Nostalgia chords by Jann Arden

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Intro:

Em  Bm  Em  Bm  Em  Bm

Verse:
    Em
At night in their pj’s
                               Am
They were sitting on a bedroom floor
      C
Just kids, a few years apart
But if you heard them you would
              Em
think they’re older

They were talking about things
                              Am
No other kid at school would know
    C
Trying not to laugh to loud
Cuz if they did they knew they’d have
   Em
a reason to cry

Bridge:
     C                             Bm
They didn’t know what’s going on around
C                              Bm
All they knew was how to stay alive

Ref:
       Em
Oh it’s not that bad
You know it could be worse
       C
There’s God, thank God
Who died for us on the cross
           Am
There was a news on the radio
                       D
that somewhere in America
          G
Someone shot their kids
could’ve been you but it’s not
               D
And you should pray all night
and give your thanks to the Lord
         Am
That he kept you safe from
              G                   D
things you couldn’t even dream about

Instrumental:
C  Am  Em  Em
C  Am  G  G
Em  Bm

     Em
Hot chocolate and screaming
                            Am
Apple slices in a locked up room
        C
Back scratches and lullabies
while you cry yourself to sleep
        Em
Mommy’s favourite

Piggybacking and bruises
                              Am
Road trips under disappointed eye
     C
You have to be smart
but don’t question anything
             Em
Daddy’s favourite

Instrumental:
*play each chord once and gently*

Am  C  Em  Bm  Am  Em  Bm

Ref:
        Em
Oh it’s not that bad
You know it could be worse
        C
There’s God, thank God
Who died for us on the cross
            Am
There was a news on the radio
                        D
that somewhere in America
        G
Someone shot their kids
Could’ve been you but it’s not
               D
And you should pray all night
And give your thanks to the Lord
         Am
That he kept you safe
                 G
from all the things you couldn’t
         Am
dream about

                 G
And once you’re all grown up
You will know what it’s like
         C
To sacrifice all you have
For what you know isn’t right
            Am                     G
Not every flower that grew out of concrete
      D
is a rose
No, no

Outro:
Em  C  Am  G  D

Em  Bm  Em  Bm

Em