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Capo 5
[Chords]
 Am(x02210) -  Em(022000) -  Cadd9(x32033)-  G(320033) - Am* (x00010)
[Intro]
(Fingerpicking)
G  Am  Em  Cadd9
[verse 1]
(Fingerpicking)
GRoundabouts and people who say they're in love
AmGrid system city, rudeboys and some thugs
EmBut every so often someone has a spCadd9ark
GThey don’t follow trends, just who they are
AmIgnoring the fact that they’re called a star
EmBut they live everyday huddled in the Cadd9back
[Chorus]
GBut I’ll see her standing there
AmTrying to hiEmde, theCadd9re's no disguise
Cadd9That will make her look anything
Cadd9Anything short of perfect
GAnd I’ll call her for a word and Amwish she’d reveal
EmThe amazing ability, makCadd9es people feel
EmLike they’re flying
EmOh she had me flying up Gin the cloudAmsEm  Cadd9  
[Verse 2]
GLate buses and playgrounds and long days at school
Am*
Open mic night and acting a fool
EmBut this figure of a girl
EmI’ll never forgCadd9et
GI’d wait hours on buses and travel the streets
AmHoping her beauty would break my routine
EmI guess I was that guy who
Cadd9Thought he was in love
[Chorus]
GBut I’ll see her standing there
AmTrying to hide, Emthere's no disguisCadd9e
Cadd9That will make her look anything
Cadd9Anything short of perfect
And I’ll Gcall her for a word and Amwish she’d reveal
EmThe amazing ability, makes people feel
(Struming)
Cadd9Like they’re flying
                                Cadd9    G  Am*
Oh she had me flying up in the clouds
[Bridge]
EmIn the cloudCadd9s,
          G  Am*       Em  Cadd9  
In the clouds, In the clouds
[Chorus]
GBut I’ll see her standing there
AmTrying to hide, there's no disgEmuise
That will make her Cadd9look anything
Cadd9Anything short of perfect
GAnd I’ll call her for a word and Amwish she’d reveal
EmThe amazing ability, makes people feel
Cadd9Like they’re flying
[Outro]
 G   Am   Em   Cadd9x2

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Childhood

by Rocky Nti

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Capo 5

[Chords]

Am Em Cadd9 G Am

(x02210) - (022000) - (x32033)- (320033) - * (x00010)

[Intro]

(Fingerpicking)

G Am Em Cadd9

[verse 1]

(Fingerpicking)

Roundabouts and people who say they're in love

Grid system city, rudeboys and some thugs

Em Cadd9

But every so often someone has a spark

They don’t follow trends, just who they are

Ignoring the fact that they’re called a star

Em Cadd9

But they live everyday huddled in the back

[Chorus]

But I’ll see her standing there

Am Em Cadd9

Trying to hide, there's no disguise

Cadd9

That will make her look anything

Cadd9

Anything short of perfect

G Am

And I’ll call her for a word and wish she’d reveal

Em Cadd9

The amazing ability, makes people feel

Like they’re flying

Em G Am Em Cadd9

Oh she had me flying up in the clouds

[Verse 2]

Late buses and playgrounds and long days at school

Open mic night and acting a fool

But this figure of a girl

Em Cadd9

I’ll never forget

I’d wait hours on buses and travel the streets

Hoping her beauty would break my routine

I guess I was that guy who

Cadd9

Thought he was in love

[Chorus]

But I’ll see her standing there

Am Em Cadd9

Trying to hide, there's no disguise

Cadd9

That will make her look anything

Cadd9

Anything short of perfect

G Am

And I’ll call her for a word and wish she’d reveal

The amazing ability, makes people feel

(Struming)

Cadd9

Like they’re flying

Cadd9 G Am

Oh she had me flying up in the clouds

[Bridge]

Em Cadd9

In the clouds,

G Am Em Cadd9

In the clouds, In the clouds

[Chorus]

But I’ll see her standing there

Am Em

Trying to hide, there's no disguise

Cadd9

That will make her look anything

Cadd9

Anything short of perfect

G Am

And I’ll call her for a word and wish she’d reveal

The amazing ability, makes people feel

Cadd9

Like they’re flying

[Outro]

G Am Em Cadd9

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