Key:
Introduction: Em C G D Em C G D
Em C
This boy wants to play
G
There' s no time left today
D
It' s a shame ' cause he has to go home
Em C
This boy' s got to work
G D
Got to sweat just to pay what he gets to get left all alone
Am C
Well let' s step outside
G
Let' s go for a ride
D
Just for a while
Am C
No we won' t get caught
G D
Well that' s what I thought, until we cried
G
I' m still here
B7
But it hasn' t been easy
Em Cm
I' m sure that you had your reasons
G B7
I' m scared for this emotion
C A
For years I' ve been holding it down
Cm
For years I' ve been holding it down
Em C
This girl tries her best everyday
G D
But it' s all gone to waste ' cause there' s no one around
Em C
This girl she can draw she can paint
G
Likes to dance she can skate
D
Now she don' t make a sound
Am C
We' ll play in the park
G D
' Till it' s too dark for us to see
Am C
Well we' ll make our way home
G
With mud on our clothes
D
She won' t be pleased
G
I' m still here
B7
But it hasn' t been easy
Em Cm
I' m sure that you had your reasons
G B7
I' m scared for this emotion
C A
For years I' ve been holding it down
G B7
And I, love to forgive and forget
Em Cm
So I, try to put all this behind us
G B7
Just, know that my arms are wide open
C A Cm
The older I get, the more that I know
Cm
Well it' s time to let this go
D
I got to let it go (x4)
G B7
And I, love to forgive and forget
Em Cm
So I, try to put all this behind us
G B7
Just, know that my arms are wide open
C A Cm
The older I get, the more that I know
Cm G
Well it' s time to let this go
Chords: (All chords are relative to the capo)