When I Grow Up | Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) Chords
Tempo:
156.45 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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When I grow up, [C]
I will [F] be tall enough to reach the branches [Db]
that I need to reach to [Bbm] climb [F] the trees you get [C] to climb when [Bb] you're grown up.
[F] And when I grow up,
[C] I will [Bb] be smart enough to answer all [Bbm] the questions that [Db] you need [G] to know [F] the answers to [C] before you're grown [Bb] up.
And when I grow up, I [F] will eat sweets every day [Gm] on the way to work and I will [F] go to bed late every night.
[Bb] And I will wake up when [Am] the sun comes up and I will watch [Gm] cartoons until my eyes go square [C] and I won't [A] care because I'll be all grown up.
[Dm] When I [Bb] grow up,
[F] when I grow up, [C] when I grow up, I [Bb] will be strong enough to carry all [G] the heavy [Bbm] things you have to haul [F] around with you [C] when you're a grown [Bb] up.
[Dm]
[F] And when I grow up,
[C]
I will [Bb] be brave enough to fight the creatures [G] that you have to fight [F] beneath the bed each [C] night to be a [Bb] grown up.
And when I grow up,
[Am] I will eat sweets every day and [Gm] I will play with things that mum pretends [F] that mum's kept in her home when we're [Gm] growing up.
[Am] When the sun comes up and I will [F] spend [Gm] all day just lying in the sun [C] and I won't burn because [A] I'll be all grown [Dm] [Am]
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[Cm] [Bb] up.
When I grow up, just because you find that life's not fair, [F] it doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear [Gm] it.
If you always take it on the chin and wear it, [F] nothing [Bb] will change.
[F] [Gm]
[Bb] Just because I find myself in this story, [F] it doesn't mean that everything is written for me.
[Gm] If I think the ending is fixed already, [F] I might as well be saying [A] I think that it's okay and that's [Dm] not right.
[F]
When I grow up, [C]
I will [F] be tall enough to reach the branches [Db]
that I need to reach to [Bbm] climb [F] the trees you get [C] to climb when [Bb] you're grown up.
[F] And when I grow up,
[C] I will [Bb] be smart enough to answer all [Bbm] the questions that [Db] you need [G] to know [F] the answers to [C] before you're grown [Bb] up.
And when I grow up, I [F] will eat sweets every day [Gm] on the way to work and I will [F] go to bed late every night.
[Bb] And I will wake up when [Am] the sun comes up and I will watch [Gm] cartoons until my eyes go square [C] and I won't [A] care because I'll be all grown up.
[Dm] When I [Bb] grow up,
[F] when I grow up, [C] when I grow up, I [Bb] will be strong enough to carry all [G] the heavy [Bbm] things you have to haul [F] around with you [C] when you're a grown [Bb] up.
[Dm]
[F] And when I grow up,
[C]
I will [Bb] be brave enough to fight the creatures [G] that you have to fight [F] beneath the bed each [C] night to be a [Bb] grown up.
And when I grow up,
[Am] I will eat sweets every day and [Gm] I will play with things that mum pretends [F] that mum's kept in her home when we're [Gm] growing up.
[Am] When the sun comes up and I will [F] spend [Gm] all day just lying in the sun [C] and I won't burn because [A] I'll be all grown [Dm] [Am]
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[F] [C]
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[Eb] [F]
[Cm] [Bb] up.
When I grow up, just because you find that life's not fair, [F] it doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear [Gm] it.
If you always take it on the chin and wear it, [F] nothing [Bb] will change.
[F] [Gm]
[Bb] Just because I find myself in this story, [F] it doesn't mean that everything is written for me.
[Gm] If I think the ending is fixed already, [F] I might as well be saying [A] I think that it's okay and that's [Dm] not right.
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_ When I grow up, _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I will [F] be tall enough to reach the branches [Db]
that I need to reach to [Bbm] climb [F] the trees you get [C] to climb when [Bb] you're grown up. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] And when I grow up, _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ I will [Bb] be smart enough to answer all [Bbm] the questions that [Db] you need [G] to know [F] the answers to [C] before you're grown [Bb] up. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And when I grow up, I [F] will eat sweets every day _ [Gm] on the way to work and I will [F] go to bed late every night. _
_ [Bb] _ And I will wake up when [Am] the sun comes up and I will watch [Gm] cartoons until my eyes go square [C] and I won't [A] care because I'll be all grown _ up.
[Dm] _ When I [Bb] grow up, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ when I grow up, _ [C] _ _ when I grow up, I [Bb] will be strong enough to carry all [G] the heavy [Bbm] things you have to haul [F] around with you [C] when you're a grown [Bb] _ up.
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[F] _ _ And when I grow up, _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
I will [Bb] be brave enough to fight the creatures [G] that you have to fight [F] beneath the bed each [C] night to be a [Bb] grown _ _ up.
_ And when I grow _ up, _ _ _ _
[Am] I will eat sweets every day and [Gm] I will play with things that mum pretends [F] that mum's kept in her home when we're [Gm] growing up. _ _ _ _
[Am] When the sun comes up and I will [F] spend [Gm] all day just lying in the sun [C] and I won't burn because [A] I'll be all grown _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ up.
_ _ _ _ When I grow up, just because you find that life's not fair, [F] it doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear [Gm] it.
If you always take it on the chin and wear it, _ [F] nothing [Bb] will change.
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Bb] Just because I find myself in this story, [F] it doesn't mean that everything is written for me.
[Gm] If I think the ending is fixed _ already, [F] I might as well be saying [A] I think that it's okay and _ that's [Dm] not right. _
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_ When I grow up, _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I will [F] be tall enough to reach the branches [Db]
that I need to reach to [Bbm] climb [F] the trees you get [C] to climb when [Bb] you're grown up. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] And when I grow up, _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ I will [Bb] be smart enough to answer all [Bbm] the questions that [Db] you need [G] to know [F] the answers to [C] before you're grown [Bb] up. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And when I grow up, I [F] will eat sweets every day _ [Gm] on the way to work and I will [F] go to bed late every night. _
_ [Bb] _ And I will wake up when [Am] the sun comes up and I will watch [Gm] cartoons until my eyes go square [C] and I won't [A] care because I'll be all grown _ up.
[Dm] _ When I [Bb] grow up, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ when I grow up, _ [C] _ _ when I grow up, I [Bb] will be strong enough to carry all [G] the heavy [Bbm] things you have to haul [F] around with you [C] when you're a grown [Bb] _ up.
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[F] _ _ And when I grow up, _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
I will [Bb] be brave enough to fight the creatures [G] that you have to fight [F] beneath the bed each [C] night to be a [Bb] grown _ _ up.
_ And when I grow _ up, _ _ _ _
[Am] I will eat sweets every day and [Gm] I will play with things that mum pretends [F] that mum's kept in her home when we're [Gm] growing up. _ _ _ _
[Am] When the sun comes up and I will [F] spend [Gm] all day just lying in the sun [C] and I won't burn because [A] I'll be all grown _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _
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[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ up.
_ _ _ _ When I grow up, just because you find that life's not fair, [F] it doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear [Gm] it.
If you always take it on the chin and wear it, _ [F] nothing [Bb] will change.
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Bb] Just because I find myself in this story, [F] it doesn't mean that everything is written for me.
[Gm] If I think the ending is fixed _ already, [F] I might as well be saying [A] I think that it's okay and _ that's [Dm] not right. _