IntroGEm7Cadd9GEm7Cadd9Verse 1GEm7
I believe kids oughta stay kids as long as they can
Cadd9DDsus4D
Turn off the screen, go climb a tree, get dirt on their hands
GEm7
I believe we gotta forgive and make amends
CD
Cause nobody gets a second chance to make new old friends
Em7DCadd9
I believe in working hard for what you've got
Em7DCadd9
Even if it don't add up to a hell of a lot
ChorusG
I believe most people are good
Em7
And most Mama's oughta qualify for sainthood
Cadd9GD
I believe most Friday nights look better under neon or stadium lights
G
I believe you love who you love
Em7
Ain't nothing you should ever be ashamed of
Cadd9D
I believe this world ain't half as bad as it looks
DGGEm7Cadd9
I believe most people are good
Verse 2GEm7
I believe them streets of gold are worth the work
Cadd9D
But I still wanna go even if they were paved in dirt
GEm7
I believe that youth is spent well on the young
Cadd9D
'Cause wisdom in your teens would be a lot less fun
Em7DCadd9
I believe if you just go by the nightly news
Em7DCadd9
Your faith in all mankind would be the first thing you lose
ChorusG
I believe most people are good
Em7
And most Mama's oughta qualify for sainthood
Cadd9GD
I believe most Friday nights look better under neon or stadium lights
G
I believe you love who you love
Em7
Ain't nothing you should ever be ashamed of
Cadd9D
I believe this world ain't half as bad as it looks
DG
I believe most people are good
InstrumentalGEm7Cadd9DBridgeEm7DCadd9
I believe that days go slow and years go fast
Em7DCadd9
And every breath's a gift, the first one to the last
ChorusG
I believe most people are good
Em7
And most Mama's oughta qualify for sainthood
Cadd9GD
I believe most Friday nights look better under neon or stadium lights
G
I believe you love who you love
Em7
Ain't nothing you should ever be ashamed of
Cadd9D
I believe this world ain't half as bad as it looks
DGEm7
I believe most people are good
OutroCadd9GEm7
I believe most people are good
Cadd9G
I believe most people are good
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