Acting My Age Chords by The Academic
Tempo:
120 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[E] [D] I'm not avoiding [A] you, I'm waiting
I'm not so good [E] at confrontation
[D] I'm not afraid to [A] say I'm shaking
Wish I could start [E] a conversation, [D] oh yeah
[A]
You don't know how lucky you are
You don't know what's coming [C#m] next
You don't know [E] how lucky [D] you are
I, I, I, I know [F#m] accidents happen
[D] And I've played my part
I know [E] [F#m] accidents [A] happen
[D] And it breaks my [F#] heart
[E] I [A]
never thought I'd tell myself
It's time I should start acting [E] my age
[D] [A] I know I've done some silly things
I've made a few mistakes [E] all the way
But [D] [A]
I've never been on CNN
I've never had to cover [E] my face
I [D] [A]
wanna make it up to you
I just gotta start acting [C#m] my age [E] My [D] age
I'm not exactly [A] what you wanted
I always took [E] you for granted
[D] Pull me over, [A] check for damage
And drive away [E] like it's a challenge, [Bm] oh yeah
[D]
I know [F#m] accidents happen
[D] And I've played my [E] part
[A] I never thought I'd tell myself
It's time I should start acting [E] my age
I [D] [A]
know I've done some silly things
I've made a few mistakes all the [E] way
[D] [A] But I've never been on CNN
I've never had to cover [E] my face
[D] [A] I wanna make it up to you
I just gotta start acting my age [E] My [D] age
[F#m]
You don't know how lucky you are
You don't know what's coming next
You [D] don't know how lucky you [F#m] are
I know accidents happen
[D] And it breaks my heart
[A] I
[D] [A]
[B] [A]
[C#m] [E] [D] [A]
never thought I'd tell myself
It's time I should start acting my age
I [D] [A]
know I've done some silly things
I've made a few mistakes all the way
But [D] [A]
I've never been on CNN
I've never had to cover my face
[D] [A] I wanna make it up to you
I just gotta start acting my age
[E] My [D] age
[A] [E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] I'm not avoiding [A] you, I'm waiting
I'm not so good [E] at confrontation
[D] I'm not afraid to [A] say I'm shaking
Wish I could start [E] a conversation, [D] oh yeah
[A]
You don't know how lucky you are
You don't know what's coming [C#m] next
You don't know [E] how lucky [D] you are
I, I, I, I know [F#m] accidents happen
[D] And I've played my part
I know [E] [F#m] accidents [A] happen
[D] And it breaks my [F#] heart
[E] I [A]
never thought I'd tell myself
It's time I should start acting [E] my age
[D] [A] I know I've done some silly things
I've made a few mistakes [E] all the way
But [D] [A]
I've never been on CNN
I've never had to cover [E] my face
I [D] [A]
wanna make it up to you
I just gotta start acting [C#m] my age [E] My [D] age
I'm not exactly [A] what you wanted
I always took [E] you for granted
[D] Pull me over, [A] check for damage
And drive away [E] like it's a challenge, [Bm] oh yeah
[D]
I know [F#m] accidents happen
[D] And I've played my [E] part
[A] I never thought I'd tell myself
It's time I should start acting [E] my age
I [D] [A]
know I've done some silly things
I've made a few mistakes all the [E] way
[D] [A] But I've never been on CNN
I've never had to cover [E] my face
[D] [A] I wanna make it up to you
I just gotta start acting my age [E] My [D] age
[F#m]
You don't know how lucky you are
You don't know what's coming next
You [D] don't know how lucky you [F#m] are
I know accidents happen
[D] And it breaks my heart
[A] I
[D] [A]
[B] [A]
[C#m] [E] [D] [A]
never thought I'd tell myself
It's time I should start acting my age
I [D] [A]
know I've done some silly things
I've made a few mistakes all the way
But [D] [A]
I've never been on CNN
I've never had to cover my face
[D] [A] I wanna make it up to you
I just gotta start acting my age
[E] My [D] age
[A] [E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
Key:
D
A
E
F#m
C#m
D
A
E
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] I'm not avoiding [A] you, I'm waiting
_ _ I'm not so good [E] at confrontation
_ [D] I'm not afraid to [A] say I'm shaking
_ Wish I could start [E] a conversation, [D] oh yeah
_ _ [A]
