-Standard Tuning- -No Capo- -Tempo- Moderately ??= 104 [Intro] D(1), C5 , G5 , D5 (2 fr.) (x2) [Verse 1] D5 You left Billy with the kid D5 G5 E5 And all the selfless things you did with Billy D5 You left your home town in the spring D5 G5 E5 And turned your back on everything [Pre-Chorus 1] C5 You thought your life would just go by G5 A5 A5 Without a pause to wonder, don't be silly [Chorus] D(1) C5 G5 D5 (2 fr.) You can't live your life in the baby seat D(1) C5 You've got to stand on your own G5 D5 (2 fr.) Don't admit defeat [Verse 2] He came down from his retreat She saw him later on the street He said "You are the only one to recognize that I'm the son" [Pre-Chorus 2] So she bent down and kissed his feet And then that night, between the sheets she told him [Chorus] You can't live your life in the baby seat You've got to stand on your own Don't admit defeat D(1) C5 G5 D5 (2 fr.) You can't live your life in the baby seat D(1) C5 G5 D5 Aaahhhhhhh, aaahhhhhhh [Bridge] A5 E5 40 days at sea B5 A5 G5 D5 (2 fr.) Then she turned and said to me A5 E5 "If we make it back B5 A5 G5 A5 I'll renounce Jack Kerouac B5 A5 G5 A5 And all of that romantic crap B5 A5 G5 A5 A5 Like I'm an artist don't look back" [Verse 3] Now we're living somewhere else We keep opinions to ourselves But still we seek a sneaky peek at heaven When the working week defeats us [Pre-Chorus 3] If you think growing up is tough Then you've just not grown enough, baby [Chorus] (x2) You can't live your life in the baby seat You've got to stand on your own Don't admit defeat You can't live your life in the baby seat Aaahhhhhhh, aaahhhhhhh You can't live your life in the baby seat Aaahhhhhhh, aaahhhhhhh [Coda] G5 , D5 (2 fr.) [End on D(2)]