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Not The Kid

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Intro: Hammeron to F# (breaths)
Verse: 
F#When wF#e were younger we had nothing to do
F#so we'd Bbclose our eyes and spin around in circles
 Ebmin
happy to hit the ground 
or Bhappy to just fall down
When we were younger we'd go down to the park
we'd catch all the fireflies we'd put 'em in jars
we never knew that they'd die we never really thought that far
Chorus X1
F#I'm nBot the kid you knew
F#im noBt the kid you remember
When we were younger we were scared of the dark
so we closed our eyes we pulled the sheets over our heads
we didn't want to see what's there 
like the shadows under the bed
And now that I'm older I look back on those days
I wish I had them back cuz the shadows are gone
or at least they're not that strong 
as the shadows in my head
Chorus X2
Bridge:
 Ebmin			F#  			C#  B  
In 1985 there was a picture taken with my name on it
 			B   Ebmin
climbin' an apple tree with blue shoes
C#You'd tBhink it was me I could swear it was you
Chorus X4

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Not The Kid

by Communist Daughter

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Intro: Hammeron to F# (breaths)

Verse:

F# F#

When we were younger we had nothing to do

F# Bb

so we'd close our eyes and spin around in circles

min

happy to hit the ground

or happy to just fall down

When we were younger we'd go down to the park

we'd catch all the fireflies we'd put 'em in jars

we never knew that they'd die we never really thought that far

Chorus X1

F# B

I'm not the kid you knew

F# B

im not the kid you remember

When we were younger we were scared of the dark

so we closed our eyes we pulled the sheets over our heads

we didn't want to see what's there

like the shadows under the bed

And now that I'm older I look back on those days

I wish I had them back cuz the shadows are gone

or at least they're not that strong

as the shadows in my head

Chorus X2

Bridge:

Eb F# C# B

min

In 1985 there was a picture taken with my name on it

B Eb

min

climbin' an apple tree with blue shoes

C# B

You'd think it was me I could swear it was you

Chorus X4

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