You don't know how lucky you are
You don't know what's coming [C#m] next
You don't know [E] how lucky [D] you are
I, I, I, I know [F#m] _ accidents happen
[D] And I've played my part _
I know [E] _ [F#m] accidents [A] happen
[D] And it breaks my [F#] heart
[E] I [A]
never thought I'd tell myself
It's time I should start acting [E] my age
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] I know I've done some silly things
I've made a few mistakes [E] all the way
But _ [D] _ _ _ [A]
I've never been on CNN
I've never had to cover [E] my face
_ I [D] _ _ _ [A]
wanna make it up to you
I just gotta start acting [C#m] my age _ [E] My [D] age
I'm not exactly [A] what you wanted
I always took [E] you for granted
_ [D] _ Pull me over, [A] check for _ damage
And drive away [E] like it's a challenge, [Bm] oh yeah
[D] _ _
I know _ [F#m] accidents happen
[D] And I've played my [E] part
[A] I never thought I'd tell myself
It's time I should start acting [E] my age
I _ [D] _ _ _ [A]
know I've done some silly things
I've made a few mistakes all the [E] way
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] But I've never been on CNN
I've never had to cover [E] my face
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] I wanna make it up to you
I just gotta start acting my age _ [E] My [D] age
_ _ [F#m]
You don't know how lucky you are
You don't know what's coming next
You [D] don't know how lucky you [F#m] are _ _
I know _ accidents _ happen
[D] And it breaks my heart
_ [A] I
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A]
never thought I'd tell myself
It's time I should start acting my age
_ I [D] _ _ [A] _
know I've done some silly things
I've made a few mistakes all the way
_ But [D] _ _ [A] _
I've never been on CNN
I've never had to cover my face
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] I wanna make it up to you
I just gotta start acting my age
[E] _ My [D] age
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] I'm not avoiding [A] you, I'm waiting
_ _ I'm not so good [E] at confrontation
_ [D] I'm not afraid to [A] say I'm shaking
_ Wish I could start [E] a conversation, [D] oh yeah
_ _ [A]
You don't know how lucky you are
You don't know what's coming [C#m] next
You don't know [E] how lucky [D] you are
I, I, I, I know [F#m] _ accidents happen
[D] And I've played my part _
I know [E] _ [F#m] accidents [A] happen
[D] And it breaks my [F#] heart
[E] I [A]
never thought I'd tell myself
It's time I should start acting [E] my age
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] I know I've done some silly things
I've made a few mistakes [E] all the way
But _ [D] _ _ _ [A]
I've never been on CNN
I've never had to cover [E] my face
_ I [D] _ _ _ [A]
wanna make it up to you
I just gotta start acting [C#m] my age _ [E] My [D] age
I'm not exactly [A] what you wanted
I always took [E] you for granted
_ [D] _ Pull me over, [A] check for _ damage
And drive away [E] like it's a challenge, [Bm] oh yeah
[D] _ _
I know _ [F#m] accidents happen
[D] And I've played my [E] part
[A] I never thought I'd tell myself
It's time I should start acting [E] my age
I _ [D] _ _ _ [A]
know I've done some silly things
I've made a few mistakes all the [E] way
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] But I've never been on CNN
I've never had to cover [E] my face
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] I wanna make it up to you
I just gotta start acting my age _ [E] My [D] age
_ _ [F#m]
You don't know how lucky you are
You don't know what's coming next
You [D] don't know how lucky you [F#m] are _ _
I know _ accidents _ happen
[D] And it breaks my heart
_ [A] I
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A]
never thought I'd tell myself
It's time I should start acting my age
_ I [D] _ _ [A] _
know I've done some silly things
I've made a few mistakes all the way
_ But [D] _ _ [A] _
I've never been on CNN
I've never had to cover my face
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] I wanna make it up to you
I just gotta start acting my age
[E] _ My [D] age
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _