| E | A | E | |
| I | think I'm goin' back to the | things I learned so well in my | youth |
| A | E | |
| I think I'm returning to those | days when I was young enough to know the | truth |
| C#m | Abm | |
| Now there | are no games to only | pass the time |
| C#m | E | |
| No more e | lectric trains, no more | trees to climb |
| A | B | E | |
| But thinking | young and growing | older is no | sin |
| A | B | E | |
| And | I can play the | game of life to | win |
| I can recall a time when I wasn't ashamed to reach out to a friend |
| Now I think I've got a lot more than just my toys to lend |
| Now there's more to do than watch my sailboat glide |
| But every day can be a magic carpet ride |
| A little bit of courage is all we lack |
| So catch me if you can, I'm goin' back |
| A | B | E | |
| La la la la | la la la la | la la la |
| A | B | E | |
| La la la la | la la la la | la |
| C#m | Abm | |
| Now there's | more to do than watch my | sailboat glide |
| C#m | E | |
| But every | day can be a magic | carpet ride |
| A | B | E | |
| A | little bit of | courage is all we | lack |
| A B n.c. |
| So catch me if you can, I'm goin' back |
| A | B | E | |
| La la la la | la la la la | la la la |
| A | B | E | |
| La la la la | la la la la | la |
| C#m | Abm | |
| Ahhhhhhhh... Ah ah ah | ahhhhhhhh |
| C#m | E | |
| Ahhhhhhhh... |