Chords for LIVE AT THE COOK SHACK - JOHN McCUTCHEON - "When I Grow Up"
Tempo:
106.625 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Gm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb]
[G] This is a birthday song I wrote for [Eb] myself, actually.
As I approached the birthday that allowed me to carry a new card in my wallet, a card
I can see is very well represented here today, a card I have actually used once when I discovered,
much to my amazement, that in the state of Kansas, they give senior citizen discounts
in liquor stores.
They got it figured out.
What's your name?
George.
Mr.
George.
When I was a little boy, [Ab] sitting on my [Bb] grandpa's feet, he'd toss my hair and ask me, what are
you gonna be when I was a little boy?
[Eb] I [Ab] was too busy [Bb] being small, didn't know he was my rear view [Eb] mirror.
I was his crystal [Bb] ball, now [Eb] pushing 50.
It's all going quicker [Gm] than I planned, I [Bb] finally understand.
It's time to wonder what I'm gonna be when I grow up.
[Eb]
Now friends, I am Folk Singer.
This is a folk song.
You all are the folk.
And every now and again, we must rise for a synchronous in his duties and sing a song together.
So all you have to do is repeat after me when I say, [Gm] when I grow up, when I grow up, [Ab] when
I grow up, I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna [Eb] be, I wanna be a character.
[Ab] A cantankerous soft touch, kinda guy [Bb] tells the same three sorry [Eb] jokes in the hallways.
He's a stick to my feet, wanna [Ab] be unpredictable.
They'll [G] never know what I might [Eb] say or do.
His stories aren't factual, but they're true.
Never be caught in [Gm] a rut, when I grow up, [Eb]
when I grow up, [Ab] when I grow up, [Bb] when I grow up,
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be a [Eb] unrepentant romantic.
Kinda guy [Ab] whose dancing is [Bb] inspired, who'll go to bed early on Saturday [Eb] night and not
because he's tired.
I wanna be [F] sentimental, kinda guy who'll cry at a book's sad ending.
[Bb] He's positively befriending, support me, bitten, much, when in [Eb] love.
[C] And I wanna be an elder, kinda guy all the [F] neighborhood kids come to see.
Pass it on to your neem [Bb] posts, tell me one story, please.
[Eb] I wanna be wise, it's so much better than being smart.
[Bb] Leave them with your heart.
A guy who trusts his gut, [Gm] when I grow up, [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [B]
[Bb] [A] [C] [Eb]
when I grow up, when I grow up, [Ab] when I grow up,
[Bb] I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be, I [D]
[Eb] wanna be an old fart.
[Ab] Kinda guy who hangs around [Bb] hardware stores, who'll always call a waitress by her name
and [Eb] who knows all the latest [C] stores.
I wanna be [Eb] eccentric, don't say my D's are a little bit [Bb] skewed.
To the poppies I will be rude, to the powerful, the pain in the butt, [Gm] when I grow up.
[Eb] [Bb] [N]
[G] This is a birthday song I wrote for [Eb] myself, actually.
As I approached the birthday that allowed me to carry a new card in my wallet, a card
I can see is very well represented here today, a card I have actually used once when I discovered,
much to my amazement, that in the state of Kansas, they give senior citizen discounts
in liquor stores.
They got it figured out.
What's your name?
George.
Mr.
George.
When I was a little boy, [Ab] sitting on my [Bb] grandpa's feet, he'd toss my hair and ask me, what are
you gonna be when I was a little boy?
[Eb] I [Ab] was too busy [Bb] being small, didn't know he was my rear view [Eb] mirror.
I was his crystal [Bb] ball, now [Eb] pushing 50.
It's all going quicker [Gm] than I planned, I [Bb] finally understand.
It's time to wonder what I'm gonna be when I grow up.
[Eb]
Now friends, I am Folk Singer.
This is a folk song.
You all are the folk.
And every now and again, we must rise for a synchronous in his duties and sing a song together.
So all you have to do is repeat after me when I say, [Gm] when I grow up, when I grow up, [Ab] when
I grow up, I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna [Eb] be, I wanna be a character.
[Ab] A cantankerous soft touch, kinda guy [Bb] tells the same three sorry [Eb] jokes in the hallways.
He's a stick to my feet, wanna [Ab] be unpredictable.
They'll [G] never know what I might [Eb] say or do.
His stories aren't factual, but they're true.
Never be caught in [Gm] a rut, when I grow up, [Eb]
when I grow up, [Ab] when I grow up, [Bb] when I grow up,
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be a [Eb] unrepentant romantic.
Kinda guy [Ab] whose dancing is [Bb] inspired, who'll go to bed early on Saturday [Eb] night and not
because he's tired.
I wanna be [F] sentimental, kinda guy who'll cry at a book's sad ending.
[Bb] He's positively befriending, support me, bitten, much, when in [Eb] love.
[C] And I wanna be an elder, kinda guy all the [F] neighborhood kids come to see.
Pass it on to your neem [Bb] posts, tell me one story, please.
[Eb] I wanna be wise, it's so much better than being smart.
[Bb] Leave them with your heart.
A guy who trusts his gut, [Gm] when I grow up, [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [B]
[Bb] [A] [C] [Eb]
when I grow up, when I grow up, [Ab] when I grow up,
[Bb] I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be, I [D]
[Eb] wanna be an old fart.
[Ab] Kinda guy who hangs around [Bb] hardware stores, who'll always call a waitress by her name
and [Eb] who knows all the latest [C] stores.
I wanna be [Eb] eccentric, don't say my D's are a little bit [Bb] skewed.
To the poppies I will be rude, to the powerful, the pain in the butt, [Gm] when I grow up.
