Learned this to play to my friend Philip the engineer on his 30th birthday!
Capo 3rd Fret
All chords relative to capo
[Verse 1]
Em A
Em A
Philip the engineer sits down
Em A
And lays the blueprint on the ground
Em A Em
At this point he's the only one who can read them
D Am
It's been 5 years since the sky crashed down
Em Am
The city has moved underground
Em Am Em
And he's the one who built the walls that saved them
[Pre-Chorus]
C Bm
But he knows, he knows
Am D (slow tempo)
They're slowly caving, caving
[Chorus]
G F C
I don't wanna be the one who says it's broken but
Am D G
Somebody's gotta tell it like it is
G F C
And I don't wanna kill the vibe or burst your bubble babe
D C G
But time makes grownups out of kids
E7 C G
Oh time makes grownups out of kids
[Verse 2]
Em A
Harold Bronson grew up here
Em A
Apprentice to the engineer
Em A Em
He's never sees the sun or stars before
D Am
And he's studying all night and day
Em Am
He's losing sleep to learn his trade
Em Am Em.
But he's noticed a flaw in Philip's equation
[PreChorus]
C Bm
And he knows, he knows
Am D (slow tempo)
They're all in danger, danger
[Chorus]
G F C
I don't wanna be the one who says it's broken but
Am D G
Somebody's gotta tell it like it is
G F C
And I don't wanna kill the vibe or burst your bubble babe
Am D G E7
But time makes grownups out of kids
Am D G
Oh time makes grownups out of kids
[Bridge]
C C D C
But you're so fragile already
C C D
And we all fear what's heavy
C Em
Cause heavy things must all fall down
C D Am
So should I tell the truth if you're not ready?
[Chorus]
G F C
I don't wanna be the one who says it's broken but
Am D G
Somebody's gotta tell it like it is
G F C
And I don't wanna kill the vibe or burst your bubble babe
Am D G E7
But time makes grownups out of kids
Am D G
Oh time makes grownups out of kids
[Outro]
Em Am C G
You can't stop the time
Em Am C G
So kiss your kids goodbye
Em Am C G
You can't stop the time
Em Am C G
So kiss your kids goodbye
