Em D G
The old bastard left his ties and his suit
D G D C
A brown box, mothballs and bowling shoes
Em G D Em
and his opinion so you'd never have to choose
D G D G C
Pretty soon, you'll be an old bastard too
Am G C
You get smaller as the world gets big
G G C
The more you know you know you don't know shit
G D G D C
"The Whiz Man" will never fit you like "The Whiz Kid" did
G D C G C
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
Am C G C
It's OK if you don't know everything
G D C G C
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
Am C G C
It's OK if you don't know everything
Em D G
Close your eyes close your ears young man
G C D G C
You've seen and heard all an old man can
Em D G
Spread the facts on the floor like a fan
G C D G C
throw away the ones that make you feel bad
(Palm muted)
G D G D
Kids today gettin' old too fast
G D G
they can't wait to grow up so they can kiss some ass
G D G D
They get nostalgic about the last ten years
G D C
before the last ten years have passed
(Normal down strums)
G D C G C
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
Am C G C
It's OK if you don't know everything
G D C G C
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
Am C G C
It's OK if you don't know everything
Em G D
Tears land on a hand on the chest
Em G C G
The old bastard had a paradigm arrest
Am D G
He got smaller as the world got big
Am C G
The more he knew he knew he didn't know shit
G D G C
"The Whiz Man" never fit him like "The Whiz Kid" did
G D C G C
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
Am C G C
It's OK if you don't know everything
G D C G C
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
Am C G C
It's OK if you don't know everything
