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♫ Intro:
C Em D ( x2 )
♫ Verse 1:
C Em D C Em D
I was fourteen the first time I left home
C Em D C Em D
Not one drop of pollution, no taste of the cold
C Em D C Em D
I remember that winter when snow was just snow
C Em D C Em D
Runnin' free, full of dreams, and a heart of gold
♫ Pre-Chorus:
D Em D C
Then, all at once, it was over, all I knew
G
All at once, I got older and outgrew you
D Em D C
I just need to get back and I don’t know how
♫ Chorus:
Em D C
Oh, forgive me, my darlin', I let you down
Em D C
I don't know where you are and I need you now
Em D C
I’d do anything, I'd give up all I have
Em D C
I want you back, I want you back, I want you back
♫ Interlude:
Em D C
Em D C
♫ Verse 2:
Em D C Em D
Now I'm twenty-three and I still have dreams
C Em D C Em D
But now I'm dreaming to be how I used to be
C Em D C Em D
And I stay up, making peace with the irony
C E D C Em D
Oh, I'll waste away with this shame washing ov r me
♫ Pre-Chorus:
D Em D C
Then, all at once, it was over, all I knew
G
All at once, I got older and outgrew you
D Em D C
I just need to get back and I don’t know how
♫ Chorus:
Em D C
Oh, forgive me, my darlin', I let you down
Em D C
I don't know where you are and I need you now
Em D C
I’d do anything, I'd give up all I have
Em D C
I want you back, I want you back, I want you back
♫ Outro:
Em D C
I want you back, I want you back, I want you back
Em D C
I want you back, I want you back, I want you back
Em D C
Song History
Published: October 1, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025