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[Chorus]
CLoo loo Amloo loo Cloo lAmoo
EmSha la la la laF  
CLoo loo Amloo loo Cloo lAmoo
EmSha la la la laF  
[Verse 1]
 CYou got a Ammouse in your Cpocket Amand he Emlooks a lot like meF  
 CAnd you're my Amconstant comCpanion, Amthat's the Emway we like to beF  
[Pre-chorus 1]
  BbmBut we'll get older soFon
  BbmAnd time will rearrange
And Dmwe'll be fast to chGange
I Dmknow it to be trGue
EmSomeday wAe'll be strangers Dtoo
[Chorus]
CLoo loo Amloo loo Cloo lAmoo
EmSha la la la la F(Oh yeah)
CLoo loo Amloo loo Cloo Amloo
EmSha la la la laF  
[Verse 2]
 CAnd I can Amonly iCmagine Amhow the Emtwo of us will growF  
 CI'll part it Amup and we'll Cget what we Amwant but Emlose a little moreF  
[Pre-chorus 1]
  BbmAnd when we reconveneF  
  BbmI see the ghost in her
Of a kDmid that you once werGe
I Dmpromise to stay truGe
EmSomeday wAe'll be strangers Dtoo
[Chorus]
CLoo loo Amloo loo Cloo lAmoo
EmSha la la la la F(Oh yeah)
CLoo loo Amloo loo Cloo Amloo
EmSha la la la laF  
[Bridge]
 AbI meant to call you back
But I'Gve been swamped at work and things are crCmazy
(WoBaugooooooooCm7ooo) You know how it isF  
Oh, you know how it Abis
(FiGve, six, seven...)
[Guitar Solo]
C(Loo loo Amloo loo Cloo lAmoo)
Em(Sha la la la laF, oh yeah)
C(Loo loo Amloo loo Cloo lAmoo)
Em(Sha la la la laF)
[Verse 3]
 CThere's a Amspot in the Ccity Amwhere the Embroken people goF  
 CAnd there's a Amcrack in the Csidewalk Amonly Emlonely eyes can knowF, and they sing...
[Chorus]
CLoo loo Amloo loo Cloo lAmoo
EmSha la la la la F(Oh yeah)
CLoo loo Amloo loo Cloo Amloo
EmSha la la la laF  
CLoo loo Amloo loo Cloo lAmoo
EmSha la la la laF  
CLoo loo Amloo loo Cloo Amloo
EmSha la la la laF, Sha la la la Cla

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Being Twelve

by Corin Ashley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Baug

Cm7

[Chorus]

C Am C Am

Loo loo loo loo loo loo

Em F

Sha la la la la

C Am C Am

Loo loo loo loo loo loo

Em F

Sha la la la la

[Verse 1]

C Am C Am Em F

You got a mouse in your pocket and he looks a lot like me

C Am C Am Em F

And you're my constant companion, that's the way we like to be

[Pre-chorus 1]

Bbm F

But we'll get older soon

Bbm

And time will rearrange

Dm G

And we'll be fast to change

Dm G

I know it to be true

Em A D

Someday we'll be strangers too

[Chorus]

C Am C Am

Loo loo loo loo loo loo

Em F

Sha la la la la (Oh yeah)

C Am C Am

Loo loo loo loo loo loo

Em F

Sha la la la la

[Verse 2]

C Am C Am Em F

And I can only imagine how the two of us will grow

C Am C Am Em F

I'll part it up and we'll get what we want but lose a little more

[Pre-chorus 1]

Bbm F

And when we reconvene

Bbm

I see the ghost in her

Dm G

Of a kid that you once were

Dm G

I promise to stay true

Em A D

Someday we'll be strangers too

[Chorus]

C Am C Am

Loo loo loo loo loo loo

Em F

Sha la la la la (Oh yeah)

C Am C Am

Loo loo loo loo loo loo

Em F

Sha la la la la

[Bridge]

I meant to call you back

G Cm

But I've been swamped at work and things are crazy

Baug Cm7 F

(Woooooooooooo) You know how it is

Oh, you know how it is

(Five, six, seven...)

[Guitar Solo]

C Am C Am

(Loo loo loo loo loo loo)

Em F

(Sha la la la la, oh yeah)

C Am C Am

(Loo loo loo loo loo loo)

Em F

(Sha la la la la)

[Verse 3]

C Am C Am Em F

There's a spot in the city where the broken people go

C Am C Am Em F

And there's a crack in the sidewalk only lonely eyes can know, and they sing...

[Chorus]

C Am C Am

Loo loo loo loo loo loo

Em F

Sha la la la la (Oh yeah)

C Am C Am

Loo loo loo loo loo loo

Em F

Sha la la la la

C Am C Am

Loo loo loo loo loo loo

Em F

Sha la la la la

C Am C Am

Loo loo loo loo loo loo

Em F C

Sha la la la la, Sha la la la la

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