[Eb] [Bb] [N]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Gm
C
Eb
Bb
Ab
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] This is a birthday song I wrote for [Eb] myself, actually. _ _ _ _ _ _
As I approached the birthday that _ allowed me to carry a new card in my wallet, _ _ _ a card
I can see is very well represented here today, _ a card I have actually used once when I discovered,
much to my amazement, _ _ that in the state of Kansas, they give senior citizen discounts
_ in liquor stores. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ They got it figured out.
_ _ What's your name?
George.
Mr.
George.
When I was a little boy, [Ab] sitting on my [Bb] grandpa's feet, he'd toss my hair and ask me, what are
you gonna be when I was a little boy?
[Eb] I [Ab] was too busy [Bb] being small, didn't know he was my rear view [Eb] mirror.
I was his crystal [Bb] ball, now [Eb] pushing 50.
It's all going quicker [Gm] than I planned, I [Bb] finally understand.
It's time to wonder what I'm gonna be when I grow up.
[Eb] _ _
Now friends, I am Folk Singer.
_ This is a folk song.
_ You all are the folk.
And every now and again, we must rise for a synchronous in his duties and sing a song together.
So all you have to do is repeat after me when I say, [Gm] when I grow up, _ when I grow up, [Ab] when
I grow up, _ I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna [Eb] be, I wanna be a character.
[Ab] A cantankerous soft touch, kinda guy [Bb] tells the same three sorry [Eb] jokes in the hallways.
He's a stick to my feet, wanna [Ab] be unpredictable.
They'll [G] never know what I might [Eb] say or do.
His stories aren't factual, but they're true.
Never be caught in [Gm] a rut, when I grow up, [Eb] _
when I grow up, _ _ [Ab] _ when I grow up, [Bb] when I grow up,
_ I wanna be, _ I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be a [Eb] unrepentant romantic.
Kinda guy [Ab] whose dancing is [Bb] inspired, who'll go to bed early on Saturday [Eb] night and not
because he's tired.
I wanna be [F] sentimental, kinda guy who'll cry at a book's sad ending.
[Bb] He's positively befriending, support me, bitten, much, when in [Eb] love.
[C] And I wanna be an elder, kinda guy all the [F] neighborhood kids come to see.
Pass it on to your neem [Bb] posts, tell me one story, please.
[Eb] I wanna be wise, _ it's so much better than being smart.
[Bb] Leave them with your heart.
A guy who trusts his gut, [Gm] when I grow up, _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [B] _
[Bb] _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _
when I grow up, when I grow up, [Ab] when I grow up, _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ I wanna be, _ I wanna be, _ I wanna be, I [D]
[Eb] wanna be an old fart.
[Ab] Kinda guy who hangs around [Bb] hardware stores, who'll always call a waitress by her name
and [Eb] who knows all the latest [C] stores.
I wanna be [Eb] eccentric, don't say my D's are a little bit [Bb] skewed.
To the poppies I will be rude, to the powerful, the pain in the butt, [Gm] when I grow up.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [G] This is a birthday song I wrote for [Eb] myself, actually. _ _ _ _ _ _
As I approached the birthday that _ allowed me to carry a new card in my wallet, _ _ _ a card
I can see is very well represented here today, _ a card I have actually used once when I discovered,
much to my amazement, _ _ that in the state of Kansas, they give senior citizen discounts
_ in liquor stores. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ They got it figured out.
_ _ What's your name?
George.
Mr.
George.
When I was a little boy, [Ab] sitting on my [Bb] grandpa's feet, he'd toss my hair and ask me, what are
you gonna be when I was a little boy?
[Eb] I [Ab] was too busy [Bb] being small, didn't know he was my rear view [Eb] mirror.
I was his crystal [Bb] ball, now [Eb] pushing 50.
It's all going quicker [Gm] than I planned, I [Bb] finally understand.
It's time to wonder what I'm gonna be when I grow up.
[Eb] _ _
Now friends, I am Folk Singer.
_ This is a folk song.
_ You all are the folk.
And every now and again, we must rise for a synchronous in his duties and sing a song together.
So all you have to do is repeat after me when I say, [Gm] when I grow up, _ when I grow up, [Ab] when
I grow up, _ I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna [Eb] be, I wanna be a character.
[Ab] A cantankerous soft touch, kinda guy [Bb] tells the same three sorry [Eb] jokes in the hallways.
He's a stick to my feet, wanna [Ab] be unpredictable.
They'll [G] never know what I might [Eb] say or do.
His stories aren't factual, but they're true.
Never be caught in [Gm] a rut, when I grow up, [Eb] _
when I grow up, _ _ [Ab] _ when I grow up, [Bb] when I grow up,
_ I wanna be, _ I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be a [Eb] unrepentant romantic.
Kinda guy [Ab] whose dancing is [Bb] inspired, who'll go to bed early on Saturday [Eb] night and not
because he's tired.
I wanna be [F] sentimental, kinda guy who'll cry at a book's sad ending.
[Bb] He's positively befriending, support me, bitten, much, when in [Eb] love.
[C] And I wanna be an elder, kinda guy all the [F] neighborhood kids come to see.
Pass it on to your neem [Bb] posts, tell me one story, please.
[Eb] I wanna be wise, _ it's so much better than being smart.
[Bb] Leave them with your heart.
A guy who trusts his gut, [Gm] when I grow up, _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [B] _
[Bb] _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _
when I grow up, when I grow up, [Ab] when I grow up, _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ I wanna be, _ I wanna be, _ I wanna be, I [D]
[Eb] wanna be an old fart.
[Ab] Kinda guy who hangs around [Bb] hardware stores, who'll always call a waitress by her name
and [Eb] who knows all the latest [C] stores.
I wanna be [Eb] eccentric, don't say my D's are a little bit [Bb] skewed.
To the poppies I will be rude, to the powerful, the pain in the butt, [Gm] when I grow up.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _