Intro: G, C, G, D (x2)
G
Little Girl,
C
Barely 7 years old,
G
I would imagine,
D
I was Carolyn Keene,
G Am
Pounding chapters on blank sheets of paper
C D G
I didn't notice you were noticing me
C G
ah ah ah ah ahh
D G
ah ah ah ah ahh
C G D
ah ah ah ah ahh
G C
You signed me up for a class with 20 big sisters
G D
And put me on the bike that you taught me to ride
G
What is this for?
Am
I asked and you told me
C D G
If you wanna go far get the basics right
C G
ah ah ah ah ahh
D G
ah ah ah ah ahh
C G D
ah ah ah ah ahh
Chorus:
G
And just like that
C
You left me smiling
G
Just like that
C
You left me wondering
Em C
Why oh why I had this peace of mind
G C
Like a violin lives to sing
G
Like a child on a garden swing
C Em
No matter what the line
C
You always had the time
G C
You had the perfect rhyme
G C
I remember that day I came home crying
G D
So very mad at my first damn F
G Am C
Arent you glad, you surprisingly asked me
D G
That this wasn't some major test
C G
ah ah ah ah ahh
D G
ah ah ah ah ahh
C G D
ah ah ah ah ahh
G
And just like that
C
You left me smiling
G
Just like that
C
You left me wondering
G Em C
Why oh why I had this peace of mind
G C
Like a violin lives to sing
G
Like a child on a garden swing
C Em
No matter what the line
C
You always had the time
Em C
You had the perfect rhymeeee
G D
ah ah ah ah ahh
Em C
You had the perfect rhymeeee
G D
ah ah ah ah ahh
Em Am
I won't forget that Monday morning
D Am
Trading Psalms upon your bed
Em C
Right there in the valley of the shadow of death
D G C
I'm not afraid you said
G
And just like that
C
You left me smiling
G
Just like that
C
You left me wondering
Em C
Why oh why I had this peace of mind (I had this peace of mind)
G C
Like a violin lives to sing
G
Like a child on a garden swing
C Em
No matter what the line
C
You always had the time
Em C
You had the perfect rhymeeee
G D
ah ah ah ah ahh
Em C
You had the perfect rhymeeee
G D
ah ah ah ah ahh
G
And just like that
C
You left me smiling
G
Just like that
C
You left me wondering
Em C
Why oh why I had this peace of mind (I had this peace of mind)
G C
Like a violin lives to sing
G
Like a child on a garden swing
C Em
No matter what the line
C
You always had the time
G (Single Strum)
