Intro:
+a 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e+a 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e+a
e | -55 | 5-5-7-5-5-5-55-- | 5-5-7-5-5-5-5555 | 5-5-7-5-5-5-55-- | 5-5-7-5-5-5-5555 |
B | -55 | 5-5-5-5-7-5-55-- | 5-5-5-5-7-5-5555 | 5-5-5-5-7-5-55-- | 5-5-5-5-7-5-5555 |
G | -66 | 6-6-6-6-6-6-66-- | 6-6-6-6-6-6-6666 | 6-6-6-6-6-6-66-- | 6-6-6-6-6-6-6666 |
D | -77 | 7-7-x-x-x-7-77-- | 7-7-x-x-x-7-7777 | 7-7-x-x-x-7-77-- | 7-7-x-x-x-7-7777 |
A | -77 | 7-7-7-7-7-7-77-- | 7-7-7-7-7-7-7777 | 7-7-7-7-7-7-77-- | 7-7-7-7-7-7-7777 |
E | -55 | 5-5-5-5-5-5-55-- | 5-5-5-5-5-5-5555 | 5-5-5-5-5-5-55-- | 5-5-5-5-5-5-5555 |
Verse:
A F#m D A
When we were younger time was under careful lock and key.
A F#m D A
Now it's open, tipped and pourin' out all over me.
F#m C#m Bm F#m C#m Bm
Oh what a shame! that our days, you exclaimed, I thought you had meant they were long.
F#m C#m Bm F#m C#m A
Not 'till the night when I turned 25, I saw that I had it all wrong.
(Between the two verses you can play half the intro or just keep playing an A chord)
Verse:
A F#m D A
I was gettin' tired of lettin' all my hours pass.
A F#m D A
Hopin' someday soon or some way everything would last.
F#m C#m Bm F#m C#m Bm
Oh What a shame! When I look at your frame, I know someday it will be dust.
F#m C#m Bm F#m C#m A
Not that I thought it's that close, 'cause it's not, but I guess it's just creepin' up.
(Between the verse and chorus you can play the full intro or A chords)
Chorus:
A D A E
Oh and it's not that bad, it's all this time we've had.
C#m D A E
Things that could be, became history. We'll never know instead.
A D A E
Oh we're not too far gone. It hasn't been that long.
C#m D
Oh and our tea cup is getting filled up.
A E A(x4)
So we'll never have to dread getting old.
Bridge:
F#m D
Ohhhhhhhhh
F#m D
Ohhhhhhhhh
F#m D
Ohhhhhhhhh
B E
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh
Intro:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4e 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e+a 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e+a
e | 5-5-7-5-5-5-55-- | 5-5-7-5-5-5-5555 | 5-5-7-5-5-5-55-- | 5-5-7-5-5-5-5555 |
B | 5-5-5-5-7-5-55-- | 5-5-5-5-7-5-5555 | 5-5-5-5-7-5-55-- | 5-5-5-5-7-5-5555 |
G | 6-6-6-6-6-6-66-- | 6-6-6-6-6-6-6666 | 6-6-6-6-6-6-66-- | 6-6-6-6-6-6-6666 |
D | 7-7-x-x-x-7-77-- | 7-7-x-x-x-7-7777 | 7-7-x-x-x-7-77-- | 7-7-x-x-x-7-7777 |
A | 7-7-7-7-7-7-77-- | 7-7-7-7-7-7-7777 | 7-7-7-7-7-7-77-- | 7-7-7-7-7-7-7777 |
E | 5-5-5-5-5-5-55-- | 5-5-5-5-5-5-5555 | 5-5-5-5-5-5-55-- | 5-5-5-5-5-5-5555 |
Chrous:
A D A E
Oh but it's not that bad, it's all this time we've had.
C#m D A E
Oh things that could be, became history. We'll never know instead.
A D A E
Oh we're not too far gone. It hasn't been that long.
C#m D
Oh and our tea cup is getting filled up.
A E A
So we'll never have to dread getting old,
A A A
Getting old, getting old, getting old!
