I Was

C, Bm, D (2x) C Bm D I was the boy with shoes too tight and ankles caught between the tides. C Bm D I was the girl who wore a dress to Sunday school, and that was it. C Bm D I had a handkerchief that went around my neck. C Bm D It wiped my tears, sweat, my blood, my innocence throughout the years. D C Bm And now I'm not afraid. D C Bm I've found a body, soul and mind that I can keep. D C Bm And now I'm not afraid. D C Bm I've learned to love it and to keep it all the same. C, Bm, D C Bm D I was a wave, a cloud, a cliff, a slow parade. C Bm D Too short to speak; a lover with a heart of hide and seek. C Bm D And now, I know it's tough to be an elephant tied to a wing. D C Bm And now I'm not afraid. D C Bm I found a love and they love me. D C Bm And now I'm not afraid. D C Bm I found a love that's here to stay. C, Bm, D (2x) C