A
I remember barefoot creek
E
And rolled up huckleberry jeans
D
And posters hanging on the wall
D
Of heroes that would never fall


[Verse 2]
A
Summer nights, kick the can
E
Huffy bikes and Peter Pan
D
But baby, this ain't Neverland
D
No baby, this ain't Neverland


[Chorus]
A                                                D
Yeah, maybe life's not what I thought it'd be
A                                        D
It's nothing like my childhood fantasies
    F#m
It's harder than I could've known
    E
But higher than my hopes could've flown
    A                             D
And better than I ever could've dreamed
    A                 E             F#m      D
More villains and sad endings I suppose
                  A               E         A
But I'll take the thorns for this beautiful rose


[Verse 3]
      A
Well, I heard you could make God laugh
   E
By telling him the plans you have
    D
And now I know that to be true
     D
Cause I could never dream of you


[Verse 4]
A
Praise the Lord, there's something more than
E
What we think we're fighting for
D
Just think what we'd be missing
D
If we only got what we were wishing


[Chorus]
A                                                D
Yeah, maybe life's not what I thought it'd be
A                                        D
It's nothing like my childhood fantasies
    F#m
It's harder than I could've known
    E
But higher than my hopes could've flown
    A                             D
And better than I ever could've dreamed
    A                 E             F#m      D
More villains and sad endings I suppose
                  A               E         A
But I'll take the thorns for this beautiful rose

[Chorus]
A                                                D
Yeah, maybe life's not what I thought it'd be
A                                        D
It's nothing like my childhood fantasies
    F#m
It's harder than I could've known
    E
But higher than my hopes could've flown
    A                             D
And better than I ever could've dreamed
    A                 E             F#m      D
More villains and sad endings I suppose
                  A               E        F#m    D
But I'll take the thorns for this beautiful rose
              A               E          A
I'll take the thorns for this beautiful rose