud?
      Cmaj7
Did I take your breath away?

Did I make you proud?
      Gmaj7
And I won’t complain

Bend around the edge like cellophane

Did I make you proud?
      Cmaj7
Did I take your breath away?

Did I make you proud?

‘Cause baby I’m so special


Outro:
Gmaj7        Cmaj7
     Ooh ooh ooh ooh

(Did I make you proud)
Gmaj7    Cmaj7
Ah
oh, oh, oh

(Did I make you proud)
      N.C.
Cause baby I’m so special

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                                             Track 02 - BRAND NEW
                         Writer/s: Grace VanderWaal, Eren Cannata, Skyler Stonestreet

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CAPO: 4

Intro:

G G/F# F C


Verse 1:
G
Cold room, can you hear me?
            G/F#
Blood is on my hands, am I filthy?
F                                      C
Define the guilt that I am supposed to hold
G
Lights out, do you fear me?
                   G/F#
Against the law of nature, would you bless me?
   F                                C
To keep all that I have, do nothing wrong


Pre-Chorus:
G
 I'm the woman, I'm the sin
G/F#
   A blemish burned into your skin
C
 I'm not the mother of your loss
Cm
I'm not the sister of your lust


Chorus:
G
Desperate, I'll pray
                     G/F#
Run the bath, in the water, I'll bathe
           F
I'll do anything that you say
              Cm
If I could be brand new
   G
An apple to taste
                  G/F#
Burn me up as I'm tied to a stake
       Cm
And my skin will rot

I'm staring at my grave
     N.C.         G         G/F# F C
Just hoping to be brand new


Verse 2:
                   G
What if I wanna be pretty?
                   G/F#
What if I wanna perform?
                 F
I don't wanna be nothing
                             C
What's my voice without your words?
                  G
So I'll speak the language
                       G/F#
But it's a one-sided design
                         F
It cuts my tongue when I speak it
                                 C
Because it's yours, no, it's not mine


Pre-Chorus:
G
'Cause I'm the woman, I'm the sin
G/F#
   A blemish burned into your skin
C
 I'm not the mother of your loss
Cm
I'm not the sister of your lust


Chorus:
G
Desperate, I'll pray
                     G/F#
Run the bath, in the water, I'll bathe
           F
I'll do anything that you say
              Cm
If I could be brand new
   G
An apple to taste
                  G/F#
Burn me up as I'm tied to a stake
       C
And my skin will rot
                  Cm
I'm staring at my grave
     N.C.         G         G/F# F C
Just hoping to be brand new


Outro:
G
Desperate, I'll pray
                     G/F#
Run the bath, in the water, I'll bathe
           F
I'll do anything that you say
              Cm
If I could be brand new
   G
An apple to taste
                  G/F#
Burn me up as I'm tied to a stake
F                              Cm
Rotting skin, I'll stare at my grave
                  N.C.
Just hoping to be brand new

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                                             Track 03 - HOMESICK
                                   Writer/s: Grace VanderWaal, Doug Schadt

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NO CAPO

Verse 1:
    D              Bm
I'm homesick for a day that never happened
        Em         G
And I'm going to a place that I imagined
      D           Bm
I'll awaken in my bed, the sheets are sweated
        Em            G               A
I don't know when the best of my life happened


Chorus:
         Bm Bb A      G#            G
'Cause I waste  every moment on the chase
A
Oh, it's never over
        Bm Bb     A             G#
For the day  that can't get any better
            G
If it's not mine, it's gone forever
         A
But then why do I remember?


Verse 2:
    D       Bm                             Em
I'm craving arms that never held me like a mother
      G
Who's love's so safe it's deadly
        D                       Bm
And I'm small, and I'm warm and all that's real is the moment
        Em                        G             A
And I'm no longer a woman, I just melt into the floor


Chorus:
        Bm Bb A      G#            G
While I waste  every moment on the chase
A
Oh, it's never over
        Bm Bb     A             G#
For the day  that can't get any better
            G
If it's not mine, it's gone forever
         A
But then why do I remember?


