Only Children — Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Chords and lyrics for Only Children by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit (key of C).

Intro

[Em9] [Gmaj7] [Am] [Em9]

Verse 1

[Em9] Walking around at night,
[Gmaj7] Fighting my appetite
[Am] Every kid in cutoffs could be [Em9]you.
Remember when we used to meet,
[Gmaj7] The bottom of Mobile Street,
[Am] Do what the broken people [Em9]do.

Chorus 1

[G] Are you still taking [D]notes?
The Holy [Am]Ghost could get inside you
And do [C]whatever he put your mind to.
[G] Will you read me what you [D]wrote
We were [Am]locked outside the building
[C]Over-encouraged only children

Verse 2

[Em9] Cold coffee on the fire escape
[Gmaj7] Bet it all on a demo tape
[Am] But you still had something left to [Em9]steal.
Remember when we took too much
[Gmaj7] Get a little of the human touch
[Am] Hand to mouth and reel to [Em9]reel.

Chorus 2

[G] Are you still taking [D]notes?
[Am]Hydrocodone in your backpack
Maybe these [C]words will hold the beast back.
[G] Will you read me what you [D]wrote?
The one I [Am]said you stole from Dylan
[C]Over-encouraged only children.

Interlude 1

[Em9] [Gmaj7] [C] [Em9]

Bridge

[C] "Heaven's [C/B]wasted on the [Am]dead.”
That's what your Mama said
[C] And the hearse was [C/B]idling in the [Am]parking lot.
[C] She said you [C/B]thought the world to [Am]me
And you were glad to see it
[C] You finally [C/B]let me be an [D]astronaut.

Interlude 2

[G] [D] [C]

Chorus 3

[G] Are you still taking [D]notes?
Do you have [Am]anyone to talk to
Castle [C]walls that you would walk through.
[G] And do the dead believe in [D]ghosts?
Or are you [Am]lost in some old building
With [C]over-encouraged only children.

Outro

[Em9] [Gmaj7] [C] [Em9]
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