Originally in Em, I play in C#m
Intro
| C#m | B/C# | C#m | B/C# |
| Amaj7 | G#m7 | C#9sus4 | C# |
| C#m | B/C# | C#m | B/C# |
| Amaj7 | G#m7 | F#m11 | F#m11 |
Vox on 5 7 7 on “this used to”
| Amaj7 |
| This used to be my playground |
| G#7sus4 | C#m |
| This used to be my | childhood dream |
| F#m7sus4 | B | B/A |
| This used to be the | place I | ran to |
| G#m | C#m |
| Whenever I | was in need |
| F#m7sus4 | B |
| Of a friend |
| B/A | G#7 |
| Why did it | have to end, and why do they always say |
| Amaj7 | G#7 |
| Don’t look back |
| C#m | |
| Keep your | head held high |
| C#m7/B | |
| Don’t | ask them why because |
| Amaj7 | G#7 |
| Life is short |
| C#m | |
| And be | fore you know |
| C#m7/B | |
| You’re | feeling old |
| Amaj7 | G#7 | |
| And your | heart is | breaking |
| F#m7sus4 | |
| Don’t hold on to the | past |
| G#7 | C#m | |
| Well | that’s too much to | ask |
| C#m | B/C# | C#m | B/C# |
| Amaj7 |
| This used to be my playground |
| G#m7 | C#m |
| This used to be my | childhood dream |
| F#m7sus4 | B | B/A |
| This used to be the | place I | ran to |
| G#m | C#m |
| Whenever I | was in need |
| F#m7sus4 | B |
| Of a friend |
| B/A | G#7 |
| Why did it | have to end, and why do they always say |
| Amaj7 | G#7 |
| Live and lear | n |
| C#m | |
| Well the y | ears they flew |
| C#m7/B | |
| And we nev | er knew |
| Amaj7 | G#7 | |
| We were | foolish the | n |
| C#m | |
| We would n | ever tire |
| C#m7/B | |
| And that lit | tle fire |
| Amaj7 | G#7 | |
| Is | still ali | ve in me |
| F#m7sus4 | |
| It will never go a | way |
| G#7 | C#m | |
| Can’t say good | bye to yester | day |
| C#m | B/C# | C#m | B/C# |
String solo on verse chords
| Amaj7 | Amaj7 | G#7sus4 | C#m |
| F#m7sus4 | F#m7sus4 | B | B/A |
| G#m | G#m | C#m | C#m |
| Amaj7 |
| This used to be my playground |
| G#m7 | C#m |
| This used to be my | childhood dream |
| F#m7sus4 | B | B/A |
| This used to be the | place I | ran to |
| G#m | C#m |
| Whenever I | was in need |
| F#m7sus4 | B |
| Of a friend |
| B/A | G#7 |
| Why did it | have to end, and why do they always say |
| Amaj7 | G#7 |
| No regret | s |
| C#m | |
| But I | wish that you |
| C#m7/B | |
| Were | here with me, well then |
| Amaj7 | G#7 |
| There’s hope ye | t |
| C#m | |
| I can | see your face |
| C#m7/B | |
| In our | secret place |
| Amaj7 | G#7 | |
| You’re not | just a | memory |
| F#m7sus4 | |
| Say goodbye to yester | day |
| G#7 | C#m | |
| Those are | words I’ll never | say |
| C#m | B/C# | C#m | B/C# |
| Amaj7 |
| This used to be our playground |
| G#m7 | C#m |
| This used to be our | pride and joy |
| F#7sus4 | B | B/A |
| This used to be the | place we | ran to |
| G#m | C#m |
| That no one in the | world could dare destroy |
| Amaj7 |
| This used to be our playground |
| G#m7 | C#m |
| This used to be our | childhood dream |
| F#m7sus4 | B | B/A |
| This used to be the | place we | ran to |
| G#m | C#m |
| The best things in | life are always |
| Amaj7 | G#7 |
| Free, wishing you were | here with me |