Intro: C G B7 Em Chorus: C G I wish that I could say, "I had a good childhood" B7 Em I guess I've got some memories of running through the woods, and I C G Believe I even built myself a tree house B7 Em But I can't find a photo where I'm smiling with my teeth out C G I wish I'd listened more to what my grandpa said B7 Em C But I guess I got the gist of it, 'cause now and then I hear him in my head G And what he says is I should aim high B7 Em C That 99 percent of people never really live before they- G B7 Wish I could do it all again, but meet you when I'm ten Em D C Be so much better with my best friend G B7 Wish I could do it all again, but meet you when I'm ten Em D Be so much better with you Verse 1: C G I wish I had another shot to grow up B7 Em D But have you living next to me, that's probably how it's supposed to be C G But then I chose some folks in Minnesota B7 Em D Born into a quirky family, that tried their best to manage me C G But I was always running from my own love B7 Em D C Or running from authorities, I really could've used your company G On my street B7 Em We'd sure be hard to beat Chorus: C G I wish that I could say, "I had a good childhood" B7 Em I guess I've got some memories of running through the woods, and I C G Believe I even built myself a tree house B7 Em But I can't find a photo where I'm smiling with my teeth out C G I wish I'd listened more to what my grandpa said B7 Em D C But I guess I got the gist of it, 'cause now and then I hear him in my head G And what he says is I should aim high B7 Em D C That 99 percent of people never really live before they die G B7 Wish I could do it all again, but meet you when I'm ten Em D C Be so much better with my best friend G B7 Wish I could do it all again, but meet you when I'm ten Em D Be so much better with you Verse 2: C G Was it heaven or hell? It gets harder to tell B7 Em D But I guess I was living them bo-o-oth C G Beauty, breaking my heart, being scared of the dark B7 Em D C Being scared to grow up, 'cause I would have to leave my mom G B7 Em I just wish that I'd had you along Chorus: C G I wish that I could say, "I had a good childhood" B7 Em I guess I've got some memories of running through the woods, and I C G Believe I even built myself a tree house B7 Em But I can't find a photo where I'm smiling with my teeth out C G I wish I'd listened more to what my grandpa said -grandpa said- B7 Em D C But I guess I got the gist of it, 'cause now and then I hear him in my head G And what he says is I should aim high -I should aim high- B7 Em D C That 99 percent of people never really live before they die G B7 Wish I could do it all again, but meet you when I'm ten Em D C Be so much better with my best friend G B7 Wish I could do it all again, but meet you when I'm ten Em D C Be so much better with my best friend G B7 Wish I could do it all again, but meet you when I'm ten Em D C Be so much better with my best friend -my best friend- G B7 Wish I could do it all again, but meet you when I'm ten Em G Be so much better with you
