Gold Star Kid chords by Sierra Carson

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: G

Verse 1:
                      G         D               Am      C
I used to live at the ballpark    Dirt under my nails
               G          D           Am     C
Every summer vacation was hotter than hell
                  G        D                     Am    C
Always a bit of a try hard   never could hide it well
                  G             D            Am   C
Crying out at the cages when my average fell


Pre-Chorus:
                     D
I wanted practically perfect
                Em
Without all the practice
                  F
Some things never change
         C  N.C.
And this hasn’t

Chorus:
G    D    C
Gold star kid
N.C.
Don’t let yourself get in the
G   D  C
Way again
N.C.                       Em   D  C
You want your flowers then grow-ow-ow them
N.C.     G                D        C
Nobody’s keepin' you from reaching it
N.C.
Gold star kid


Interlude:
G   D   Am   C (x2)


Verse 2:
                    G          D                      Am      C
I used to ace every benchmark
almost the top of my class
                            G                     D                          Am   C
Don't know why I still say "almost," guess that's shit I will never get past
                   G                     D
I wanted people to like me, invite me, believe in my songs
      Am                 C
I was climbing at 19 and proving them wrong
      Em                    D
And I hate to admit that it took me this long
            Am                      C
To see that nobody else was praying on my downfall


Chorus:
G    D    C
Gold star kid
N.C.
Don’t let yourself get in the
G   D  C
Way again
N.C.                       Em   D  C
You want your flowers then grow-ow them
N.C.     G                D        C
Nobody’s keepin' you from reaching it   Gold star kid


Interlude:
G   D    Am   C
      Ohhhhhhhh  Gold Star Kid
G      D   Am  C
  Ohhh   ohhhhhhh


Outro:
                     D                        Em
I wanted practically perfect, without all the practice
                Am                 C
Some things never change, and this hasn't