Flora Cash - A good childhood

^CI wish that I could say, "I had a ^Ggood childhood" I g^B7uess I've got some memories of ^Emrunning through the woods, and I ^CBelieve I even built myself a ^Gtree house But^B7 I can't find a photo where I'm^Em smiling with my teeth out I ^Cwish I'd listened more to what my ^Ggrandpa said But^B7 I guess I got the gist of it, 'cause^Em now and then I hear him in my ^Chead And what he says is I should ^Gaim high That ^B799 percent of people ^Emnever really live before they- ^C Wish I could ^Gdo it all again, but ^B7meet you when I'm ten Be s^Emo much better with ^Dmy best ^Cfriend Wish I could ^Gdo it all again, but ^B7meet you when I'm ten Be ^Emso much better with ^Dyou

I ^Cwish I had another shot to ^Ggrow up But ^B7have you living next to me, that's^Em probably how it's ^Dsupposed to be But ^Cthen I chose some folks in Minne^Gsota Born in^B7to a quirky family, that ^Emtried their best to ^Dmanage me But ^CI was always running from my ^Gown love Or ^B7running from authorities, I ^Emreally could've ^Dused your compan^Cy On my ^Gstreet We'd ^B7sure be hard to ^Embeat

^CI wish that I could say, "I had a ^Ggood childhood" I g^B7uess I've got some memories of ^Emrunning through the woods, and I ^CBelieve I even built myself a ^Gtree house But^B7 I can't find a photo where I'm^Em smiling with my teeth out I ^Cwish I'd listened more to what my ^Ggrandpa said But^B7 I guess I got the gist of it, 'cause^Em now and then I ^Dhear him in my ^Chead And what he says is I should ^Gaim high That ^B799 percent of people ^Emnever really ^Dlive before they ^Cdie Wish I could ^Gdo it all again, but ^B7meet you when I'm ten Be s^Emo much better with ^Dmy best ^Cfriend Wish I could ^Gdo it all again, but ^B7meet you when I'm ten Be ^Emso much better with ^Dyou

Wa^Cs it heaven or hell? It get^Gs harder to tell But ^B7I guess I was living them ^Embo-o-oth ^D Beauty,^C breaking my heart, being ^Gscared of the dark Being ^B7scared to grow up, 'cause I ^Emwould have to ^Dleave my ^Cmom I just ^Gwish that I'd had you a^B7long ^Em

^CI wish that I could say, "I had a ^Ggood childhood" I g^B7uess I've got some memories of ^Emrunning through the woods, and I ^CBelieve I even built myself a ^Gtree house But^B7 I can't find a photo where I'm^Em smiling with my teeth out I ^Cwish I'd listened more to what my ^Ggrandpa said (grandpa said) But^B7 I guess I got the gist of it, 'cause^Em now and then I ^Dhear him in my ^Chead And what he says is I should ^Gaim high (I should aim high) That ^B799 percent of people ^Emnever really ^Dlive before they ^Cdie Wish I could ^Gdo it all again, but ^B7meet you when I'm ten Be s^Emo much better with ^Dmy best ^Cfriend Wish I could ^Gdo it all again, but ^B7meet you when I'm ten Be ^Emso much better with ^Dmy best ^Cfriend Wish I could ^Gdo it all again, but ^B7meet you when I'm ten Be ^Emso much better with ^Dmy best ^Cfriend (my best friend) Wish I could ^Gdo it all again, but ^B7meet you when I'm ten Be so ^Emmuch better with ^Gyou