Bridge:
Em         G     D                   A
All I ever wanted never did exist at all
  Em                               G
I feel like my whole life has been haunted
D                     A
 By a child who never was
    Em         G     D                   A
And all I ever wanted never did exist at all
  Em                              G
I feel like my whole life has been haunted
D                     A
 By a child who never was


Outro:
Em         G     D                   A     Em G
All I ever wanted never did exist at all, mmh
D                     A
 By a child who never was

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                                         Track 04 - WHAT'S LEFT OF ME
                           Writer/s: Grace VanderWaal, John Riley, Tiffany Stringer

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NO CAPO

Verse 1:
D
 Eight months since I saw you
        F#m
But I'm still in your bedroom
G
 On my skin, I can feel you
D
 Rotting in those blue sheets
        F#m
Did you ever even love me?
G
 Do I haunt you like you haunt me?


Pre-Chorus:
           D
You are my hands, my lips, my cheek
F#m        G
Robbing me every time I speak
    A              Bm
The marks that you left still crawl on me
F#m       G
   What's left of me?


Chorus:
D                                  F#m         G
 Out on the street, yeah, you were dragging my hand
                             A           Bm
Took what I had and then you left me for dead
                                 F#m          G
Now I'm on my knees and I'm just trying to forget

(Oh, oh, oh)
D                               F#m   G
 What will it take for you to finally leave?
                                 A        Bm
Scrubbing my skin so hard that I start to bleed
                          F#m     G
Wonder if now it's just a part of me

(Oh, oh, oh)


Post-Chorus:
D         F#m G
 Oh, oh, oh
        A Bm
Oh, oh, oh
        F#m G
Oh, oh, oh


Verse 2:
    D                               F#m
And I know that I should have known better
    G                                 A
But it was so cold in the middle of Dеcember
     Bm                                         F#m        G
It's almost been a year and I nеver thought I'd be in this room

(Oh, oh, oh)


Pre-Chorus:
      D
But I feel you watch me while I sleep
    F#m          G
The grease in my hair, the rot in my teeth
        A             Bm
There's blood on your hands, I'm sorry I bleed
F#m       G
   What's left of me?

Oh


Chorus:
D                                  F#m         G
 Out on the street, yeah, you were dragging my hand
                             A           Bm
Took what I had and then you left me for dead
                                 F#m          G
Now I'm on my knees and I'm just trying to forget

(Oh, oh, oh)
D                                         F#m     G
(Oh, oh, oh) What will it take for you to finally leave?
                                            A          Bm
(Oh, oh, oh) Scrubbing my skin so hard that I start to bleed
                                       F#m     G
(Oh, oh, oh) Wonder if now it's just a part of me

(Oh, oh, oh)


Outro:
D        G
 Oh, oh, oh
        Bm
Oh, oh, oh
        G
Oh, oh, oh

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                                       Track 05 - CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT
                                   Writer/s: Grace VanderWaal, John Gerhart

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CAPO: 2

Intro:

D   D/C#
D   D/C#


Verse 1:
D                                                      D/C#
 In the bar on Broadway, there's a flicker in the dark
D                                                    D/C#
 Lighting up my face, and I'm stricken where you are
D                                        D/C#
 Break my finger if I don't keep my word
D                                               D/C#
 You can trust me I've nobody else left to turn


Pre-Chorus:
G
 And if you see me on a sidewalk somewhere
A
You can stare at your phone
G
 Just as long as I'm your favorite stranger
A
 I'll play along


Chorus:
D
Call it what you want
              D/C#
Up all night, dance between the dotted lines
D
Call me if you want
                                  D/C#    G
And say I'm yours, you know that, I never mind

As long as you love me alone
                             D     D/C#
You can call it whatever you want


Verse 2:
D
 Take my pride It's just imagination
            D/C#
Undress the thought that this will make it
D                                    D/C#
 Strip the rules of this arrangement
D
I know that this ain't a deal
           F#m
When we're down low, white lies are easy for me
D                                               A     F#m
I know it's always been we're at the end of the night


Pre-Chorus:
G
 And if they see us from the street in your window
A
 You can't tell them they're wrong
G
 Just as long as I'm your favorite stranger
A
 I'll play along


Chorus:
D
Call it what you want
              D/C#
Up all night, dance between the dotted lines
F#m
Call me if you want
                                  A       G
And say I'm yours, you know that, I never mind

As long as you love me alone
                             D     D/C#
You can call it whatever you want
D
Call it what you want
              D/C#
Up all night, dance between the dotted lines
D
Call me if you want
                                  D/C#    G
And say I'm yours, you know that, I never mind
                        A
As long as you love me alone
                N.C.
You can call it whatever you want

