verse 1 

                E      B 
I wish I was younger 
F#                     G#m                      E      B 
The fat kid with the big, blue eyes full of wonder 
F#         G#m                       E             B     F#       G#m 
No shame, no fame, no worries, the king of wiffle ball (oh, oh, oh-oh-oh) 
E                  B       F# 
Without a care at all 
              E      B 
I wish I was younger 
F#                    G#m                         E     B 
Keeping track of the lightning strikes and the thunder 
F#          G#m                E             B     F#        G#m 
Barely thirteen, no hurry, my feet over the wall (oh, oh, oh-oh-oh) 
             E          B    F# 
It doesn't matter if I fall 


[Refrão]
 
                    E G#m F# C#m  E G#m F# 
I wish I was younger 
                    E G#m F# C#m  E G#m F# 
I wish I was younger 


verse 2 
               E      B 
I wish I was younger 
F#            G#m                   E      B 
Barbies and fashion shows with my brother 
F#            G#m                  E           B    F#        G#m 
So clear, no fear, no bullies, I didn't even know (oh, oh, oh-oh-oh) 
           E              B    F# 
Where did all that magic go? 
                   E              B 
I remember third grade, shades, new rollerblades 
F#                G#m 
4 foot 2, feeling 10 foot 8 
E       B    F# 
Classic Mario 
             E                    B 
I remember charades, your braids, my first date 
F#                            G#m 
Working at the pool, barely ever getting paid 
E           B         F# 
Do you remember those days? 
                E      B 
I wish I was younger 
   F#                  G#m                      E       B 
Getting high with my friends outside in the summer 
   F#              G#m                      E             B      F#      G#m 
Never cool, never had a lot of money, but damn we had it all (oh, oh, oh-oh-oh) 
E          B   F#  G#m 
We had it all 


[Refrão]
 
                    E G#m F# C#m  E G#m F# 
I wish I was younger 
                    E G#m F# C#m  E G#m F# 
I wish I was younger 
                    E G#m F# C#m  E G#m F# 
I wish I was younger 


verse 3 
               E      B 
I wish I was younger 
F#                 G#m                          E   B 
Butterflies in my chest when I asked for your number 
F#              G#m 
You smiled and said, "You're funny" 
     E              B        F#      G#m 
Two words and I was gone (oh, oh, oh-oh-oh) 
     E              B        F#      G#m 
You wrote it on my arm (oh, oh, oh-oh-oh) 
             E            B       F#      G#m 
I swear, we set off the alarm (oh, oh, oh-oh-oh) 


Outro 
E        B             F#           G#m 
Do you remember making out in the stands? 
E           B                 F#            G#m 
Showing up late and getting kicked out of bands? 
B          F#          E          B 
Poor Mr. Kafer never could understand 
E                           F# 
Just take me back to who I was when I was younger 
E        B             F#           G#m 
Do you remember riding home in the rain? 
E              B               F#        G#m 
That Sunday morning, playing songs about Jane? 
B              F#            E        B 
And from that moment I was never the same 
E                           F# 
Just take me back to who I was when I was younger 
E                           F# 
Just take me back to who I was when I was younger 
E                           F#                     B 
Just take me back to who I was when I was younger