Chords with lyrics
Capo on 1st fret
INTRO:
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm x2
Verse 1:
FF C majorC
When I was a kid
G+G A minorAm
I used to buy and sell gravity
FF C majorC
I knew how to fly
G+G A minorAm
And I would teach you for a fee
FF C majorC
Broke every window
G+G A minorAm
In my hotel heart
FF C majorC
When I was only 5 years old
G+G A minorAm
but 12 years scarred
FF C majorC
And I'd hear the same voice
G+G A minorAm
Echo in my mind
FF C majorC
Said, "Son you got an angel,
G+G A minorAm
To chase the devil at night."
Yeah
Chorus:
FF C majorC
When I was a kid
G+G A minorAm
My grandfather was a preacher
FF C majorC
He'd talk about God
G+G A minorAm
Yeah he was something like a teacher
FF C majorC
He said, "God only helps those
G+G A minorAm
Who learn to help themselves."
FF C majorC
He was a million miles from a million dollars
G+G A minorAm
But you could never spend his wealth
Verse 2:
FF C majorC
I took a little faith
G+G A minorAm
And put it in a parking lot
FF C majorC
I drove to a strange town
G+G A minorAm
Full of "have" and "have nots"
FF C majorC
And as I walked through
G+G A minorAm
that storybook life
FF C majorC
I was looking for an angel
G+G A minorAm
to chase the devil at night
Mute:
Oh! Oh! Oh!
Chorus:
FF C majorC
When I was a kid
G+G A minorAm
My grandfather was a preacher
FF C majorC
He'd talk about God
G+G A minorAm
Yeah he was something like a teacher
FF C majorC
He said, "God only helps those
G+G A minorAm
Who learn to help themselves."
FF C majorC
He was a million miles from a million dollars
G+G A minorAm
But you could never spend his wealth
Interlude/Bridge:
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
Oh! Oh! Oh!
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!
FF C majorC
Wave
G+G A minorAm
Put your hands up and hands down
FF C majorC
Wave
G+G A minorAm
Put your hands up and hands down
FF C majorC
Wave
G+G A minorAm
Put your hands up and hands down
Chorus: (Hard + thumb)
FF C majorC
When I was a kid
G+G A minorAm
My grandfather was a preacher
FF C majorC
He'd talk about God
G+G A minorAm
Yeah he was something like a teacher
FF C majorC
He said, "God only helps those
G+G A minorAm
Who learn to help themselves."
FF C majorC
He was a million miles from a million dollars
G+G A minorAm
But you could never spend his wealth
Outtro:
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
FF C majorC
He was a million miles from a million dollars
G+G A minorAm