Love For A Child
Jason MrazVersion1
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Chords in this song
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D-DU-UDU
There's a picture on my kitchen wall
Looks like Jesus and his friends involved
There's a party getting started in the yard
There's a couple getting steamy in the car parked in the drive
Was I too young to see this with my eyes?
By the pool last night, apparently
The chemicals weren't mixed properly
You hit your head and then forgot your name
And then you woke up at the bottom by the drain
And now your altitude and memory's a shame
What about taking this empty cup and filling it up
With a little bit more of some innocence
I haven't had enough, it's probably because when you're young
It's okay to be easily ignored
( -walk-up notes on the string)
I like to believe it was all about
love for a child
And when the house was left in shambles
Who was there to handle all the broken bits of glass
Was it mom who put my dad out on his ass or the other way around
Well I'm far too old to care about that now
What about taking this empty cup and filling it up
With a little bit more of innocence
I haven't had enough, it's probably because when you're young
It's okay to be easily ignored
( -walk-up notes on the string)
I'd like to believe it was all about
love for a child
It's kinda nice to work the floor since the divorce
I've been enjoying both my Christmases and my birthday cakes
And taking drugs and making love at far too young an age
and they never check to see my grades
What a fool I'd be to start complaining now
What about taking this empty cup and filling it up
With a little bit more of innocence
I haven't had enough, it's probably because when you're young
It's okay to be easily ignored
( -walk-up notes on the string)
I'd love to believe it's all about
love for a child
( -walk-up notes on the string)
It was all about love...
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Readable chord sheet for Love For A Child by Jason Mraz
There's a p[A]icture on my kitchen wall
Looks like J[C#m]esus and his friends involved
There's a [F#]party getting started in the [Bm]yard
There's a [Bm]couple getting s[Dm]teamy in the c[A]ar parked[C#m] in the dr[F#m]ive
Was[Bm] I too young to see this with my [Esus4]eyes? [E]
By the p[A]ool last night, apparently
The c[C#m]hemicals weren't mixed properly
You [F#]hit your head and then forgot your n[Bm]ame
And then you w[Bm]oke up at the b[Dm]ottom by the dra[A]in [C#m] [F#m]
And now your a[Bm]ltitude and memory's a s[Esus4]hame [E]
[A] What about t[Bm7]aking this [C#m7]empty cup and f[Bm7]illing it up
With a li[A]ttle bit more of some i[Bm7]nnocence
I h[C#m7]aven't had enough, it's [Bm7]probably because when you're yo[A]ung
It's ok[C#7]ay to be ea[D]sily ign[Dm7]ored
[Dm7] ([D] [E] [F]-walk-up notes on the [A] string)
I like to believe it was all about
love for a ch[A]ild
And when the house was left in [C#m]shambles
Who was there to han[F#]dle all the broken bits of g[Bm]lass
Was it [Bm]mom who put my [Dm]dad out on his a[A]ss or the [C#m]other way a[F#m]round
Well I'm [Bm]far too old to care about that n[Esus4]ow [E]
[A] What about t[Bm7]aking this [C#m7]empty cup and f[Bm7]illing it up
With a li[A]ttle bit more of innoce[Bm7]nce
I h[C#m7]aven't had enough, it's [Bm7]probably because when you're yo[A]ung
It's ok[C#7]ay to be ea[D]sily ign[Dm7]ored
[Dm7] ([D] [E] [F]-walk-up notes on the [A] string)
I'd like to believe it was all about
love for a ch[A]ild
[G] It's kinda n[Bm]ice to work the fl[A]oor since the div[C#m]orce
I've been enj[G]oying both my Chr[Bm]istmases and my birthday cak[A]es
And t[G]aking drugs and m[Bm]aking love at f[A]ar too young an[C#m] age
and they n[G]ever check to see my grades
What a f[E]ool I'd be to start comp[E/G#]laining no[A]w
[A] What about t[Bm7]aking this [C#m7]empty cup and f[Bm7]illing it up
With a li[A]ttle bit more of innoce[Bm7]nce
I h[C#m7]aven't had enough, it's [Bm7]probably because when you're yo[A]ung
It's ok[C#7]ay to be ea[D]sily ign[Dm7]ored
[Dm7] ([D] [E] [F]-walk-up notes on the [A] string)
I'd love to believe it's all about
love for a ch[A]ild
([D] [E] [F]-walk-up notes on the [A] string) [A]
It was all about love...