Capo on 1st fret INTRO: F C G Am x2 Verse 1: F C When I was a kid G Am I used to buy and sell gravity F C I knew how to fly G Am And I would teach you for a fee F C Broke every window G Am In my hotel heart F C When I was only 5 years old G Am but 12 years scarred F C And I'd hear the same voice G Am Echo in my mind F C Said, "Son you got an angel, G Am To chase the devil at night."
Yeah Chorus: F C When I was a kid G Am My grandfather was a preacher F C He'd talk about God G Am Yeah he was something like a teacher F C He said, "God only helps those G Am Who learn to help themselves." F C He was a million miles from a million dollars G Am But you could never spend his wealth Verse 2: F C I took a little faith G Am And put it in a parking lot F C I drove to a strange town G Am Full of "have" and "have nots" F C And as I walked through G Am that storybook life F C I was looking for an angel G Am to chase the devil at night Mute: Oh! Oh! Oh! Chorus: F C When I was a kid G Am My grandfather was a preacher F C He'd talk about God G Am Yeah he was something like a teacher F C He said, "God only helps those G Am Who learn to help themselves." F C He was a million miles from a million dollars G Am But you could never spend his wealth Interlude/Bridge: F C G Am Oh! Oh! Oh! F C G Am Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! F C Wave G Am Put your hands up and hands down F C Wave G Am Put your hands up and hands down F C Wave G Am Put your hands up and hands down Chorus: (Hard + thumb) F C When I was a kid G Am My grandfather was a preacher F C He'd talk about God G Am Yeah he was something like a teacher F C He said, "God only helps those G Am Who learn to help themselves." F C He was a million miles from a million dollars G Am But you could never spend his wealth Outtro: F C G Am F C G Am F C He was a million miles from a million dollars G Am