Intro
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Verse
G Em
The world says you’re ready when you’re eighteen
D G
And I was no exception to the rule.
G C
Eager to try my hand and prove to them that I was a man
D G
Not an ounce of fear in anything I do.
C D
Yeah, I thought I knew it all
G C
Turns out I didn’t have a clue
C D G
Before these walls were blue.
verse 2
G C
I remember sitting there in that old rocker
D G
3am trying to get you back asleep
G C
When I found myself laughing at you laughing
D G
Wishing the hands of time that I could cheat.
C D
Yeah, I thought that I knew love
G C
Turns out I didn’t have a clue
C D C D G
Before these walls, before these walls were blue.
Bridge
Em D
I believe in Heaven, I believe in magic,
C Am
I believe in a life besides these walls
verse 3
Now I believe
G C
In dinosaurs, in toys, trains and baseball
D G
What you’re gonna be for Halloween
G C
I'll be the villain and you will be the hero
D G
And save the day the way that you saved me.
C D
Yeah, I thought I knew myself,
G C
Turns out I didn’t have a clue
C D C D
Before these walls, before these walls
C D G
Before these walls were blue.