Key: D
Introduction:
D#m
Before the war, before the lies
C# F#
Before my brother left that night, yeah
B D#m C# F# B
I was just a kid, I was singing la la la la la la la la
D#m C# F# B
Shit was simple just like la la la la la la la la
D#m
Yeah, before I grasped that people died
C# F#
Before I saw my sister cry, yeah
B D#m C# F# B
I was just a kid, I was singing la la la la la la la la
D#m C# F# B
Shit was simple just like la la la la la la la la
D#m C#
So take me back, to the days
F# B
When I was younger, all this bullshit is overrated
D#m C# F# B
Back to the days, pour some shots out with my people
D#m C# F# B
And we gon? sing like la la la la la la la la
D#m C# F# B
At our local bar like la la la la la la la la
verse 2
D#m
Before the world turned gray and dull
C# F#
Before we both fell out of love, yeah
B D#m C# F# B
We were just kids, we were singing la la la la la la la la
D#m C# F# B
Love was simple just like la la la la la la la la
D#m
Before they put our dreams in jail
C# F#
Before we lost our fairy tales, oh
B D#m C# F# B
We were just kids, we were singing la la la la la la la la
D#m C# F# B
Love was simple just like la la la la la la la
D#m C#
So take me back, to the days
F# B
When I was younger, all this bullshit is overrated
D#m C# F# B
Back to the days, pour some shots out with my people
D#m C# F# B
And we gon? sing like la la la la la la la la
D#m C# F# B
At our local bar like la la la la la la la la
Bridge
F#
They say my dream is unreal
B
I?m forgettin' how the sun feels
D#m
I?m forgettin' how love heals
C# F#
And my niece is blowing bubbles in the yard
F#
Economy is down, too
B
They're lying on the damn news
D#m
People murdering for damn shoes
C# F#
And my niece is blowing bubbles in the yard
B Bbm B
Think about it, my niece is blowing bubbles in the yard
F#
My niece is blowing bubbles in the yard
B Bbm B
Think about it, niece is blowin' bubbles in the yard, yeah
D#m C#
So take me back, to the days
F# B
When I was younger, all this bullshit is overrated
D#m C# F# B
Back to the days, pour some shots out with my people
D#m C# F# B
And we gon? sing like la la la la la la la la
D#m C# F# B
At our local bar like la la la la la la la la