Chords for The Beach Boys- When I Grow Up To Be A Man (With Lyrics)

Tempo:
147.6 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

Db

A

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Beach Boys- When I Grow Up To Be A Man (With Lyrics) chords
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[Gb] Will I grow up [Dbm] to [Ab]
be a man?
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 [Ab] what I did?
Will I [Bbm] choose to run instead of [Eb] go to work instead [Cm] of go to bed instead of [Ab] take the second lane?
[Gb] Will I grow up [Db] to [Ab]
be a man?
[Db]
[Ab] Will I look for the same [Eb] things in a woman that I dig [Ab] in a girl?
Will I settle down faster when I [Eb] first wanna travel [Ab] the world?
Will I live [Bbm] my dream [Eb]
when I [Cm] was 15?
[Ab]
[Gb] Will I grow up [Db] to [Ab]
[Bb] be a man?
[Ebm] [Db]
[Bb]
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Ab] Will my kids be proud or think [Eb] their old man's really [Ab] square?
When they're out having fun, [Eb] yeah, well I still wanna have [Ab] my share.
Will I [Bbm] love [Eb] my life for the rest [Cm] [Fm] of my [Gb] life?
Will I grow up [Db] to [Ab]
[Bbm] be [A] a man?
[D] What will I be [A] when I grow [Gm] up to [A] be a man?
[Bm]
[Dm] [A]
[D]
[Dm] [A]
[D]
[N]
Key:  
Ab
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Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
A
1231
Gb
134211112
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Db
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To learn The Beach Boys - (Remastered, To Be A Man) When I Grow Up chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Ab, Eb, Ab, Bbm and Eb. Ease into the song by practicing at 73 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 148 BPM. Given the song's key of Ab Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ [Gb] Will I grow up [Dbm] to _ [Ab] _
be a man? _ _ _ _
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 [Ab] what I did?
_ _ Will I [Bbm] choose to run instead of [Eb] go to work instead [Cm] of go to bed instead of [Ab] take the second lane?
[Gb] Will I grow up [Db] to _ [Ab]
be a man?
_ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] Will I look for the same [Eb] things in a woman that I dig [Ab] in a girl? _ _ _ _
Will I settle down faster when I [Eb] first wanna travel [Ab] the world?
_ _ _ Will I live [Bbm] my dream _ _ [Eb] _ _
when I [Cm] was 15?
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Gb] Will I grow up [Db] to _ [Ab] _
[Bb] be a man? _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] Will my kids be proud or think [Eb] their old man's really [Ab] square? _ _ _ _ _
When they're out having fun, [Eb] yeah, well I still wanna have [Ab] my share.
_ _ _ Will I [Bbm] love _ _ _ [Eb] my life for the rest [Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] of my _ [Gb] life?
Will I grow up [Db] to _ [Ab]
[Bbm] be [A] a man?
[D] What will I _ be [A] when I grow [Gm] up to _ [A] be a _ _ _ man? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Mike Love and Brian Wilson.

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