Into: A, C#m, F#m, D x2
Verse:
A
Once in a while
C#m
I act like a child
F#m
To feel like a kid again
D
It gets like a prison in
A E
The body I'm living in
A
Cause everyones watching
C#m
Quick to start talking
F#m
I'm losing my innocence
D
Wish I were a little girl
A E
Without the weight of the world
Chorus:
A
It would be nice
C#m F#m
To start over again
D A
Before we were men
E F#m
I'd give, I'd bend
E
Lets play pretend
Interlude:
A, C#m, F#m, D
Verse:
A
Remember the time
C#m
We had soda for wine
F#m
And got by on gratitude
D
The worst they could do to you
A E
Was check your attitude
A
Yeah, when fights were for fun
C#m
We had water in guns
F#m
And a place we could call our own
D
How we lost hold of home
A E
I guess I'll never know
Chorus:
A
It would be nice
C#m F#m
To start over again
D A
Before we were men
E F#m
I'd give, I'd bend
E A
Lets play pretend
C#m F#m
And when its the end
D A
Our lives will make sense
E F#m
We'll love, we'll bend
E
Lets play pretend
Interlude:
A, C#m, F#m, D x2
Bridge:
A
Its not gonna be long
C#m
Before we're all gone
F#m
With nothing to show for them
D
Stop taking lives, come on
A E
Let's all grow up again
Chorus:
A
It would be nice
C#m F#m
To start over again
D A
Before we were men
E F#m
I'd give, I'd bend
E A
Lets play pretend
C#m F#m
And when its the end
D A
Our lives will make sense
E F#m
We'll love, we'll bend
E A
Lets play pretend