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I Wanna Go Back

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[Intro]
(Go bacDk)Em  
(Wanna go baBmck)G  
[Verse]
DWhen I was a kid, I was sEmure I could run across the ocBmean,
That I was gonna be an aGstronaut
DIt was You, and it was Emme,
I had everything I neBmeded,
Faith could even move a moGuntaintop
[Pre-Chorus]
And then I grew uDp, and then I got oEmlder,
And my life got tBmough, and we grew Gapart
[Chorus]
Oooh, I Dwanna go back to ¨JEmesus loves me, this I know,
Bm¨For the Bible tells me, Gfor the Bible tells me so¨
DI wanna go back to ¨Emthis little light gonna let it shiBmne,
¨Gonna let it Gshine¨, I wanna go back
[Verse]
DWhen I was a kid, I didn't Emcare to keep up with the JonesBmes,
I was just happy that they lived next dGoor
DIt was You, and it was mEme,
I had everything I neeBmded,
Your hands were big enough to hGold the world
[Pre-Chorus]
And then I grew Dup, and then I got oEmlder,
And my life got tBmough, and we grew Gapart
[Chorus]
(Oooh) I Dwanna go back to ¨JEmesus loves me, this I know,
Bm"For the Bible tells me, Gfor the Bible tells me so¨
DI wanna go back to ¨Emthis little light gonna let it shBmine,
¨Gonna let it sGhine¨, I wanna go back
D(Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go back,
EmWanna go, wanna go, wanna go back,
BmWanna go, wanna go, wanna go backG)
[Bridge]
Back tDo ¨yes, Jesus lEmoves me,
¨Oh, Bmyes, Jesus Gloves me,
¨DYes, Jesus loEmves me¨,
BmI wanna go Gback
[Chorus]
Oooh, I Dwanna go back to ¨JEmesus loves me, this I know,
Bm¨For the Bible tells me, Gfor the Bible tells me so¨
DI wanna go back to ¨Emthis little light gonna let it shineBm,
¨Gonna let it Gshine¨, I wanna go
DI wanna go back to ¨EmJesus loves me, this I know,
Bm"For the Bible tells me, Gfor the Bible tells me so¨
DI wanna go back to ¨Emthis little light gonna let it shBmine,
¨Gonna let it sGhine¨, I wanna go back
D(Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go back,
EmWanna go, wanna go, wanna go back,
BmWanna go, wanna go, wanna go backG)
I wanna go bacDk

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I Wanna Go Back

by David Dunn

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D Em

(Go back)

Bm G

(Wanna go back)

[Verse]

D Em Bm

When I was a kid, I was sure I could run across the ocean,

That I was gonna be an astronaut

D Em

It was You, and it was me,

I had everything I needed,

Faith could even move a mountaintop

[Pre-Chorus]

D Em

And then I grew up, and then I got older,

Bm G

And my life got tough, and we grew apart

[Chorus]

D Em

Oooh, I wanna go back to ¨Jesus loves me, this I know,

Bm G

¨For the Bible tells me, for the Bible tells me so¨

D Em Bm

I wanna go back to ¨this little light gonna let it shine,

¨Gonna let it shine¨, I wanna go back

[Verse]

D Em Bm

When I was a kid, I didn't care to keep up with the Joneses,

I was just happy that they lived next door

D Em

It was You, and it was me,

I had everything I needed,

Your hands were big enough to hold the world

[Pre-Chorus]

D Em

And then I grew up, and then I got older,

Bm G

And my life got tough, and we grew apart

[Chorus]

D Em

(Oooh) I wanna go back to ¨Jesus loves me, this I know,

Bm G

"For the Bible tells me, for the Bible tells me so¨

D Em Bm

I wanna go back to ¨this little light gonna let it shine,

¨Gonna let it shine¨, I wanna go back

(Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go back,

Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go back,

Bm G

Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go back)

[Bridge]

D Em

Back to ¨yes, Jesus loves me,

Bm G

¨Oh, yes, Jesus loves me,

D Em

¨Yes, Jesus loves me¨,

Bm G

I wanna go back

[Chorus]

D Em

Oooh, I wanna go back to ¨Jesus loves me, this I know,

Bm G

¨For the Bible tells me, for the Bible tells me so¨

D Em Bm

I wanna go back to ¨this little light gonna let it shine,

¨Gonna let it shine¨, I wanna go

D Em

I wanna go back to ¨Jesus loves me, this I know,

Bm G

"For the Bible tells me, for the Bible tells me so¨

D Em Bm

I wanna go back to ¨this little light gonna let it shine,

¨Gonna let it shine¨, I wanna go back

(Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go back,

Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go back,

Bm G

Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go back)

I wanna go back

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