Sara Bareilles - Just A Kid Chords

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D
A
C
G
Bm
A/C#
IntroDACG
VerseDYou were born in SeptemAber,
the same month we finally Cmet
When no one we knew remembGered
we'd been gone last year
DSpoke of living in AEngland,
changed your vocabulary
CGot a girlfriend I stiGll see every now and then
DWe were Ajust kCidsG
VerseDWe moved into an aApartment above a two-car garCage
When neither one of us Ghad 'em, it was overkill
DWe'd go out drinking on ASundays,
a love story in Csome ways
My first best fGriend I'll never see againChorusDTwenty years by your side,
you gave up your dream for mBmine
It was a leap of a kGind of faith I'd never known
DSang for you and your rAedhead,
surrounding your dBmeathbed
Forty years Gin, you were just a kidPost-ChorusDNow I'm all alone, out on the sA/C#treet
Singing in the phone, they're looking at Bmme.
And there was a time when I might have Gcared
But this one's for my best friend,
and he's everywheDreACG
VerseDYou had a million-watt Asmile,
you were a mess for a wChile
You never showed up on Gtime,
you were the best of them
DYour diamond heart was a Alighthouse,
without you, the Clight's out
I'll miss you forGever and ever, amenVerseDAll that time chasing raA/C#inbows,
driving in the raBmin.
So much we had to learn from the pGain of living
DYou never got to get mA/C#arried,
and I hate where you're Bmburied
You never got Gold, you were just a kidChorusDNow I'm all alone, out on the stA/C#reet
Singing in the phone, they're looking at Bmme.
And there was a time when I might have Gcared
But this one's for my best friend, so let 'em starePost-ChorusDAs I say your name and I kiss the sAky
And I feel no space between you and IBm
I smile and weep, 'cause I know you're theGre
This one's for my best friend,
and he's everywhereDACG
He's everywherDeACG
ChorusDTwenty years by your siA/C#de, what a beautiful rBmide
Even though I've been crying, I'd do it all again
DYou did not have to aA/C#sk me to remember you laBmughing
You know that I Gdid, you were just a kid

ChordsWorld Overview:

You’ll be glad to know this song uses a bunch of easy open chords like D, A, C, G, and Bm. Bm and A/C# are the only ones that might trip you up since Bm is a barre chord and A/C# needs a bit of finger finesse. Take your time switching between them, and don’t forget to let those open chords ring out for a fuller sound!

Intro: D, A, C, G
Verse: D, A, C, G, A/C#, Bm
Chorus: D, Bm, G, A/C#
Post-Chorus: D, A/C#, Bm, G, A

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