| Asus2 | E/A | Dsus2 | Asus2 | B11 | E7sus4 |
| Verse 1: |
| Asus2 | |
| When I was young I thought I had my own key |
| E/A | |
| I knew exactly what I wanted to be |
| Dsus2 | Asus2 | |
| Now I'm | sure |
| B11 | E7sus4 | |
| You've boarded up | every | door |
| Verse 2: |
| Asus2 | |
| Lived in a bubble days were never ending |
| E/A | |
| Was not concerned about what life was sending |
| Dsus2 | Asus2 | |
| Fantasy was | real |
| B11 | E7sus4 | |
| Now I know | much about the way I | feel |
| Bridge: |
| B11 | E7sus4 | |
| I'll paint you the | picture |
| B11 | E7sus4 | |
| Cos I don't think you | live round here no | more |
| B11 | E7sus4 | |
| I've never even | seen the key to the | door |
| B11 | E7sus4 | |
| We only get what | we will settle | for |
| Chorus: |
| Asus2 | E | |
| While we're | living |
| G | D | Asus2 | |
| The | dreams we had as | children fade a | way |
| E | |
| While we're | living |
| G | D | Asus2 | |
| The | dreams we had as | children fade a | way |
| E | |
| While we're | living |
| G | D | Asus2 | |
| The | dreams we had as | children fade a | way |
| E | |
| While we're | living |
| G | D | |
| The | dreams we had as | children |
| Fmaj7 | Dsus2 | Asus2 | |
| Fade a | way a | way a | way |
| Fmaj7 | Dsus2 | Asus2 | |
| They gonna fade a | way, a | way, a | way |
| Asus2 | E/A | Dsus2 | Asus2 | B11 | E7sus4 |
| Verse 3: |
| Asus2 | |
| Now my life has turned another corner |
| E/A | |
| I think it's only fair that I should warn you |
| Dsus2 | Asus2 | |
| Dream it while you | can |
| B11 | E7sus4 | |
| Maybe some | day I'll make you under | stand |
| Bridge: |
| B11 | E7sus4 | |
| I'll paint you the | picture |
| B11 | E7sus4 | |
| Cos I don't think you | live round here no | more |
| B11 | E7sus4 | |
| I've never even | seen the key to the | door |
| B11 | E7sus4 | |
| We only get what | we will settle | for |
| Chorus: |
| Asus2 | E | |
| While we're | living |
| G | D | Asus2 | |
| The | dreams we had as | children fade a | way |
| E | |
| While we're | living |
| G | D | Asus2 | |
| The | dreams we had as | children fade a | way |
| E | |
| While we're | living |
| G | D | Asus2 | |
| The | dreams we had as | children fade a | way |
| E | |
| While we're | living |
| G | D | |
| The | dreams we had as | children |
| Fmaj7 | Dsus2 | Asus2 | |
| Fade a | way a | way a | way |
| Fmaj7 | Dsus2 | Asus2 | |
| They gonna fade a | way, a | way, a | way |
| Fmaj7 | Dsus2 | Asus2 | |
| They gonna fade a | way, a | way, a | way |
| Fmaj7 | Dsus2 | Asus2 | |
| They gonna fade a | way, a | way, a | way |
| Outro: |
| Fmaj7 Dsus2 Asus2 x4 |
| Asus2 | |
| They gonna fade away, away, away (repeat) |