Verse: 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 G Am When I was only 5 years old but 12 years scarred F C And Iʼd 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: F C When I was a kid G Am My grandfather was a preacher F C Heʼd 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: 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 G Am And as I walked through that storybook life F C G Am I was looking for an angel to chase the devil at night N.C. o-o-ooh Chorus: F C When I was a kid G Am My grandfather was a preacher F C Heʼd talk about love 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 F C G Am o-o-ooh------ F C G Am o-o-ooh------ Bridge: F C Wave G Am Put your hands up and hands down F C Wave G Am Put your hands up and hands down F C Wave G Am Put your hands up and hands down Chorus: F C When I was a kid G Am My grandfather was a preacher F C Heʼd talk about life 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 F C G Am But you could never spend his wealth F C He was a million miles from a million dollars G Am F C G Am But you could never spend his wealth
