Chords for Growing Up

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_ The little girl [B] she comes running home from school
She's [Em] lost her first public place
_ [A] She's so upset as she wipes away her tears
She [D] can't concentrate on her homework that night
[Bm] And finally when she gets her homework right
[Em] Her daddy knows that something's wrong
[A] But decides to leave [D] the questions
Till later on
And later [Bm] on at the little girl's request
[Em] She'd go to bed early to rest
[G] Like a weeping willow into her sleeping [D] pillow she cries
The little [B] girl is growing up
While the whole world [Em] is falling down
I wish [G] this honey didn't sound
[A] But [D] she's only learning, learning
[Bm] Her daddy gets up late for work
He's [E] got a cigarette hanging from the corner of his mouth
[A] He's late, he's missed that train again
[D] Loud motor shout
And finally [B] when he gets to work
All his [Em] fears are delivered with one blow
The [A] boss says with a smile
[D] I'm sorry but you'll have to [D] go
The [Bm] little girl is growing up
While the whole [Em] world is falling down
I wish [A] this honey didn't sound
But [D] she's only learning, learning
The little [F#m] girl is [B] growing up
While the whole [Em] world is falling down
I wish [A] this honey didn't sound
But [D] she's only learning, learning
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] The [Bm] little girl she makes it to school
[Em] She meets up with a friend
They [A] both pretend they want to be
[D] Teacher's pet again
And [Bm] finally when she leaves home _
[Em] She doesn't know what is wrong or right
[A] Should she tell her mama?
[D] Should she?
_ The [B] little girl is growing up
While the whole [Em] world is falling down
I [A] wish this honey didn't sound
But [D] she's only learning, learning
The [Bm] little girl is growing up
While the whole [Em] world is falling down
I wish this honey [A] didn't sound
[A] But [D] she's only learning, learning
The [Bm] little girl is growing up
While the whole [Em] world is falling down
I wish this honey didn't sound
[E] But [D] she's only learning, learning
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_ _ _ _ Growing up _
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