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Latchkey Kid

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[Intro] 
C  F   C  F
[Verse 1]
CWell tonight the stars are Fscreaming; I’ve long been learning how to let it Cgo
CI got these old forgotten Ffeelings; Looking back on how I got so Clow
Sometimes Flife plays like a Cseries of Dmexams
And you need Fsomeone to wash the Cbad blood off your Dmhands
Well you’ll Falways be my Cfavorite latchkey Dmkid
I’m Fsorry that I Churt you like I FdidC  F  
[Verse 2]
CThere’s something wrong, something Fmissing; Something I’ve seen inside my Cfriends
And CLord, It’s hard to have the Fvision; Standing at the darkest of dead Cends
Won’t you Ftell me how the Cstory goes and Dmgoes
When I’m Ftoo lost to tell my Ctemples from my Dmtoes
Lord I’ve Fgot too many Cpages left to Dmturn
To Fsit and wonder Cwhy that book won’t Fburn
[Interlude]
C      F   C   F
[Verse 3]
CSo here I stand, right beFfore you; Waiting for my turn to tow the Cline
CDon’t let me die in CaliFfornia; While I’m dragging all these rivers in my Cmind
Cause I’ve Ffound a love that Cshines into my Dmcore
And I don’t Ffeel the need to Cprove myself no Dmmore
And when I Flook into the Cmirror, now I Dmsee
A Fman I never Cknew that I could Fbe
[Outro]
C  F  C F C

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Latchkey Kid

by John Moreland

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Chords in this song · guitar

He does some hammer on's that you can learn by listening to the song

[Intro]

C F C F

[Verse 1]

C F C

Well tonight the stars are screaming; I’ve long been learning how to let it go

C F C

I got these old forgotten feelings; Looking back on how I got so low

F C Dm

Sometimes life plays like a series of exams

F C Dm

And you need someone to wash the bad blood off your hands

F C Dm

Well you’ll always be my favorite latchkey kid

F C F C F

I’m sorry that I hurt you like I did

[Verse 2]

C F C

There’s something wrong, something missing; Something I’ve seen inside my friends

C F C

And Lord, It’s hard to have the vision; Standing at the darkest of dead ends

F C Dm

Won’t you tell me how the story goes and goes

F C Dm

When I’m too lost to tell my temples from my toes

F C Dm

Lord I’ve got too many pages left to turn

F C F

To sit and wonder why that book won’t burn

[Interlude]

C F C F

[Verse 3]

C F C

So here I stand, right before you; Waiting for my turn to tow the line

C F C

Don’t let me die in California; While I’m dragging all these rivers in my mind

F C Dm

Cause I’ve found a love that shines into my core

F C Dm

And I don’t feel the need to prove myself no more

F C Dm

And when I look into the mirror, now I see

F C F

A man I never knew that I could be

[Outro]

C F C F C

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