[Verse 1]
C F C
The world is covered by our trails
C G Am
Scars we cover up with paint
F C
Watch them preach in sour lies
C F
I would rather see the world through the eyes of a child
C
Through the eyes of a child...
[Verse 2]
C F C
Darker times will come and go
C G Am
Time you need to see her smile
F
And mothers hands are warm and mild
C F
I would rather feel this world through the skin of a child
C
Through the skin of a child...
[Verse 3]
C F C
When a human strokes your skin
C G Am
That is when you let them in
F C
Let them in before they go
C F
I would rather feel alive with a childlike soul
C
With a childlike soul...
[Outro]
Am F
Hey oh, oh hey
C
Oh hey
G
Ah-ah
Am F
Hey oh, oh hey
C
Oh hey
G
Ooh-Ooh
Am F
Hey oh, oh hey
C
Oh hey
G
Ah-Ah
Am F
Oh hey, hey oh
C G
oh hey
Please don't leave me here