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G Capo 3
GIt seems so cold today, knowing that youD/F#’re going away
I know you need to go buEm7t I wish you would stay
All my senses coCadd9llide
GI know I’ve got to be keep on saying thiD/F#s is not the end
I know no matter what, you are sEm7till my friend
I just want to be where Cadd9you are
And I need youD  
You are the highG/Blight oCadd9f my dayD  
You make my smilG/Be not gCadd9o awayD  
And if I G/Bcould Cadd9I’d have Dyou stay
But I can’t ask Cadd9that of you
GSo I wilD/F#l remembEm7er you
When I’m Cadd9looking round at smiling faces
GI will rD/F#emember Em7you
In childCadd9hood places
GI was a sorry guy, so far thaD/F#t I didn’t realized
You came into my life and you heEm7lped me fly
I don’t want to Cadd9come down
GI know it’s your turn now
To find out what D/F#your own life will allow
I’ll live without you I Em7just don’t know how
I’ll take it one breath Cadd9at a time
And I need you, DI need you
You are the highG/Blight oCadd9f my dayD  
You make my smilG/Be not gCadd9o awayD  
And if I G/Bcould Cadd9I’d have Dyou stay
But I can’t ask Cadd9that of you
GSo I wilD/F#l remembEm7er you
When I’m Cadd9looking round at smiling faces
GI will rD/F#emember Em7you
When I’m Cadd9trying to fill the empty spaces
GI will rD/F#emember Em7you
In childCadd9hood places

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Childhood Places

by Benjamin Costello

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

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Em7

Cadd9

G/B

G Capo 3

G D/F#

It seems so cold today, knowing that you’re going away

Em7

I know you need to go but I wish you would stay

Cadd9

All my senses collide

G D/F#

I know I’ve got to be keep on saying this is not the end

Em7

I know no matter what, you are still my friend

Cadd9

I just want to be where you are

And I need you

G/B Cadd9 D

You are the highlight of my day

G/B Cadd9 D

You make my smile not go away

G/B Cadd9 D

And if I could I’d have you stay

Cadd9

But I can’t ask that of you

G D/F# Em7

So I will remember you

Cadd9

When I’m looking round at smiling faces

G D/F# Em7

I will remember you

Cadd9

In childhood places

G D/F#

I was a sorry guy, so far that I didn’t realized

Em7

You came into my life and you helped me fly

Cadd9

I don’t want to come down

I know it’s your turn now

D/F#

To find out what your own life will allow

Em7

I’ll live without you I just don’t know how

Cadd9

I’ll take it one breath at a time

And I need you, I need you

G/B Cadd9 D

You are the highlight of my day

G/B Cadd9 D

You make my smile not go away

G/B Cadd9 D

And if I could I’d have you stay

Cadd9

But I can’t ask that of you

G D/F# Em7

So I will remember you

Cadd9

When I’m looking round at smiling faces

G D/F# Em7

I will remember you

Cadd9

When I’m trying to fill the empty spaces

G D/F# Em7

I will remember you

Cadd9

In childhood places

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