The Wonder Years

	  		
verse 1 

  D#m 
Before the war, before the lies 
  C#                                  F# 
Before my brother left that night, yeah 
            B                    D#m   C#     F#    B 
I was just a kid, I was singing la la la la la la la la 
                           D#m   C#     F#    B 
Shit was simple just like la la la la la la la la 
         D#m 
Yeah, before I grasped that people died 
   C#                          F# 
Before I saw my sister cry, yeah 
              B                  D#m   C#     F#    B 
I was just a kid, I was singing la la la la la la la la 
                           D#m   C#     F#    B 
Shit was simple just like la la la la la la la la 

            D#m          C# 
So take me back, to the days 
                F#              B 
When I was younger, all this bullshit is overrated 
D#m           C#              F#              B 
Back to the days, pour some shots out with my people 
                        D#m   C#     F#    B 
And we gon’ sing like la la la la la la la la 
                        D#m   C#     F#    B 
At our local bar like la la la la la la la la 


verse 2 

   D#m 
Before the world turned gray and dull 
   C#                                F# 
Before we both fell out of love, yeah 
             B                      D#m    C#   F#     B 
We were just kids, we were singing la la la la la la la la 
                           D#m    C#   F#     B 
Love was simple just like la la la la la la la la 
   D#m 
Before they put our dreams in jail 
   C#                              F# 
Before we lost our fairy tales, oh 
             B                      D#m    C#   F#     B 
We were just kids, we were singing la la la la la la la la 
                          D#m   C#   F#    B 
Love was simple just like la la la la la la la 

            D#m          C# 
So take me back, to the days 
                F#              B 
When I was younger, all this bullshit is overrated 
D#m           C#              F#              B 
Back to the days, pour some shots out with my people 
                        D#m   C#     F#    B 
And we gon’ sing like la la la la la la la la 
                        D#m   C#     F#    B 
At our local bar like la la la la la la la la 


Bridge 

F# 
   They say my dream is unreal 
B 
   I’m forgettin' how the sun feels 
D#m 
   I’m forgettin' how love heals 
C#                                        F# 
   And my niece is blowing bubbles in the yard 
F# 
   Economy is down, too 
B 
   They're lying on the damn news 
D#m 
   People murdering for damn shoes 
C#                                        F# 
   And my niece is blowing bubbles in the yard 
              B                                    Bbm B 
Think about it, my niece is blowing bubbles in the yard 
                                      F# 
My niece is blowing bubbles in the yard 
             B                    Bbm                  B 
Think about it, niece is blowin' bubbles in the yard, yeah 

            D#m          C# 
So take me back, to the days 
                F#              B 
When I was younger, all this bullshit is overrated 
D#m           C#              F#              B 
Back to the days, pour some shots out with my people 
                        D#m   C#     F#    B 
And we gon’ sing like la la la la la la la la 
                        D#m   C#     F#    B 
At our local bar like la la la la la la la la