Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
🎸 Verse 1:
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
The scariest thing I ever heard, was a three-year-old mouth the words, I want to be like you, someday
E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
It got me to thinking that maybe I should change my ways
🎸 Verse 2:
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
I’m watching every line because they love to memorize, everything I say
E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
I should probably watch the words I sing
🎸 Chorus:
E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
Ohhh, the innocence of a child
E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
Never ashamed to let their thoughts run wild
E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
Ohhh I wish I could be that kind
E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
I wish I could see the world through your eyes
🎸 Verse 3:
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
I love that childlike faith, the kind that no one should take away, I think I had, once before
E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
Got me to thinking that maybe I should pray a little more
🎸 Chorus:
E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
Ohhh, the innocence of a child
E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
Never ashamed to let their thoughts run wild
E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
Ohhh I wish I could be that kind
E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
I wish I could see the world through your eyes
🎸 Verse 4:
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
It’s a phone call when I am alone, asking me, when I’m going to come home, again
E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
Got me to thinking I need to spend a little more time with them
🎸 Chorus:
E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
Ohhh, the innocence of a child
E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
Never ashamed to let their thoughts run wild
E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
Ohhh I wish I could be that kind
E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
I wish I could see the world through your eyes
E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
I wish I could see the world through your eyes
🎸 Outro:
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
The scariest thing I ever heard, was a three-year-old mouth the words, I want to be like you, someday
E minorEm C majorC G+G
It got me to thinking that maybe I should change my ways