xINTRO:
D, Dsus2, D, Dsus2 x4
(One, Two, One, Two, three, Four)
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VERSE 1:
G
Well I guess I should confess that I am starting to get old.
D
All the latest music fads all passed me by and left me cold.
Am G
All the kids are talking slang I won’t pretend to understand.
D A D
All my friends are getting married, mortgages and pension plans.
G
And it’s obvious my angry adolescent days are done.
D
And I’m happy and I’m settled in the person I’ve become.
Am G
But that doesn’t mean I’m settled up and sitting out the game-
A D
Time may change a lot. But some things they stay the same.
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CHORUS: (No guitar)
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BUILD UP INTO VERSE 2:
D, Dsus2, D, Dsus2
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VERSE 2:
G
Oh, maturity’s a wrapped-up package deal or so it seems.
D
Ditching teenage fantasy means ditching all your dreams.
Am G
All your friends and peers and family solemnly tell you you will
D A D
have to grow up, be an adult. Yeah, be bored and unfulfilled.
G
But no one’s yet explained to me exactly what’s so great
D
about slaving 50 years away on something that you hate.
Am G
About meekly shuffling down the path of mediocrity.
A D
Well if that’s your road then take it but it’s not the road for me.
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CHORUS: (No guitar)
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E
And I won't sit down
G A D
And I won't shut up
E G A D
And most of all i will not grow up. x2
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BRIDGE:
Bm A G
And if all you ever do with your life is Just photosynthesise,
G/Gb
then you’ll deserve every hour of your sleepless nights
E A D
that you waste wondering when you’re gonna die.
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Violin Solo and guitar:
G,
D,
Am, G,
A, D,
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Chorus: (No guitar)
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FINAL CHORUS - play full chords:
(pause) E
And I won't sit down
G A D
And I won't shut up
E G A D
And most of all i will not grow up.
E
And I won't sit down
G A D
And I won't shut up
E G A D
And most of all i will not... grow... up...
