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"Alleyways" By The Neighbourhood
 Album "I Love You"
Capo 3
[Verse 1]
 If things were differeCnt, we were young
 Skinny dipping, having fun, I rememberEm  
 Back in 1991, Cwhen the story first begun, I remember (I remeEmmber)
 CAll of these shells, holding the things I've doneEm  
 CI knew myself before I knew anyoneEm  
[Pre-Chorus]
And cause we all cheCw gum, we all have fun with water guns
 La da da da dAma da, da da dum dum dum
 And we all gCrew up, sh** got tough
 Sh** just wasn't simple enoughAm  
Ahh OhC  Em  C  Em  
[Chorus]
 ACnd whenever the sun camAme out, we playedEm  
 (We didn't want to get older, we didn't want to get older)
 CWe would run on the block alAml night and dayEm  
 (We didn't want to get older)
[Verse 2]
 WChat a mistake, saying the way I feltEm  
 CI say my name influences myselfEm  
[Pre-Chorus]
 And cause I starteCd young, I learned it done, I didn't run
 La da da da dAma da
 I was scarCed as f*** and out of touch, and I was still testing my luck, ohAm  
 C      Em      C        Em
[Chorus]
 ACnd whenever the sun camAme out, we playedEm  
 (We didn't want to get older, we didn't want to get older)
 CWe would run on the block all Amnight and dayEm  
 (We didn't want to get older, we didn't want to get older)
 ACnd whenever the sun came Amout, we playedEm  
 (We didn't want to get older, we didn't want to get older)
 CI left mysAmelf in the alleywaEmy
[Verse 3/Outro]
 If things were differeCnt, we were young
 Skinny dipping, having fun, I rememberEm  
 (I left myself in the alleyway)
 CAll I wanted would become everything I ever loved, I rememberEm  
 (I left myself in the alleyway)  C  Em  
[  C   Emx6 fading out]

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Alleyways

by The Neighbourhood

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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"Alleyways" By The Neighbourhood

Album "I Love You"

Capo 3

[Verse 1]

If things were different, we were young

Skinny dipping, having fun, I remember

C Em

Back in 1991, when the story first begun, I remember (I remember)

C Em

All of these shells, holding the things I've done

C Em

I knew myself before I knew anyone

[Pre-Chorus]

And cause we all chew gum, we all have fun with water guns

La da da da da da, da da dum dum dum

And we all grew up, sh** got tough

Sh** just wasn't simple enough

C Em C Em

Ahh Oh

[Chorus]

C Am Em

And whenever the sun came out, we played

(We didn't want to get older, we didn't want to get older)

C Am Em

We would run on the block all night and day

(We didn't want to get older)

[Verse 2]

C Em

What a mistake, saying the way I felt

C Em

I say my name influences myself

[Pre-Chorus]

And cause I started young, I learned it done, I didn't run

La da da da da da

C Am

I was scared as f*** and out of touch, and I was still testing my luck, oh

C Em C Em

[Chorus]

C Am Em

And whenever the sun came out, we played

(We didn't want to get older, we didn't want to get older)

C Am Em

We would run on the block all night and day

(We didn't want to get older, we didn't want to get older)

C Am Em

And whenever the sun came out, we played

(We didn't want to get older, we didn't want to get older)

C Am Em

I left myself in the alleyway

[Verse 3/Outro]

If things were different, we were young

Skinny dipping, having fun, I remember

(I left myself in the alleyway)

C Em

All I wanted would become everything I ever loved, I remember

C Em

(I left myself in the alleyway)

C Em

[ x6 fading out]

About Alleyways Chords by The Neighbourhood

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