[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
F# A#m
Childhood is precious,
B F#
but if we knew the whole truth then,
B A#m D#m
it would make our memories dark,
G#m C# F#
so here's your, childhood, ruined.
F# B F#
The Little Mermaid movie poster featured dicks, not a lie.
B F#
And the original story of the Mermaid ended
G#m C#
When the Little Mermaid died.
F#
The Land Before Time was awesome,
B F#
Ducky's voice was a little girl's "quack".
B A#m D#m
Her real dad murdered her in cold blood,
G#m C# F#
That's why Ducky's voice did not come back.
[Chorus]
F# B D#m C#
Childhood ruined, childhood ruined, the truth is out there, and the truth is wow.
F# B D#m C# F#
Childhood ruined, childhood ruined, if it wasn't ruined before, its ruined now!
F#
"How about writers?"
[Verse 2]
F# B F#
The author of Peter Pan kept a book up on the shelf.
B F# G#m C#
He forged a will to get custody of kids then Peter killed himself.
F# B F#
The guy who wrote James and the Giant Peach really hated the Jews,
B A#m D#m G#m C# F#
And Lewis Carroll of Wonderland was a pedophile too.
[Bridge]
D#m B C#
The writer of the Giving Tree was a poetry machine,
D#m
His children's poems were so pornographic,
B C#
They were first published in Playboy Magazine.
[Chorus]
F# B D#m C#
Childhood ruined, childhood ruined, sorry to sacrifice your sacred cow.
F# B D#m C# F#
Childhood ruined, childhood ruined, if it wasn't ruined before, its ruined now!
[Bridge]
D#m
E.T. wasn't always a puppet,
B C#
He was played by a kid born with no legs.
D#m
During Milo and Otis, tons of dogs died,
B C#
But sometimes you've gotta break a couple eggs.
[Chorus]
F# B D#m C#
Childhood ruined, childhood ruined, sorry to sacrifice your sacred cow.
F# B D#m C# F#
Childhood ruined, childhood ruined, if it wasn't ruined before, its ruined now!
[Bridge]
D#m
So when it comes down to the truth,
B C#
Sometimes you must just surrender,
D#m B C#
The principal from Ferris Bueller is a registered sex offender...
[Outro]
F#
More child stars overdose,
B F#
Than time in this song will allow,
B A#m D#m
And so I have to ask you:
G#m C# F# C# F#
"Is your childhood ruined now?"