Childish Things - James McMurtry Capo 2 Dsus2 (xx0230) Asus4 (x02230) Em7* (x20230) G (320033) Em7 (022030) Bm(224432) D (000232) A (002220) Intro: Dsus2 Asus4 Em7* Dsus2 Verse 1: Asus4 Aunt Clara kept her Bible right next to the phone G Dsus2 In case she needed a quote, while she talked to someone Asus4 In my memory she smiles while the blessing is said G Dsus2 And visions of freeze tag dance through my head Asus4 She says I'll grow up big if I eat all my roast G Dsus2 I'll still believe in heaven but I won't believe in ghosts anymore Asus4 G Dsus2 I'll put away childish things, I'll put away childish things Verse 2: (same progression as first) Every other weekend, age of 13 With my fishin pole and my Field and Stream Ridin back home on the Trailways bus I looked out the window til I saw too much And I called my parents by their own first name I played in the alley, but I didn't play the game anymore I put away childish things, I put away childish things Chorus: Bm G The wolves howl all night long D A They won't stop and they won't go home Bm G D A Beneath my window they run Bm G And probably it'll be alright D A If I keep it locked up tight and Em7 G Dsus2 Wait til daylight comes (solo chords same as chorus) Verse 3: Now my boy goes like a house on fire He'll never burn out and he'll never retire And I remember when I used to think like that When I was young and the world was flat But I'm 40 some years old now and man I don't care All I want now is just a comfortable chair And to sell all my stock and live on the coast I dont believe in heaven but I still believe in ghosts I've put away childish things, I've put away childish things, I've put away childish things, I've put away childish things repeat chorus Em7 G Dsus2 If I wait til daylight comes Em7 G Dsus2 x2