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AmI met a stranger tE7he other day
AmAnd she smiled bFack at me
AI guess this wForld isn't so baCd
AmThe girl I stepped E7outside with 
AmIs a good friend Fof mine
AI push her to try new thingFs and she pushes me to be Ckind
AmI came to this place wiE7thout a friend
AmAnd she took my hFand
AShe showed me a new Fworld when I woke Cup 
Full of litAmtle kids, bFig trees, and cDampfire
AmShe taught me how tFo call this place hGome
AmI was someone's E7inspiration
AmI was a roFle model
AmI made a child's wGorld a better pClace
AmAnd I had the Gbest time of my liFfe
Am G
AmNow this home isn't the E7one I sleep in
AmActually it Fis
AmBut this home iE7s wide awake and full of Amlove and bFugs
AmAlways new things and people E7that come in
Am                F
AmI was someone's E7inspiration
AmI was a roFle model
AmI made a child's wGorld a better pClace
AmAnd I had the Gbest time of my liFfe
F C D
DFixed the fence and put back the cCattle
AmMoved the tree and helped tGhe other
FWrote a book about this Anew world
And that Cgirl
She's out there Dtoday
And this is my Fway of saying tE7hanks
AmI was someone's E7inspiration
AmI was a roFle model
AmI made a child's wGorld a better pClace
AmAnd I had the Gbest time of my liFfe
Am C

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Inspiration

by Skylark

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Am E7

I met a stranger the other day

Am F

And she smiled back at me

A F C

I guess this world isn't so bad

Am E7

The girl I stepped outside with

Am F

Is a good friend of mine

A F C

I push her to try new things and she pushes me to be kind

Am E7

I came to this place without a friend

Am F

And she took my hand

A F C

She showed me a new world when I woke up

Am F D

Full of little kids, big trees, and campfire

Am F G

She taught me how to call this place home

Am E7

I was someone's inspiration

Am F

I was a role model

Am G C

I made a child's world a better place

Am G F

And I had the best time of my life

Am G

Am E7

Now this home isn't the one I sleep in

Am F

Actually it is

Am E7 Am F

But this home is wide awake and full of love and bugs

Am E7

Always new things and people that come in

Am F

Am E7

I was someone's inspiration

Am F

I was a role model

Am G C

I made a child's world a better place

Am G F

And I had the best time of my life

F C D

D C

Fixed the fence and put back the cattle

Am G

Moved the tree and helped the other

F A

Wrote a book about this new world

And that girl

She's out there today

F E7

And this is my way of saying thanks

Am E7

I was someone's inspiration

Am F

I was a role model

Am G C

I made a child's world a better place

Am G F

And I had the best time of my life

Am C

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