12 Chords used in the song: Bb, Dm, G, Cm, Ebm, Gm, Eb, F, D7, Ab, F#, F7
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Bb
There's a picture on my kitchen wall
Dm
Looks like Jesus and his friends involved
G Cm
There's a party getting started in the yard
Cm Ebm Bb
There's a couple getting steamy in the car
Dm Gm
Parked in the drive
Cm Eb F
Was I too young to see this with my eyes?
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Bb
By the pool last night, apparently
Dm
The chemicals weren't mixed properly
G Cm
You hit your head and then forgot your name
Cm Ebm Bb Dm Gm
And then you woke up at the bottom by the drain
Cm Eb F
And now your altitude and memory's a shame
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Bb Cm Dm Cm
What about taking this empty cup and filling it up
Bb Cm
With a little bit more of innocence
Dm Cm Bb
I haven't had enough, it's probably because when you're young
D7 Gm Ab
It's okay to be easily ignored
Eb Eb F F#
I?d like to believe it was all about
F Bb
Love for a child
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Dm
And when the house was left in shambles
G Cm
Who was there to handle all the broken bits of glass
Cm Ebm Bb
Was it mom who put my dad out on his ass
Dm Gm
Or the other way around
Cm Eb F
Well I'm far too old to care about that now
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Bb Cm Dm Cm
What about taking this empty cup and filling it up
Bb Cm
With a little bit more of innocence
Dm Cm Bb
I haven't had enough, it's probably because when you're young
D7 Gm Ab
It's okay to be easily ignored
Eb Eb F F#
I?d like to believe it was all about
F Bb
Love for a child
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Ab Cm Bb Dm
It's kinda nice to work the floor since the divorce
Ab Cm Bb
I've been enjoying both my Christmases and my birthday cakes
Ab Cm Bb Dm
And taking drugs and making love at far too young an age
Ab
And they never check to see my grades
F F7
What a fool I'd be to start complaining now
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Bb Cm Dm Cm
What about taking this empty cup and filling it up
Bb Cm
With a little bit more of innocence
Dm Cm Bb
I haven't had enough, it's probably because when you're young
D7 Gm Ab
It's okay to be easily ignored
Eb Eb F F#
I?d like to believe it was all about
F Bb
Love for a child
Eb F F# F Bb
It was all about Love...
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when I first heard this song I thought that my brother wrote it about me (he showed it to me) it kinda is almost a mirror image of my empty cup but hey, its filling up now. thank you my friemd
05 Feb 2020
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