The Girl I Used To Be

C G Em C G Em C G Em Once upon a time C G Em A Dublin girl ran free C G Down the cobblestones D Am Round pubs and homes C G Em As rich as she could be C G Em Swimming in the Irish Sea C G Em Climbing up Bray Head C G Her lips were warmed D Am With pots of tea C G Em Chips and buttered bread C (Fill 1) G Fed love from Mam and Da Fill 1 C Am7 G D They raised her up Em They made her fly C D They gave her roots and wings D As time moves on Em And years go by C D She'll miss those simple things C (Fill 1) G She's the girl I used to be Fill 1 C Am7 G C G Em The playgrounds all came down C G Em And we mourned our factories C G D Am Times were tough, but I had enough C G Em I had my family C G Em Life kicked in with all its might C G Em But my strong heart wouldn't break C G D Am I got kicked around and broken down C (Fill 1) G I took all that I could take Fill 1 C Am7 G D But you raise me up Em You made me fly C D You gave me roots and wings D As time moves on Em And years go by C D I miss those simple things C (Fill 1) G And the girl I used to be Fill 1 C Am7 G D Em C D D Em C D C (Fill 1) G Fill 1 C Am7 G C G Em Now I'm grown with a child of my own C G Em And I hope to God on high C G D Am That these are the days she thinks upon C (Fill 1) G As the best days of her life Fill 1 C Am7 G D And I'll raise her up Em I'll make her fly C D I'll give her roots and wings D As time moves on Em And years go by C D She'll miss those simple things C (Fill 1) G And the girl she used to be C (Fill 1) G She's the girl I used to be Fill 1 C Am7 G