Tom: Bm
Bm G D
Again and again
A Bm G D
Start over from scratch
A Bm G D
Build up from the ground
A Bm G D
The new kid in class
A Bm G D
I tell them my name
A Bm G D
Again and again
A Bm G D
I try to be kind
A Bm G D
and hope for a friend
A G
And hope for a friend
G A
It's like a game of hide and seek, they count to ten and look for me
Bm D
but it's been half an hour, I'm still crouched behind the couch and think
G A
That maybe they've forgotten me, gave up, gone to watch T.V.
Bm D
but I’ll be hiding quietly in case they circle back for me
G
The childhood I had
F# G
An outsider in my head
Bm G D
Again and again
A Bm G D
A Bm G D
Again and again
A Bm G D
We pack up and move
A Bm G D
I skip like a stone
A Bm G D
New school to new school
A Bm G D
Unable to float
A Bm G D
and holding my breath
A Bm G D
Afraid to approach
A Bm G D
Will you be my friend?
G
Will you be my friend?
G A
It's like a game of hide and seek, they count to ten and look for me
Bm D
but it's been several hours, I'm still crouched behind the couch and think
G A
That I'm the piece they'd rather lose, the seed you plant that never blooms
Bm D
A new kid much too nervous to stand up, step out or leave his room
G
The childhood I had
F# N.C.
An outsider in my head
Bm G D
Again and again
A Bm G D
A Bm G D
Class we have a new student
A Bm G D
He's a little withdrawn
A Bm G D
He just moved here from Texas or Nashville or Mars
A Bm G D
He'll be gone before long
A Bm G D
So he's not worth the trouble
A Bm G D
He's a novelty when
A Bm G D
all the cliques are connected
A Bm A G
The ephemeral friend
G A
It's like a game of hide and seek, They count to ten and look for me
Bm D
but it's been twenty years and I'm still crouched behind the couch and think
G A
That I'd be different had I known that birthday cakes and milestones
Bm D
wouldn't mark my progress growing up like years of eating lunch alone
G A
The childhood I had, an outsider in my head
F# G A
I ask myself: without it, would I be the Bug I am?
Bm G D
Again and Again
A Bm G D A
G
It's like a game of hide and seek
A
but it's my turn to search and, see,
Bm
I still know all the hiding spots
D
to check to find the lost and thank
G F#
The childhood I had, an outsider in my head
Bm
but never again
