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I Thought I Was A Child

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Intro:
|      F  Fsus4|          F|        Dm|         Bb|
|           F|        Am7|        Bb|          C|
|    Bb       C|          F|        Bb|          F|
|          Bb|         Am|        Gm|    C7  A7/C#|
|          Dm|         Bb|         F|          F|
FIt's such a clever innocence with Dmwhich you do your Bbsorcery
As Fif somehow the Am7years just bow and Bblet that young girl go Cfree
I Bbthought I Cwas a Fchild untBbil you turned and Fsmiled
I Bbthought I knew where AmI was going untGmil I heard your Claughter A7/C#flowing
And Dmcame upon the Bbwisdom in your FeyesBb  F  
           C       C/Bb      Am7Gm7(11)   C  
Surprise!
FI've spent my whole life Bbrunning 'round
FChasing songs from Bbtown to town
FThinking I'd be Amfree so long as I Bbnever let love slow me Cdown
So Bblonely Cand so Fwild untBbil you turned and Fsmiled
By Bbnow I should have Am7long been gone
But Gmhere I am still Clooking onA7/C#  
As Dmif I didn't Bbknow which way to Frun
Solo:
|         C|        Bb|        Am|         D|
|        Gm|         C|         F|        A7|
|        Dm|        Bb|        Dm|        Bb|
|        Dm|        Bb|         F|         C|
FIt's such a clever innocence with which Dmyou show myBbself to me
FAs if you know how it Am7feels to never Bbbe who you wanted to Cbe
I Bbthought I Cwas a Fchild untBbil you turned and Fsmiled
I Bbthought that I was Amfree but I'm just Gmone more prisonCer of tiA7/C#me
AlDmone within the Bbboundaries of my Fmind
|     Bb|     F/A|      Gm|      C|
BbI thought I Am7was a Gm7child

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I Thought I Was A Child

by Jackson Browne

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fsus4

Am7

A7/C#

C/Bb

F/A

Gm7

Intro:

F Fsus4 F Dm Bb

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F Am7 Bb C

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Bb C F Bb F

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Bb Am Gm C7 A7/C#

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Dm Bb F F

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F Dm Bb

It's such a clever innocence with which you do your sorcery

F Am7 Bb C

As if somehow the years just bow and let that young girl go free

Bb C F Bb F

I thought I was a child until you turned and smiled

Bb Am Gm C A7/C#

I thought I knew where I was going until I heard your laughter flowing

Dm Bb F Bb F

And came upon the wisdom in your eyes

C C/Bb Am7 C

Gm7(11)

Surprise!

F Bb

I've spent my whole life running 'round

F Bb

Chasing songs from town to town

F Am Bb C

Thinking I'd be free so long as I never let love slow me down

Bb C F Bb F

So lonely and so wild until you turned and smiled

Bb Am7

By now I should have long been gone

Gm C A7/C#

But here I am still looking on

Dm Bb F

As if I didn't know which way to run

Solo:

C Bb Am D

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Gm C F A7

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Dm Bb Dm Bb

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Dm Bb F C

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F Dm Bb

It's such a clever innocence with which you show myself to me

F Am7 Bb C

As if you know how it feels to never be who you wanted to be

Bb C F Bb F

I thought I was a child until you turned and smiled

Bb Am Gm C A7/C#

I thought that I was free but I'm just one more prisoner of time

Dm Bb F

Alone within the boundaries of my mind

Bb F/A Gm C

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Bb Am7 Gm7

I thought I was a child

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