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I Was Just A Kid

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[Intro]
Em
Bm G A F#m
G F#m
Em
Bm G A F#m
G F#m Em
[Verse]
N.C
I was just a kid
EmI needed answers
AI found a screenG  
APromised adventure
CJust as I thought
BmI had it all
AI pulled the trigger
And noDthing Emhappened
[Verse]
EmI was in a dream
EmI was in heaven
AI saw a godG  
AI had a question
COpened my eyes
BmFell out the sky
ATried to remember
But there Dwas Emnothing
Em Em
G A  Em
C A  Em
[Pre-Chorus]
Then you gave me Emsomething
Something to Abelieve in
Yeah you gave me Emsomething
Something to Abelieve inA7  
[Chorus]
'Cause EmID  C  Bm  
was just a kidEm  G  Bm  A  
IEm  D  C  Bm  
was just a kidEm  G  
BmHow'd Git Aget F#mlike Emthis?
[Verse]
EmAnd the story ends
EmBut life goes on so
ALike those beforeG  
AAnd those to follow
CJust when you thought
BmYou knew it all
AYou find another
And then Dit Emhappens
[Pre-Chorus]
Then you gave me Emsomething
Something to Abelieve in
Yeah you gave me Emsomething
Something to Abelieve inA7  
[Chorus]
'Cause EmID  C  Bm  
was just a kidEm  G  Bm  A  
IEm  D  C  Bm  
was just a kidEm  G  
'Cause CI
was Bmjust a Akid
Then you gave me Csomething
  Bmgave my life a Ameaning
Yeah you gave me Csomething
BmSomething to Abelieve in
[Outro]
'BmCause CI want Bmsomething to Abelieve in
Yeah CI want something to Abelieve in
Em A
Am

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I Was Just A Kid

by Nothing But Thieves

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F#m

[Intro]

Bm G A F#m

G F#m

Bm G A F#m

G F#m Em

[Verse]

N.C

I was just a kid

I needed answers

A G

I found a screen

Promised adventure

Just as I thought

I had it all

I pulled the trigger

D Em

And nothing happened

[Verse]

I was in a dream

I was in heaven

A G

I saw a god

I had a question

Opened my eyes

Fell out the sky

Tried to remember

D Em

But there was nothing

Em Em

G A Em

C A Em

[Pre-Chorus]

Then you gave me something

Something to believe in

Yeah you gave me something

A A7

Something to believe in

[Chorus]

Em D C Bm

'Cause I

Em G Bm A

was just a kid

Em D C Bm

Em G

was just a kid

Bm G A F#m Em

How'd it get like this?

[Verse]

And the story ends

But life goes on so

A G

Like those before

And those to follow

Just when you thought

You knew it all

You find another

D Em

And then it happens

[Pre-Chorus]

Then you gave me something

Something to believe in

Yeah you gave me something

A A7

Something to believe in

[Chorus]

Em D C Bm

'Cause I

Em G Bm A

was just a kid

Em D C Bm

Em G

was just a kid

'Cause I

Bm A

was just a kid

Then you gave me something

Bm A

gave my life a meaning

Yeah you gave me something

Bm A

Something to believe in

[Outro]

Bm C Bm A

'Cause I want something to believe in

C A

Yeah I want something to believe in

Em A

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