Childish Things
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