Misc Originals – Amelia Kitchens - Basics (Guitar)

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[Intro]
A       C#m          A
Lets go back to the basics

Bm                         A
When our biggest worry was our untied laces

A       C#m           A
lets go back to the basics

Bm                           A
our eyes cast a glow of wonder on our toothless faces

        Bm       A          E
can we just go back to the past?

Bm               A
time seemd to slip away from us

E     E   E
all too fast

E           Bm
When did playing with toys

          A
turn into talking to boys
c#m E when did we decide to take the play out of date?
E                 Bm
oh I dont know when it happened

              A
but I must have been napping

          C#m                 E
cause I feel like I walked in too late

E               Bm
Immagination out the door

          A
no more barbies on the floor

       C#m                            E
cause the peer pressure was just too great

E           Bm
We could find the joy within it all

           A
without the need for alcohol 

        C#m                       E
what happened to us just being eight?

A       C#m           A
Lets go back to the basics

Bm                         A
When our biggest worry was our untied laces

A       C#m           A
lets go back to the basics

Bm                           A
our eyes cast a glow of wonder on our toothless faces

        Bm       A          E
can we just go back to the past?

Bm               A
time seemd to slip away from us

E     E   E
all too fast

E                     Bm
Back when i could run and play for hours

         A
didnt have to take showers

C#m              E
bathtime bubbled all around

E                   Bm
and when we played hide and seek

               A
I always struggled not to peek

C#m                                   E
but it was nice knowing I'd always be found

E                 Bm
breakfast on the table

          A
cartoons when I was able

C#m                                         E
sneaking down the stairs without making a sound

E                             Bm
used to love learnning bout new stuff

              A
but now I feel I know enough

C#m                               E
can we just go back to the playground?

A       C#m           A
Lets go back to the basics

Bm                         A
When our biggest worry was our untied laces

A       C#m           A
lets go back to the basics

Bm                           A
our eyes cast a glow of wonder on our toothless faces

        Bm       A          E
can we just go back to the past?

Bm               A
time seemd to slip away from us

E     E   E
all too fast

D         E
Simpler days

D                            A
living life beneath the golden rays

D                        E
I see the brilliance of dawn

D                             A
maybe what we lost is not really gone
[Outro]
A            C#m                A
Thats why im going back the basics

        Bm                                      A
so we can put those glowing smiles back on our faces

A         C#m          A
im going back the basics

   Bm                               A
gonna find the magic in the darkest places

Bm           A                  E
though we cant go back to the past

Bm           A                  E
oh no we cant go back to the past

Bm           A                  E
oh no we cant go back to the past

Bm           A                  E            E       E
but we can find a way to make these little moments last
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