Verse 1:
           C                         Dm        C
You were young enough to think I was invincible
      F
And brave enough
     C                  Dm7  C
To think that you were too
         Bbmaj7
You were on the rooftop
 F                Gm7
Singing all your favorite songs
 F             Bbmaj7
Making up the words
      Gm7  F            Gm
And I was so amazed by you

Chorus:
F      C F   Bb
Oh, my wildchild you were born

You hit the ground running
C           F              Bb
 I haven't seen you in a while

But I always saw this coming
C              Gm                   Bb
 Don't let a cruel world take your light away
       F
Just promise me you're gonna stay
C  F   Dm     C   F C  Dm
 Wildchild, ooh, wildchild

Verse 2:
          F                C
You were learning how to skate
           Dm          C
In empty swimming pools
     F                 C                    Dm  C
And laughing 'til the neighbors called the cops
         Bbmaj7          F
You were always getting up to something
Gm7                 F
Never changed that tune you hummed
    Bbmaj7                  F
And everybody knew that song
          Gm7
That just grew up and forgot

Chorus:
C  F   Bb
 Wildchild you were born

You hit the ground running
C           F              Bb
 I haven't seen you in a while

But I always saw this coming
C              Gm                   Bb
 Don't let a cruel world take your light away
       F
Just promise me you're gonna stay
C  F   Dm7
 Wildchild

Bridge:
            C          Fm7 C Dm7
Say you're gonna stay young
                        C  Dm7
Say you're gonna stay free
 C          F              C
Looking at you, looking at me
         Dm7          C
Say "I'm always gonna be"
   F C  Dm7   F  C   Dm
My wild, wild, wildchild

Solo:
C F C Dm C F C                  Bb
             You're a tough kid, you're a tough kid, you know that?

Solo:
   C Gm Bb F
   C Gm Bb F C
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