Alleyways

        C
If things were different, we were young
                                           Em
 Skinny dipping, having fun, I remember
              C                                              Em
 Back in 1991, when the story first begun, I remember (I remember)
 C                                                   Em
 All of these shells, holding the things I've done
 C                                     Em
 I knew myself before I knew anyone


                    C
And cause we all chew gum, we all have fun with water guns
              Am
 La da da da da da, da da dum dum dum
             C
 And we all grew up, sh** got tough
                                  Am
 Sh** just wasn't simple enough
            C       Em       C        Em
Ahh Oh


  C                      Am                    Em
 And whenever the sun came out, we played
 (We didn't want to get older, we didn't want to get older)
 C                           Am                    Em
 We would run on the block all night and day
 (We didn't want to get older)

[Verse 2:]
  C                                         Em
 What a mistake, saying the way I felt
 C                                  Em
 I say my name influences myself

[Pre-chorus:]
                   C
 And cause I started young, I learned it done, I didn't run
              Am
 La da da da da da
           C                                                                        Am
 I was scared as fuck and out of touch, and I was still testing my luck, oh
 C      Em      C        Em


  C                      Am                    Em
 And whenever the sun came out, we played
 (We didn't want to get older, we didn't want to get older)
 C                            Am                   Em
 We would run on the block all night and day
 (We didn't want to get older, we didn't want to get older)
  C                       Am                    Em
 And whenever the sun came out, we played
 (We didn't want to get older, we didn't want to get older)
 C         Am                Em
 I left myself in the alleyway


                       C
 If things were different, we were young
                                            Em
 Skinny dipping, having fun, I remember
 (I left myself in the alleyway)
 C                                                                      Em
 All I wanted would become everything I ever loved, I remember
                                 C     Em
 (I left myself in the alleyway)

[ C Em x6 fading out]