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I Feel Just Like A Child

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Devendra Obi Banhart (born May 30, 1981) is a Venezuelan American singer-songwriter and visual artist. Banhart was born in Houston, Texas and was raised by his mother in Venezuela, until he moved to California as a teenager. His first few records were released on the Young God Records label from New York City. His most recent CD was released by Nonesuch. He is one of the most popular artists to come out of the "New Weird America" movement, which includes performers such as Faun Fables

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Basically your standard blues pattern.

Standard Tuning

[Intro]
G

[Verse 1]
G
Well I feel just like a child
G
Yeah I feel just like a child
C
Well I feel just like a child
G
Well I feel just like a child
D
From my womb to my tomb
C G
I guess I'll always be a child

[Verse 2]
G
Well, some people try and treat me like a man
G
Yeah, some people try and treat me like a man
C
Well, I guess they just don't understand
G
Yeah, some people try and treat me like a man
D
They think I know shit
C G
But that's just it, I'm a child

[Verse 3]
G
Well, I need you to tell me what to wear
G
Yeah, I need you to help me comb my hair
C
Yeah, I need you to help me tie my shoes
G
Yeah, I need you to come keep me amused
D
From my cave to my grave
C G
I guess I'll always be a child

[Verse 4]
G
Well, I need you to help me reach the door
G
And I need you to walk me to the store
C
And I need you to please explain the war
G
And I need you to heal me when I'm sore
D
You can tell by my smile
C G
That I'm a child

[Verse 5]
G
And I need you to sit me on your lap
G
And I need you to make me take my nap
C
Could you first pull out a book, and read me some of that?
G
Cause I need you to make me take my nap
D
C G

[Verse 6]
G
And I need you to recognize my friends
G
Cause they're there even though you don't see them
C
They got their own chair, a plate, and a seat
G
You know I won't touch my food unless they eat
D
From the roof, to the floor
C G
I crawl around some more, I'm a child

[Verse 7]
G
And I need you to help me blow my nose
G
And I need you to help me count my toes
C
And I need you to help me put on my clothes
G
And I need you to hide it when it shows
D
From being my daddy's sperm
C G
To being packed in an urn, I'm a child

[Verse 8]
G
And when I steal, you gotta smack me 'til I cry
G
Don't you stop 'til all the tears run dry
C
See, I was born thinking all under the sky
G
Didn't belong to a couple old white guys
D
From sucking on my mama's breast
D G
To when they lay my soul to rest, I'm a child

[Outro]
G7
Well, I'm a little child
C7 G7
Oh, I'm a little child
D7 C7
I guess I'll always be
G7
A little child