Chords for Beach Boys When I Grow Up to be a Man

Tempo:
147.5 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

Bbm

A

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Beach Boys When I Grow Up to be a Man chords
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[Ab] When I grow [Dbm] up to [Ab] be an idiot
Will I dig the same [Eb] things that turned me on [Ab] as a kid?
Will I look back and say [Eb] that I wish I hadn't done what [Ab] I did?
Will I [Bbm] go through [Eb] all the stages [Cm] of depression?
[Ab]
[Gb] [Ab]
[Db]
[Ab] Will I look for the same [Eb] things in a woman that I need [Ab] in a girl?
Will I kill them fast [Eb] enough when I'm done with [Ab] them?
That's what I'm gonna [Bbm] do when [Eb]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Gb] I grow up [Db] [Ab]
to be [Bb] an [Ebm] idiot
[Db]
[Bb]
[Ebm] [Eb]
I'll [Ab] just [Eb] let old men really [Ab] squint at me
Blinding in their own heaven's blue
Yeah, [Eb] well I do, but I have my [Ab] secrets right
When I grow up [Bbm] [Eb]
[Cm] to [Fm]
[Gb] [Bbm] be [A] an idiot
[Bm] What will [D] I be [G] when I grow up [D] to
[B] be [A] an idiot?
Like God, like God, [Bm] like God, [Dm]
like God, [A] like God
[Bm] [Dm] [A]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Bbm
13421111
A
1231
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Bbm
13421111
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To learn The Beach Boys - (Remastered, To Be A Man) When I Grow Up chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Ab, Eb, Ab, Bbm and Eb. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 73 BPM before aiming for the song's 148 BPM. With Ab Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ [Ab] When I grow [Dbm] up to [Ab] be _ an idiot
_ Will _ _ _ I dig the same [Eb] things that turned me on [Ab] as a kid? _ _ _ _
Will I look back and say [Eb] that I wish I hadn't done what [Ab] I did?
_ _ Will I [Bbm] go through _ _ [Eb] all the stages [Cm] of depression?
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] Will I look for the same [Eb] things in a woman that I need [Ab] in a girl? _ _ _ _
Will I kill them fast [Eb] enough when I'm done with [Ab] them?
_ _ _ _ That's what I'm gonna [Bbm] do _ when [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Gb] I grow up [Db] _ _ [Ab]
to be [Bb] an _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] idiot
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
I'll [Ab] _ _ just [Eb] let old men really [Ab] squint at me
_ Blinding in their own heaven's blue
Yeah, [Eb] well I do, but I have my [Ab] secrets right
_ When I grow up [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ to _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ be [A] an idiot
[Bm] What will [D] I _ be [G] when I grow up [D] to _
_ [B] be [A] an idiot? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Like God, like God, [Bm] like God, _ [Dm]
like God, [A] _ like _ _ God
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Mike Love and Brian Wilson who authored this song.