intro:  Eb Cm Ab Bb
        EbCm Ab (xx1114@1)[Verse 1]

Eb (x43121@3)                      CmYour (x3101x@1)little hands wrapped around my finger
         Ab (xx1114@1)             BbAnd (x1333x@1)it's so quiet in the world tonight
       Eb (x43121@3)           CmYour (x3101x@1)little eyelids flutter cause you're dreaming
      Ab (xx1114@1)                         BbSo (x1333x@1)I tuck you in and turn on your favorite nightlight

AbTo (xx1114@1)you, everything's funny
Cm (x3101x@1)                  AbYou (xx1114@1)got nothing to regret
                          BbI'd (x1333x@1)give all I have honey

If you could stay like that

(Chorus:)

Eb (x43121@3)                  Cm (x3101x@1)                    AbOh (xx1114@1)darling don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up
       BbJust (x1333x@1)stay this little
Eb (x43121@3)                  Cm (x3101x@1)                    AbOh (xx1114@1)darling don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up
          Bb (x1333x@1)            AbIt (xx1114@1)could stay this simple

CmI (x3101x@1)won't let nobody hurt you
                             AbWont (xx1114@1)let no one break your heart
                    EbNo (x43121@3)one will desert you
      Bb (x1333x@1)             Eb (x43121@3)Cm (x3101x@1)Ab (xx1114@1)BbJust (x1333x@1)try to never grow up
           Eb (x43121@3)Cm (x3101x@1)Ab (xx1114@1)BbNever (x1333x@1)grow up

[Verse 2]

You're in the car on the way to the movies
And you're mortified your mama's dropping you off
At 14, there's just so much you can't do
And you can't wait to move out
Someday and call your own shots

But don't make her drop you off around the block
Remember she's getting older too1stchords
And don't lose the way that you dance around
in your PJs getting ready for school

[Repeat Chorus]

Eb Cm Ab Bb

Ab (xx1114@1)                   Eb (x43121@3)                   BbTake (x1333x@1)pictures in your mind of your childhood room
Ab (xx1114@1)                Eb (x43121@3)                 BbMemorize (x1333x@1)what is sounded like what your dad gets home
               Ab (xx1114@1)                    EbRemember (x43121@3)the footsteps, remember the words said
               BbAnd (x1333x@1)all your little brother's favorite songs
Ab (xx1114@1)             Eb (x43121@3)         BbI (x1333x@1)just realized everything I had is someday gonna be gone

Eb (x43121@3)            CmSo (x3101x@1)here I am in my new apartment
Ab (xx1114@1)                      BbIn (x1333x@1)a big city, they just dropped me off
     Eb (x43121@3)                   CmIt's (x3101x@1)so much colder than I thought it would be
      Ab (xx1114@1)                       BbSo (x1333x@1)I tuck myself in and turn my nightlight on

Ab Eb Bb
Wish I'd never grown up
Ab Eb Bb
I wish I'd never grown up

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