The Kid
Key: DEnglish
Intro
G D C D G D Em C
Verse
GI'm the Dkid who Emran away Cwith the circus
GNow I'm Dwatering CeleDphants
GBut I Dsometimes Emlie awake in Cthe sawdust
GDreaming I'm Din a Csuit of Dlights
EmLate at night in the Cempty big top on
EmI'm alone on the Chigh wire
EmLook he's working A7without a net this time
DHe's a real death CdeDfier
Verse
GI'm the Dkid who Emalways looked Cout the windows
GFailing Dtests in CgeoDgraphy
GBut I've Dseen things Emfar beyond just Cthe school yard
GDistant Dshores of Cexotic Dlands
EmThere's the spires Cof the Turkish empire
It's Emsix months sweet Cwe made the land fall
EmRiding low with the A7spice of India
DThrough Gibraltar were rich Cmen Dall
Verse
GI'm the Dkid who who Emthought we'd Csomeday be lovers
GAlways held Dout that Ctime would Dtell
GTime was Dtalking Emguess I Cwasn't listening
GNo surprise Dif you Cknow me Dwell
EmAs we're walking Ctoward the train station
EmThere's a Cwhispering rainfall
EmAcross the boulevard A7you'd slip your hand in mine
DIn the distance the Ctrain Dcalls
Verse
GI'm the Dkid who Emhas this habit of Cdreaming
GSometimes Dgets me Cin trouble Dtoo
GBut the Dtruth is I Emcould stop no more from Cdreaming
GThen I could Dmake them Call come Dtrue