Childhood

Gm D# Everyday's a childhood A# F Everyday's a wild wood Gm D# Always learning, always yearning A# F Everyday's a childhood Gm D# Sun in my eyes, spring in my nose A# F You asked what I remember most Gm D# Songs she sung by my cradle side A# F Father taught me to be kind Gm D# Before I learned the world was hard A# F Beneath the plum tree in the yard Gm D# Thinking, first life blossoms and then it fruits A# F Thought, "Even earth tastes pretty good" Gm D# A# Mmmmmmmmmmm Gm D# A# Mnmmmmmmmmm Gm D# Whoever makes the summer bloom A# F When I grow up, I wanna be like you Gm D# I thought, "I love all the things you do A# F "So when I grow up, I wanna be like you" F Gm D# But you told me of the cuckoo bird A# F Who takes the song birds from their nests Gm D# And steals their tune before it's heard A# F Now I know that sums up life the best F Gm D# 'Cause everyday's a childhood A# F Oh, everyday's a wild wood Gm D# Always learning, always yearning A# F Everyday's a childhood Gm D# Trouble turns up at your door A# F Posts you heartbreak letters Gm D# The next thing you know, you've realised A# F You've never been much better Gm D# But I remember what I loved A# F I remember where I'm from Gm D# And I'll keep singing beauty's song A# F That is where my heart belongs F Gm D# 'Cause everyday's a childhood A# F Oh, everyday's a wild wood Gm D# Always learning, always yearning A# F Everyday's a childhood Gm D# When everything was all brand new A# F That innocence of childhood Gm D# Oh, the gentle spell that loved me well A# F Before the cuckoo rang the bell F Gm D# A# Mmmmmmmmmmm Gm D# A# Mnmmmmmmmmm Gm D# Well, if love's the sun and truth's the rain A# F Then mercy seasons growing pains Gm D# Well, things can leave an ugly stain A# F But every day, I'm young again F F Gm D# 'Cause everyday's a childhood A# F Oh, everyday's a wild wood Gm D# Always learning, always yearning A# F Oh, everyday's a childhood Gm D# Yeah, everyday's a childhood A# F Oh, everyday's a wild wood Gm D# Always learning, always yearning A# F Oh, everyday's a childhood Gm D# A# Mmmmmmmmmmm Gm D# A# Mnmmmmmmmmm Gm D# A# Mmmmmmmmmmm A# A#