Childlike Wildlife chords by Jason Mraz

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



These are the chords he plays in the live versions.


  C#m7  Bsus4 Asus2 Dm7  Csus4 C   C#m9 Badd4
e|--0------0------0-------------------8------0-----0--|
B|--5------5------5------6-----6------8------4-----4--|
G|--4------4------4------5-----5------9------4-----4--|
D|--2------2------2------3-----3------10-----2-----2--|
A|--4------2------0------5-----3------10-----4-----2--|
E|------------------------------------8---------------|

Verse 1:
              C#m7
Well I guess I'll treat her right
            Bsus4      Asus2
I guess I'll treat her right more this time
         C#m7
I'll try not to rely
       Bsus4       Asus2
Try not to rely on the perfect line
        C#m7
And I see no boundaries
        Bsus4
Except for the ones I'm in
   Asus2
And I don't expect you to overcome them

For that's my job description

Verse 2:
   C#m7
In a world of players and private eyes
 Bsus4
Unless you realize this
     Asus2
There's a whole lot you could miss
            C#m7
Do you know which one I am
       Bsus4
I am the cigarette smoking man
Asus2
Once an hour I light the flower

And burn baby burn

Verse 3:
      C#m7
When is it your turn
           Bsus4
Lord tell me when the sun goes down
     Asus2
Because I feel much better then anyway

Well I see much much better then anyway
    C#m7
Well I feel exposed
  Bsus4
Although I feel at home
Asus2
Dressed as a black plastic rose

All flowing head shoulders knees and toes
  C#m7         Bsus4      Asus2
We dance, we dance, we play, we rant and rave
    C#m7         Bsus4       Asus2
Oh´ We dance, we dance, we play, we rant and rave

Chorus:
     C#m7 (C#m9)  Bsus4 (Badd4) Asus2
Oh this childlike,   wildlife    is flooring me
     C#m7 (C#m9)  Bsus4 (Badd4) Asus2
Oh this childlike,   wildlife    is flooring me

Interlude:
C#m7 Bsus4 C#m7 Asus2 Bsus4
C#m7 Bsus4 C#m7 Asus2 Bsus4

(Rythm change)

C#m7 Bsus4 C#m7 Asus2 Bsus4
C#m7 Bsus4 Asus2 Asus2 Bsus4

Verse 4:
       C#m7 Bsus4 C#m7
Early in the morning
      Asus2
Late in the evening
Bsus4 C#m7       Bsus4 C#m7
Evening, we kinda get delirious
         Asus2 Bsus4
Breaking from the seriousness
C#m7       Bsus4  C#m7
I try not to get disoriented

Verse 5:
        Asus2  Bsus4  C#m7
Having chewed too many up on my side
     Bsus4    Asus2
Is it any wonder how I miss your smile
Bsus4   C#m7   Bsus4 C#m7
Is it any wonder, ohhh i,
     Asus2 Bsus4  C#m7
is it any wonde--r oh where
     Bsus4      Asus2
Is it any wonder, how I write
Bsus4 C#m7     Bsus4 C#m7
Pag---es layered upon pages
             Asus2     Bsus4 C#m7
Which to no one else but me can be accounted for
         Bsus4
For this moments sake

Verse 6:
      C#m7
I do not become me
  Asus2      Bsus4   C#m7
For path tunnels or straightaways
     Bsus4        C#m7
I do not watch as often as I should
  Asus2   Bsus4  C#m7      Bsus4
So instead I sketch my life a comfortable creature
Asus2       Bsus4
Slow and beautifully----y
C#m7 Bsus4 C#m7 Asus2 Bsus4
y---------------------y
C#m7 Bsus4    Asus2  Bsus4
Sl----ow and beautifully-----y
    C#m7          Bsus4   C#m7
Oh the smell and tastes of the past nights
            Asus2  Bsus4  C#m7
Well they're still locked up in my gentle jaw

Verse 7:
       Bsus4      C#m7
Not that I am wanting them to go
       Asus2  Bsus4
Just that they   are
 C#m7       Bsus4  C#m7
Ouou And I'm very much aware
         Asus2      Bsus4     C#m7
The madness of slow motion as you move your legs to walk
        Bsus4
I'm very much aware
   Asus4
Of this madness when you talk

Chorus:
    C#m7    Bsus4   C#m7  Asus2  Bsus2
Oh this childlike, wildlife is  flooring me
    C#m7    Bsus4   Asus2
Oh this childlike, wildlife is flooring me

Interlude:
C#m7 Bsus4 C#m7 Asus2 Bsus4
C#m7 Bsus4 C#m7 Asus2 Bsus4
C#m7 Bsus4 Asus2

(Key Change)

Dm7 Csus4 Dm7 C Csus4
Dm7 Csus4 C

Outro:
  Dm7   Csus4
We dance, we play
 Dm7    C    Csus4  Dm7
Oh lord we rant and ra-------ve
  Dm7     Csus4  C
We dance and we play always