Capo: III
Intro: F C G Am     F C G C

F      C         G      Am
We are grown but cannot see 
F        C        G      C
Lost our world of make believe 
F      C         G        Am
Simple times now seem so far 
F       C     G        Am
Used to be in my backyard 
          F         C           G     C
yeah, the world was still in my backyard 

F           C      G         Am
But, we are okay, we are alright 
F     C       G
we sing very loud, 

yeah, we're singing 
F        C     G         Am
we are okay, we are alright
F          C       G        Am 
close our eyes, close our mouth
         F        C           G          C
yeah, we shut our eyes though we're in doubt 

F          C            G         Am
Build me a home from a cardboard box 
F       C        G     C
Many windows never locked 
F       C       G        Am
This is how we used to play 
F       C          G       Am
Shorter nights and longer days 
F        C              G     C
With faith we would not fade away 

 F           C      G         Am
But, we are okay, we are alright 
F     C       G
we sing very loud, 

yeah, we're singing 
F        C     G         Am
we are okay, we are alright
F          C       G        Am 
close our eyes, close our mouth
         F        C           G          C
yeah, we shut our eyes though we're in doubt 

Dm         G
And so it goes 
C        ( C/B )                F        G
We can never seem to find the time we lost 
C         ( C/B )       F
Though we try at any cost 
G       G
We try, we sing 

 F           C      G         Am
But, we are okay, we are alright 
F     C       G
we sing very loud, 

yeah, we're singing 
F        C     G         Am
we are okay, we are alright
F          C       G        Am 
close our eyes, close our mouth
         F        C           G          C
yeah, we shut our eyes though we're in doubt