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                              Track 06 - BABYDOLL (featuring Aliyah's Interlude)
           Writer/s: Grace VanderWaal, Aliyah Bah, Kellen Pomeranz, Max Margolis, Tiffany Stringer

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NO CAPO

Intro:

C Am


Verse 1:
                   C
I'm stealing mom's car from the driveway for the weekend
             Am
Took another hit from your dad's pen, think I feel it
            C                                             Am
Baby doll's out for the night, yeah, for a real good time


Pre-Chorus:
C                       Am
Oh, I give up all my control
                         C
But, only if you kiss me slow
                                     Am
When your fingertips start getting low
N.C.
Go ahead, take me high, take me low


Chorus:
C
I'ma do just what I want to

I want what I want, and I want you, uh
Am
Burn the place down if I have to

Throw a tantrum like a babydoll
C
I'ma just do what I want to
         Dm
When you make me work

It just makes you move it, uh
C
Burn the place down if I have to
Dm
Throw a tantrum like a babydoll


Post-Chorus:
C
Just look at me, you're saying

"No, my dear, you're tragic, oh"
Am
  Just look at me, you're saying

"No, my dear, you're tragic, oh"


Verse 2:
C
Pointing rulеs, friends and foes back when wе didn't have to pose
Am
  You spark a blush just for fun then, now we do it just to keep us safe
     C
I'll be a baby doll then and forever, do what I want, I'll think about it later
Am
  Ain't nowhere where I could feel safer (Safer, safer)
      C
Yeah, don't give a fuck, it's either you or it's us

High heels on and I keep my bitches up
Am
Short skirt, crop top, dressed like a doll

Why have one when I could have a more?
        C
Yeah, I know you never met a bad bitch like me

So, let me tell you something about girls you see
    Am
I'm nice and I'm sweet, but't you try yet

I'm a baby doll, there's no denying


Chorus:
C
I'ma do just what I want to

I want what I want, and I want you, uh
Am
Burn the place down if I have to

Throw a tantrum like a babydoll
C
I'ma just do what I want to
         Dm
When you make me work

It just makes you move it, uh
C
Burn the place down if I have to
Dm
Throw a tantrum like a babydoll


Post-Chorus:
C
Just look at me, you're saying

"No, my dear, you're tragic, oh"
Am
  Just look at me, you're saying

"No, my dear, you're tragic, oh"
C
Just look at me, you're saying (I want what I want)

"No, my dear, you're tragic, oh" (I'll do what I have)
Am
  Just look at me, you're saying (I'm a baby doll)

"No, my dear, you're tragic, oh" (Born to be bad)
C
Just look at me, you're saying (I want what I want)

"No, my dear, you're tragic, oh" (I'll do what I have)
Am
  Just look at me, you're saying (I'm a baby doll)

"No, my dear, you're tragic, oh" (Born to be bad)

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                                            TRACK 07 - BEG FOR IT
                         Writer/s: Grace VanderWaal, Eren Cannata, Skyler Stonestreet

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CAPO: 2

Intro:

D


Verse 1:
G
 You give 'em and them taking
Bm                             A
  And you invite me to your mansion, ah, ah-ooh
G
 You know I really hate waiting
Bm                              F#7
  Can we just live in the moment?  Ah, ah, ah


Pre-Chorus:
Bm
Multiply the things I like, make me feel like, ooh
Bm
My supply, addicted to your eye


Chorus:
G                           F#m
Would you make me feel like I've been fucking irresistible?
Bm                      A
Don't you hesitate when I tell you exactly what I want?
G                       F#m
I could really take you there, but how far would you really go?
Bm              A
  Would you beg for it? Would you beg for it?


Post-Chorus:
   G   F#m  Bm  A
(Ah, ah
ah, ah)


Verse 2:
G
 Isn't this what you asked for?
Bm                        A
  And I'm walking in slow-mo, ah, ah-ooh
G
 In the panels on the top floor
Bm                    F#7
I wanna feel you need to be adored


Pre-Chorus:
Bm
Multiply the things I like, ah, make me feel like, ooh
Bm
My supply, addicted to your eye


Chorus:
G                           F#m
Would you make me feel like I've been fucking irresistible?
Bm                      A
Don't you hesitate when I tell you exactly what I want?
G                       F#m
I could really take you there, but how far would you really go?
Bm              A
  Would you beg for it? Would you beg for it?
G                           F#m
Would you make me feel like I've been fucking irresistible?
Bm                      A
Don't you hesitate when I tell you exactly what I want?
G                       F#m
I could really take you there, but how far would you really go?
Bm              A
  Would you beg for it? Would you beg for it?


