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Up Means Down

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[Verse 1]
GI belong to Cdreams and stories in my mind
GAll thCe wonder I see colors outside the lines
DI believe in the things I can’t see
[Chorus]
GI don’t want tCo grow Am7up, Gbecause I still make believe
GI don’t want Cto groAm7w up, becausDe up means dGown to me
[Verse 2]
GI play pretend and Cbuild my perfect backyard dream
GA littCle house in the sky, in between the trees
DNot a care in the world
[Bridge]
EmI see the world, I see the world
CWith wide eyes, wide eyes,
EmOh, I see the world, I see the world
CWith Dwide eyes,      eyes
GOoooooEmooooooEmooooooooCoooooh,D  
GLost in my little world
I Cfly from the highest swing
[Chorus]
GI don’t want tCo grow Am7up, Gbecause I still make believe
GI don’t want Cto groAm7w up, becausDe up means dG7own to me

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Up Means Down

by Joy Williams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Am7

[Verse 1]

G C

I belong to dreams and stories in my mind

G C

All the wonder I see colors outside the lines

I believe in the things I can’t see

[Chorus]

G C Am7 G

I don’t want to grow up, because I still make believe

G C Am7 D G

I don’t want to grow up, because up means down to me

[Verse 2]

G C

I play pretend and build my perfect backyard dream

G C

A little house in the sky, in between the trees

Not a care in the world

[Bridge]

I see the world, I see the world

With wide eyes, wide eyes,

Oh, I see the world, I see the world

C D

With wide eyes, eyes

G Em Em C D

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooh,

Lost in my little world

I fly from the highest swing

[Chorus]

G C Am7 G

I don’t want to grow up, because I still make believe

G C Am7 D G7

I don’t want to grow up, because up means down to me

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