Capo: 3rd fret

[Verse 1]
D G
When I was a kid, I made a book
D A
Planning out how my future would look
D G
I drew in pictures of houses with views
D A
Two swings in the backyard, one pink and one blue
D G
Now that I’m older, I wish I could see
D A
A world where that still made sense to me

D A

[Chorus]
D G
‘Cause if my future kids end up like me
D A
They won’t get to sleep earlier than three
D G
They’ll be thinking ‘bout how they can be
D A
Better than they are, taking it too far
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Trying to change the things I love the most about them
D G D A
And I don’t think I could ever stand to see that happen, oh

[Verse 2]
D G
I was too young when I picked out their names
D A
Then wrote them at the top of every page
D G
‘Cause I didn’t know I would grow up to hate
D A
The way that I look and my size and my shape
D G
I wish I could make sure that they never see
D A
Themselves in the same way that I see me

D A

[Chorus]
D G
‘Cause if my future kids end up like me
D A
They won’t get to sleep earlier than three
D G
They’ll be thinking ‘bout how they can be
D A
Better than they are, taking it too far
D G D A
Trying to change the things I love the most about them
D G D A
And I don’t think I could ever stand to see that happen, oh

[Bridge]
D G
I’ll keep the book in a safe place
D A
‘Cause I’m not quite ready to throw it away

[Chorus]
D G
‘Cause if my future kids end up like me
D A
They won’t get to sleep earlier than three
D G
They’ll be thinking ‘bout how they can be
D A
Better than they are, taking it too far
D G D A
Trying to change the things I love the most about them
D G D A
And I don’t think I could ever stand to see that happen, oh

[Outro]
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