Chords with lyrics
Standard Tuning, No Capo.
Intro: G, C, G, D MajorD (x2)
Verse 1:
G+G
Little Girl,
C majorC
Barely 7 years old,
G+G
I would imagine,
D MajorD
I was Carolyn Keene,
G+G A minorAm
Pounding chapters on blank sheets of paper
C majorC D MajorD G+G
I didn't notice you were noticing me
C majorC G+G
ah ah ah ah ahh
D MajorD G+G
ah ah ah ah ahh
C majorC G+G D MajorD
ah ah ah ah ahh
Verse 2:
G+G C majorC
You signed me up for a class with 20 big sisters
G+G D MajorD
And put me on the bike that you taught me to ride
G+G
What is this for?
A minorAm
I asked and you told me
C majorC D MajorD G+G
If you wanna go far get the basics right
C majorC G+G
ah ah ah ah ahh
D MajorD G+G
ah ah ah ah ahh
C majorC G+G D MajorD
ah ah ah ah ahh
Chorus:
G+G
And just like that
C majorC
You left me smiling
G+G
Just like that
C majorC
You left me wondering
E minorEm C majorC
Why oh why I had this peace of mind
G+G C majorC
Like a violin lives to sing
G+G
Like a child on a garden swing
C majorC E minorEm
No matter what the line
C majorC
You always had the time
G+G C majorC
You had the perfect rhyme
Verse 3:
G+G C majorC
I remember that day I came home crying
G+G D MajorD
So very mad at my first damn FF
G+G A minorAm C majorC
Arent you glad, you surprisingly asked me
D MajorD G+G
That this wasn't some major test
C majorC G+G
ah ah ah ah ahh
D MajorD G+G
ah ah ah ah ahh
C majorC G+G D MajorD
ah ah ah ah ahh
Chorus:
G+G
And just like that
C majorC
You left me smiling
G+G
Just like that
C majorC
You left me wondering
G+G E minorEm C majorC
Why oh why I had this peace of mind
G+G C majorC
Like a violin lives to sing
G+G
Like a child on a garden swing
C majorC E minorEm
No matter what the line
C majorC
You always had the time
E minorEm C majorC
You had the perfect rhymeeee
G+G D MajorD
ah ah ah ah ahh
E minorEm C majorC
You had the perfect rhymeeee
G+G D MajorD
ah ah ah ah ahh
Verse 4:
E minorEm A minorAm
I won't forget that Monday morning
D MajorD A minorAm
Trading Psalms upon your bed
E minorEm C majorC
Right there in the valley of the shadow of death
D MajorD G+G C majorC
I'm not afraid you said
Chorus:
G+G
And just like that
C majorC
You left me smiling
G+G
Just like that
C majorC
You left me wondering
E minorEm C majorC
Why oh why I had this peace of mind (I had this peace of mind)
G+G C majorC
Like a violin lives to sing
G+G
Like a child on a garden swing
C majorC E minorEm
No matter what the line
C majorC
You always had the time
E minorEm C majorC
You had the perfect rhymeeee
G+G D MajorD
ah ah ah ah ahh
E minorEm C majorC
You had the perfect rhymeeee
G+G D MajorD
ah ah ah ah ahh
G+G
And just like that
C majorC
You left me smiling
G+G
Just like that
C majorC
You left me wondering
E minorEm C majorC
Why oh why I had this peace of mind (I had this peace of mind)
G+G C majorC
Like a violin lives to sing
G+G
Like a child on a garden swing
C majorC E minorEm
No matter what the line
C majorC
You always had the time
G+G (Single Strum)