Chords for Simon Peters When I Grow Up
Tempo:
97.6 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
A
F#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[D] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] Some folks from time [D] to time [E] might look at me like I'm a little [A] strange.
[D] [E]
[A] While others will [D] just come right out [E] and ask me why don't I act [A] my age.
[D] [E]
[D] Well I'll admit I'm a little older [E] than I am young, [D] but I don't believe fun.
Should [E] stop at 21 [A] when I grow up.
[D] I [E] wanna be a kid, I [A] wanna laugh, [D] love [E] like I always did.
[F#m] There's a million things to be, [B] just one life to live.
[D] Sleep down in my heart when I [E] grow up, I wanna be [A] a kid.
[D] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] Well the world is full [D] of doctors, [E] lawyers, middle men, and bankers on [A] Wall Street.
[D] [E]
But underneath [D] the pinstripes, there's [E] their quarterbacks and cowboy [A] wannabes.
[E]
We're [D] all riding through space [E] on a little blue boat.
[D] I don't wanna miss the white [E]-eyed wonder of it all [A] when I grow up.
[D] I [E] wanna be a kid, I [A] wanna laugh, [D] love [E] like I always did.
[F#m] There's a million things to be, [B] just one life to live.
[D] Sleep down in my heart when I [E] grow up, I wanna be [Bm] a [F#m] kid.
[E] Yeah, I bet Jesus smiled [Bm] when he said to get [A] to heaven.
You [E] gotta be like a little child when I [A] grow up.
[D] I [E] wanna be a kid, [A] I wanna laugh, [D] love [E] like I always did.
[F#m] There's a million things to be, [B] just one life to live.
[D] Sleep down in my heart when I [E] grow up, I wanna [A] be a kid.
[D] [E] I wanna [A] be a kid [D] [E] when I [A] grow up, [D] [E] if I ever [A] grow [D] up.
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] Some folks from time [D] to time [E] might look at me like I'm a little [A] strange.
[D] [E]
[A] While others will [D] just come right out [E] and ask me why don't I act [A] my age.
[D] [E]
[D] Well I'll admit I'm a little older [E] than I am young, [D] but I don't believe fun.
Should [E] stop at 21 [A] when I grow up.
[D] I [E] wanna be a kid, I [A] wanna laugh, [D] love [E] like I always did.
[F#m] There's a million things to be, [B] just one life to live.
[D] Sleep down in my heart when I [E] grow up, I wanna be [A] a kid.
[D] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] Well the world is full [D] of doctors, [E] lawyers, middle men, and bankers on [A] Wall Street.
[D] [E]
But underneath [D] the pinstripes, there's [E] their quarterbacks and cowboy [A] wannabes.
[E]
We're [D] all riding through space [E] on a little blue boat.
[D] I don't wanna miss the white [E]-eyed wonder of it all [A] when I grow up.
[D] I [E] wanna be a kid, I [A] wanna laugh, [D] love [E] like I always did.
[F#m] There's a million things to be, [B] just one life to live.
[D] Sleep down in my heart when I [E] grow up, I wanna be [Bm] a [F#m] kid.
[E] Yeah, I bet Jesus smiled [Bm] when he said to get [A] to heaven.
You [E] gotta be like a little child when I [A] grow up.
[D] I [E] wanna be a kid, [A] I wanna laugh, [D] love [E] like I always did.
[F#m] There's a million things to be, [B] just one life to live.
[D] Sleep down in my heart when I [E] grow up, I wanna [A] be a kid.
[D] [E] I wanna [A] be a kid [D] [E] when I [A] grow up, [D] [E] if I ever [A] grow [D] up.
[E]
Key:
E
D
A
F#m
B
E
D
A
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] Some folks from time [D] to time [E] might look at me like I'm a little [A] strange.
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] While others will [D] just come right out [E] and ask me why don't I act [A] my age.
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] Well I'll admit I'm a little older [E] than I am young, [D] but I don't believe fun.
Should [E] stop at 21 [A] when I grow up.
[D] I [E] wanna be a kid, I [A] wanna laugh, [D] love [E] like I always did.
[F#m] There's a million things to be, [B] just one life to live.
[D] Sleep down in my heart when I [E] grow up, I wanna be [A] a kid.
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] Well the world is full [D] of doctors, [E] lawyers, middle men, and bankers on [A] Wall Street.
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
But underneath [D] the pinstripes, there's [E] their quarterbacks and cowboy [A] wannabes.
_ _ [E] _ _
We're [D] all riding through space [E] on a little blue boat.
[D] I don't wanna miss the white [E]-eyed wonder of it all [A] when I grow up.
[D] I [E] wanna be a kid, I [A] wanna laugh, [D] love [E] like I always did.
[F#m] There's a million things to be, [B] just one life to live.
[D] Sleep down in my heart when I [E] grow up, I wanna be [Bm] a _ [F#m] kid.
[E] Yeah, I bet Jesus smiled [Bm] when he said to get [A] to heaven.
You [E] gotta be like a little child when I [A] grow up.
[D] I [E] wanna be a kid, [A] I wanna laugh, [D] love [E] like I always did.
[F#m] There's a million things to be, [B] just one life to live.
[D] Sleep down in my heart when I [E] grow up, I wanna [A] be a kid.
[D] _ _ [E] _ I wanna [A] be a kid [D] _ _ [E] _ when I [A] grow up, [D] _ _ [E] if I ever [A] grow [D] up.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] Some folks from time [D] to time [E] might look at me like I'm a little [A] strange.
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] While others will [D] just come right out [E] and ask me why don't I act [A] my age.
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] Well I'll admit I'm a little older [E] than I am young, [D] but I don't believe fun.
Should [E] stop at 21 [A] when I grow up.
[D] I [E] wanna be a kid, I [A] wanna laugh, [D] love [E] like I always did.
[F#m] There's a million things to be, [B] just one life to live.
[D] Sleep down in my heart when I [E] grow up, I wanna be [A] a kid.
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] Well the world is full [D] of doctors, [E] lawyers, middle men, and bankers on [A] Wall Street.
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
But underneath [D] the pinstripes, there's [E] their quarterbacks and cowboy [A] wannabes.
_ _ [E] _ _
We're [D] all riding through space [E] on a little blue boat.
[D] I don't wanna miss the white [E]-eyed wonder of it all [A] when I grow up.
[D] I [E] wanna be a kid, I [A] wanna laugh, [D] love [E] like I always did.
[F#m] There's a million things to be, [B] just one life to live.
[D] Sleep down in my heart when I [E] grow up, I wanna be [Bm] a _ [F#m] kid.
[E] Yeah, I bet Jesus smiled [Bm] when he said to get [A] to heaven.
You [E] gotta be like a little child when I [A] grow up.
[D] I [E] wanna be a kid, [A] I wanna laugh, [D] love [E] like I always did.
[F#m] There's a million things to be, [B] just one life to live.
[D] Sleep down in my heart when I [E] grow up, I wanna [A] be a kid.
[D] _ _ [E] _ I wanna [A] be a kid [D] _ _ [E] _ when I [A] grow up, [D] _ _ [E] if I ever [A] grow [D] up.
_ [E] _ _ _