F C G Am F C G Am [Verse] (Soft + Thumb) F C When I was a kid G Am I used to buy and sell gravity F C I knew how to fly G Am And I would teach you for a fee F C Broke every window G Am In my hotel heart F C When I was only 5 years old G Am but 12 years scarred F C And I'd hear the same voice G Am Echo in my mind F C Said, "Son you got an angel, G Am To chase the devil at night." Yeah [Chorus] (Hard + Nail) F C When I was a kid G Am My grandfather was a preacher F C He'd talk about God G Am Yeah he was something like a teacher F C He said, "God only helps those G Am Who learn to help themselves." F C He was a million miles from a million dollars G Am But you could never spend his wealth [Verse 2] (Soft + Thumb) F C I took a little faith G Am And put it in a parking lot F C I drove to a strange town G Am Full of "have" and "have nots" F C And as I walked through G Am that storybook life F C I was looking for an angel G Am to chase the devil at night [Mute] Oh! Oh! Oh! [Chorus] (Hard + Nail) F C When I was a kid G Am My grandfather was a preacher F C He'd talk about God G Am Yeah he was something like a teacher F C He said, "God only helps those G Am Who learn to help themselves." F C He was a million miles from a million dollars G Am But you could never spend his wealth [Interlude/Bridge] (Hard + Nail) F C G Am Oh! Oh! Oh! F C G Am Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! (Soft + Thumb) F C Wave G Am Put your hands up and hands down (Medium + Thumb) F C Wave G Am Put your hands up and hands down (Hard + Thumb) F C Wave G Am Put your hands up and hands down [Chorus] (Hard + thumb) F~(Once) C~(Once) When I was a kid (Hard + Nail) G Am My grandfather was a preacher F C He'd talk about God G Am Yeah he was something like a teacher F C He said, "God only helps those G Am Who learn to help themselves." F C He was a million miles from a million dollars G Am But you could never spend his wealth [Outtro] (Hard + Thumb) F C G Am F C G Am F C He was a million miles from a million dollars (Soft + Thumb) G~(Once) Am~(Once)~~~~~~~(Let ring to end) But you could never spend his wealth.