Chords with lyrics
Intro:
Ab2 Eb MajorEb AbMaj9Abmaj9 Eb MajorEb Fm11Fm11 Db9Db9 C majorC
Verse 1:
C majorC Am9Am9
There was a boy I met in kindergarten.
Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC
He was sweet. He said that I was smart.
AbAb Eb/GEb/G
He was good at sports and people liked him.
Fm9Fm9 G7G7
And at nap time once we shared a mat...
G7G7 C2/F Am9Am9
I didn't sleep; I sat and watched him breathing.
Fmaj7Fmaj7 C2
Watched him dream for nearly half an hour...
Abmaj7Abmaj7 Gmaj7Gmaj7
Ooooooooooooooooo....
N.C.
Then he woke up.
Verse 2:
C/FC/F Am9Am9
He pulled a scab off one time playing kickball.
Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC
Kissed me quick, then pressed it in my hand.
Abmaj7Abmaj7 Eb/GEb/G
I took that scab and put it in a locket.
Fm9Fm9 G7G7
All year long I wore near my heart.
C/EC/E C2/F Am9Am9
He didn't care if I was thin or pretty.
Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC
And he was mine until we hit first grade.
Abmaj7Abmaj7 Gmaj7Gmaj7
Ooooooooooooooooo....
N.C.
Then he woke up.
Chorus:
C2
Last night I dreamed
C2 C2/E
A augmentedA horse with wings flew down into my homeroom.
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
On its back there he sat
C2 C2/E
And he held out his arms
Fmaj7Fmaj7
So we sailed above the gym.
E minorEm A minorAm
Across the faculty parking lot;
Cm7/Bb G minorGm Eb MajorEb
My kindergarten boyfriend and I...
G7G7
And a horse with wings...
Verse 3:
C/EC/E C/FC/F Am9Am9
Now we're all grown up and we know better.
Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC
Now we recognise the way things are.
Abmaj7Abmaj7 Eb/GEb/G
Certain boys are just for kindergarten.
Fm9Fm9 G7sus4G7sus4
Certain girls are meant to be alone...
C2/F Am9Am9
But I believe that any dream worth having
Fmaj7Fmaj7 C2
Is a dream that should not have to end!
Abmaj7Abmaj7 Eb/GEb/G
So I'll build a dream that I can live in!
Fm9Fm9 G7sus4G7sus4
And this time I'm never waking up!
Chorus:
Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 Fmaj7Fmaj7
And we'll soar above the trees!
C2 C2/E
Over cars and croquet lawns!
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
Past the church, and the lake!
C2 C2/E
And the TriCounty Mall!
Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 Fmaj7Fmaj7
We will fly through the dawn
E minorEm A minorAm
To a new kindergarten!
Cm7Cm7 G minorGm Eb MajorEb
Where nap time is centuries long...
Outro:
Abmaj7Abmaj7 Eb MajorEb
Oooooooo....
AbMaj9Abmaj9 Eb MajorEb
Oooooooo....
Fm11Fm11 Dbmaj7Dbmaj7