Outro:
   G   F#m
(Ah, ah) Would you beg?
   Bm   A
(Ah, ah) Ooh
   G   F#m
(Ah, ah)  Would you beg?
Bm              A
  Would you beg for it?
                 N.C.
(Ah, ah, ah, ah) Ooh

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                                        TRACK 08 - BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS
                         Writer/s: Grace VanderWaal, Eren Cannata, Skyler Stonestreet

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NO CAPO

Intro:

G#


Verse 1:
Am                     Em
  Tell me what you want, use your words for once
G                          F
 Oh, now you can't speak up, I think I got it now
Am                  Em
  I don't wanna play, you don't make me afraid
G                          F
 I think I like this game, my turn, now you lost


Pre-Chorus:
Am                 Em
Everytime that you stand up the same
G                      F
I do it right and it's too close to waste
         Am               Em
Oh, it's my turn to talk, yours to obey
  G                            F
A flame that you can't contain


Chorus:

With all my, all my
Am        Em               G
Behave, behavioral problems
      F
Behave, I won't behave
Am        Em               G
Behave, behavioral problems
          F
Behave, no, I won't behave


Verse 2:
Am                    Em
  Maybe I jump the gun, but now I'm having so much fun
G                                    F
 And I don't think I could stop now, I love getting my way
Am
  So, what are you gonna do now?
Em
  Lock the doors and tie me down
G                                   F
 I think it's getting to my head, addicted to thе taste


Pre-Chorus:
Am               Em
My turn to talk, yours to obey
  N.C.
A flame that you can't contain


Chorus:

With all my, all my
Am        Em               G
Behave, behavioral problems
      F
Behave, I won't behave
Am        Em               G
Behave, behavioral problems
          F
Behave, no, I won't behave


Instrumental:
Am Em G F
Am Em G F


Chorus:

With all my, all my
Am        Em               G
Behave, behavioral problems
      F
Behave, I won't behave
Am        Em               N.C.
Behave, behavioral problems
N.C.
Behave, no, I won't behave
Am        Em               G
Behave, behavioral problems (Ah)
      F
Behave, I won't behave (Ah)
Am        Em                  G
Behave, behavioral problems (No, oh)
          F
Behave, no, I won't behave


Outro:
Am Em
 G    F
Ah, ah

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                                               TRACK 09 - FADE
                         Writer/s: Grace VanderWaal, Eren Cannata, Skyler Stonestreet

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NO CAPO

Intro:

C
C F


Verse 1:
C
Always been alone, wish I could call my mommy
F
Run me like a doll and just drive me home
C
Left her in the cold, where is everybody?
F
Thought that there'd be something at the end of the road


Pre-Chorus:
   C
If I screamed, would you hear it?

If I bled out, would you feel it?
      F
And I know I should just let it go
         C
But it's sewn in with a red thread

The grime under my nail beds
        F
There's nowhere else that I could go


Chorus:
    C                      E7
Oh, hey, I'll celebrate my pain
                F                       F#
Like ashes in a vase, won't let it fade away
    C                        E7
And hold my hand and walk me slow
                        Am                       F#  D
I'm scared to cross the road, won't let it fade away


Refrain:
C            E7
 Fadе, fade away
            Am
Fade, fade away
            F#  D
Fadе, fade away


Verse 2:
C
I get down on my knees, a self- : religion
F
Couldn't spend a night in my childhood home
    C
The sheets would be warm, my feet would hang over
F
Wouldn't be the same, but at least it'd be close


Pre-Chorus:
   C
If I screamed, would you hear it?

If I bled out, would you feel it?
      F
And I know I should just let it go
         C
But it's sewn in with a red thread

The grime under my nail beds
        F
There's nowhere else that I could go


Chorus:
    C                      E7
Oh, hey, I'll celebrate my pain
                F                       F#
Like ashes in a vase, won't let it fade away
    C                        E7
Oh, hold my hand and walk me slow
                        Am                       F#  D
I'm scared to cross the road, won't let it fade away


Bridge:
     C
I've run my feet bloody to the bone
E7
A little girl in a woman's coat
Am                                               F# D
  She's always there, crying with the door closed


Refrain:
N.C.
Fade, fade away
N.C.
Fade, fade away
N.C.
Fade, fade away


Outro:
F E7 Am D