I guess you (D)real ly did it (G)this time.
Left your (G)self you in your war a path.
You would n’t Lost your (D)bal ance on a (G)tight rope.
if on ly Lost your (D)mind try’n to (G)get it back.
Was n’t it eas i (C)er in your lunch box (Csus2)days?
ing days,
when Al ways a big ger (C)bed some to crawl in brought to.
(Csus2)down to you?
Was n’t it beau ti (C)ful when you be lieved till in (Csus2)ev ’ry thing and ev ’ry bod y be lieved in (C)you?
It’s al right, just wait and see.
Your string of lights is still bright to me.
Oh, who you are is not where you’ve been.
You’re still an in no cent.
You’re still an in no cent.
I Did some (D)things you can’t it (G)speak of.
But at (G)night you live it all a gain.
You would n’t be your (D)shat tered on the (G)floor now
if on ly you had (D)seen what you (G)know now then.
Was n’t it eas i (C)er in your fire fly (Csus2)catch ing days,
when ev ’ry thing out of (C)reach some one big ger brought to.
(Csus2)down to you?
Was n’t it beau ti (C)ful when run ning wild till you (Csus2)fell a sleep be fore the mon sters caught up to (C)you?
It’s al right, just wait and see.
Your string of lights is still bright to me.
Oh, who you are is not where you’ve been.
You’re still an in no cent.
You’re still an in no cent.
You’re still an in no cent.
It’s o kay, life is a tough crowd.
Thir ty two and still grow ing up now.
Who you are is not what you did.
You’re still an in no cent.
(Em)Time turns flames to em bers.
(Dsus)You’ll have (D)new Sep tem bers.
(C)Ev ’ry one of us has messed up, too.
Ooh.
(Em)Minds change like the weath er.
(Dsus)I hope (D)you re mem ber to day is nev er too late to
be brand (Em)new.
Lost your (G)bal ance on a tight rope,
oh.
It’s nev er (G)too late to get it back.
This page shows “Innocent” by Taylor Swift in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 132 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.