Chords with lyrics
G+G
There were lions in my backyard
C majorC G+G
gathered in a gilded cage
G+G
where the circus used to winter
C majorC G+G
in its final golden age
E minorEm B minorBm C majorC G+G
we would talk talk talk about joining up when the big top came undone
D MajorD C majorC
there were lions in my backyard
G+G
when we were young
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD x2
(Ahhh)
G+G
There were castles in my bedroom
C majorC G+G
made from quilts and fitted sheets
G+G
Me and my brother we would guard them
C majorC G+G
with our plastic figurines
E minorEm B minorBm C majorC G+G
From the top bunk we could see out over the green carpet ocean
D MajorD C majorC
There were castles in my bedroom
G+G
when we were young
C majorC G+G E minorEm G+G
One thing can be said about the road that's traveled less
C majorC G+G D MajorD
those who walk it live and love a little harder than the rest
C majorC G+G E minorEm C majorC
and I'm digging through my past like it's a buried treasure chest
D MajorD
I'm looking for a little soul
D MajorD
I lost down the rabbit hole
D MajorD
oh we still go
D MajorD
like we was told
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
when we were young
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
when we were young
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
when we were young
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
when we were young
G+G
There were starships made of crystal
C majorC G+G
from my mother's chandelier
G+G
we would fly them through the hallways
C majorC G+G
til the hallways disappeared
E minorEm B minorBm C majorC G+G
making patterns out past Saturn in the swirling cosmic dust
D MajorD C majorC
there were starships made of crystal
G+G
when we were young
C majorC G+G E minorEm G+G
one thing can be said about the road that's traveled less
C majorC G+G D MajorD
there's so many twists and turns you don't got time for the regrets
C majorC G+G E minorEm C majorC
we come from punching our time clock until you're sorely out of breath
D MajorD
don't tell me when I'm done
D MajorD
when I'm finally grown up
D MajorD
cause we're still going
D MajorD
like we was told
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
when we were young
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
when we were young
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
when we were young
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
when we were young
G+G C majorC G+G
the letter box, keystone cops, helicopter coronation
G+G C majorC G+G
swirling sea, dragon's teeth, it's not just my imagination
G+G
there were lions in my backyard
G+G
when we were young
C majorC G+G
when we were young
when we were young