dont know if this is right but its how i sing it
any corrections let me know

Intro: G

Verse 1:

                 G                              Em
We were born to mothers who smoked and drank
      G                                          Em
Our Cribs were cribs were covered in lead based paint
     D                             C
No Childproof lids no seatbelts in cars
      D                                    C
Rode bikes with no helmets and still here we are
               G
Still here we are


Verse 2:

        G                       Em
We got daddy's belt when we misbehaved
      G                               Em
Had three T.V. channels you got up to change
     D                   C
No video games and no satellite
    D                                   C
All we had were friends and they were outside
         G
Playing Outside


Chorus:

          C    D    Em
It was a different life
              C    D   G
When we were boys and girls
            C    D    Em
Not just a different time
          C    D    G
It was a different world


Verse 3:

  G
School always started the same everyday

The pledge of allegiance then someone would pray

Not every kid made the team when they tried

We got disappointed but that was alright

We turned out alright
Chorus:

Bridge:

 Bm        Em
No bottled water
 Bm                Em
We drank from a garden hose
 Bm         Em
And every Sunday
  C
All the stores were closed


Chorus:


Chorus:

          C    D     G
It was a different world


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