D5 G5 G5 A5 D5 D5 G5 He really liked flannel with bib overalls D5 A5 A5 If you looked in his closet it was all that you saw D5 D5 G5 He'd dress up on Sunday and thought he looked neat B5 A5 D5 G5 In a green leisure suit with wingtips on his feet D5 D5 G5 I hated the music he played in the car D5 A5 A5 It was hard to believe he called those people stars D5 D5 G5 They sang through their noses like they all had colds B5 A5 D5 G5 I guess it's hard to be cool when your forty years old (chorus) B5 G5 I was fifteen and real hip with long hair D5 A5 D5 I'd ask my mama why's is daddy so square B5 G5 I could't believe all that he didn't know B5 A5 D5 G5 I guess it's hard to be cool when your forty years old D5 D5 G5 The night I turned twenty she came with the news D5 A5 A5 Scared half to death and didn't know what to do D5 D5 G5 I told her I'm sorry, but it's not too late B5 A5 D5 G5 There's a doctor I've heard of that fixes mistakes D5 D5 G5 I thought he was working and I was alone D5 A5 A5 But he was standing behind me when I hung up the phone D5 D5 G5 He said Son there's a few things you don't know about B5 A5 D5 G5 If you listen real close we can figure this out (chorus) B5 G5 Cause I was eighteen and as wild as they came D5 A5 D5 When one night a young girl told me the same thing B5 G5 You would't be here if she hadn't said no B5 A5 D5 G5 You see, It's hard to be cool when your twenty years old D5 D5 G5 These days I like flannel and old Levi jeans D5 A5 A5 And I look at my young boy who just turned fifteen D5 D5 G5 I know what he's thinking but it's ok you know B5 A5 G5 You see, It's hard to be cool when your fifteen years old G5 A5 D5