Chords for Penny Goodwin - Too soon you're old

Tempo:
141.75 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

Em

G

Am

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Penny Goodwin - Too soon you're old chords
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[Am]
[C]
[Am]
Take no eyes from any strangers [C] Watch
[Am] out, watch out, watch out [Em] for the [Dm] worthless
few Don't [A#]
socialize [C]
with fancy [Am] [Gm] guys
They'll leave you [Am] from the start [Gm]
But soon you're old, [Am] too late [B] for [Dm] getting smart
People [G] [Dm]
[Am]
always try to tell you what to do Baby, you'll be [Dm] going far
[Gm]
Just take your time [Am]
before you climb [Gm]
To grab that [Am] shining star
[Gm] Soon you're old, [A] too late, too late, too late into [F] getting [Dm] smart
[Gm]
Drop some [Am] acid, go to [Gm] paradise You'll be [Am] flying high
[Gm] You'll wake up and find [Am] the devil standing there [Dm] You [F] know you're paying the [G] price
[Dm]
You know you're [G] paying the [Am] price Live your life the way it happens
Let its beauty blow [Dm] your mind [Gm] And that's the only [Am]
trip to take
[Gm]
To yourself, [Am] be kind, [Gm] soon you're old Too [A]
late, too late, too late into [F] getting smart
[Em] You better [Dm] wake up, [Em] yeah you better [Dm] watch out [G] Everything [Dm] to lose, [G] gonna [Dm] pay some dues
[G] [Dm]
[G] [Dm]
[Em] [Dm]
[G] [Dm] [F]
[Em] [Dm] You better wake up,
[Em] yeah you better [Dm] watch out [Am]
Everything to lose, [Em] gonna pay some [F] dues
[G]
Drop your [F] acid, [G]
yeah and take [Dm] your dope So far out you're still real, [Em]
you [Dm] can't come back
Look [Am] around you, [G]
[Dm] look around [C] you, [F]
look around [Em] you
Don't be no [Dm] fool, [Em] you gotta [Dm] be [G] cool, you gotta be cool
[F] Soon you're [G] [F]
[G] old, [C] too late for getting smart
[Em] Too late [F] for getting smart, [Em] too late for [G] getting [Dm] smart
[F] Too [Em] [Am] late for getting smart, [G] [Am] take your dope, [Em] [B] [Dm] take your acid
[Em] Look [Dm] at your arms, hey, look at your arms [Em] All [Dm] scarred and trashed, [Em] you're so far [F] out
[B] You [Dm] can't come back, you can't [G] come back, you can't come [Dm] back
[Em]
[Dm] But [G]
soon [F] [B] you're old, too late for getting [F] smart
[E] [Dm] [B]
[Em] [Dm] [G]
[Dm] [Em]
[F] [C#] [G]
[A]
Key:  
Dm
2311
Em
121
G
2131
Am
2311
F
134211111
Dm
2311
Em
121
G
2131
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To learn Penny Goodwin - Too Soon Youre Old chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Dm, G, Dm, Em, Dm, Gm, Am and Gm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 70 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 142. Considering the song's key of A# Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ Take no eyes _ from any strangers _ _ _ [C] Watch _
[Am] out, watch out, watch out [Em] for the [Dm] worthless
few _ _ Don't _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ _ socialize [C] _
_ _ with fancy [Am] [Gm] guys
_ _ _ They'll leave you [Am] from the _ _ start _ _ _ [Gm]
But soon you're old, [Am] too late _ _ [B] _ for [Dm] getting smart
_ _ People _ [G] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ always try to tell _ you what to do _ Baby, _ you'll be [Dm] going far
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm]
Just take your time _ [Am] _
_ _ before you climb [Gm] _
_ _ To grab that [Am] shining star
_ _ _ _ [Gm] Soon _ _ _ you're old, [A] too late, too late, too late into [F] getting [Dm] smart _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm]
Drop some [Am] acid, go to [Gm] paradise _ You'll be [Am] flying high
_ [Gm] You'll wake up and find [Am] the devil standing there [Dm] You [F] know you're paying the [G] price
_ _ [Dm]
You know you're [G] paying the [Am] price _ _ Live your life the way it happens _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Let its beauty blow [Dm] your _ _ mind _ _ [Gm] And that's the _ _ only [Am] _
_ trip to take
_ _ [Gm] _
To _ yourself, [Am] be _ kind, _ _ _ _ [Gm] soon _ _ you're old Too [A]
late, too late, too late into [F] getting smart
_ _ [Em] _ You better [Dm] wake up, _ _ [Em] yeah you better [Dm] watch out _ _ [G] _ Everything [Dm] to lose, _ [G] _ gonna [Dm] pay some dues
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Em] _ _ [Dm] You better wake up, _
[Em] _ yeah you better [Dm] watch out _ [Am] _
_ Everything to _ lose, [Em] gonna pay some [F] dues
_ [G] _
Drop your [F] acid, _ _ [G] _
yeah and take [Dm] your dope _ _ _ So far out you're still real, [Em] _
you [Dm] can't come back _ _ _
_ Look [Am] around you, [G] _
_ [Dm] look around [C] you, _ [F] _
look around _ [Em] you
Don't be no [Dm] fool, _ [Em] you gotta [Dm] be _ [G] cool, _ you gotta be _ cool _ _ _
_ [F] Soon you're [G] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] old, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] too late for getting smart
_ [Em] _ _ Too late [F] for getting smart, _ [Em] _ too late for [G] getting [Dm] smart _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Too _ [Em] _ [Am] late for getting smart, _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] take your dope, [Em] _ [B] _ _ _ [Dm] take your acid
[Em] _ _ Look [Dm] at your arms, hey, _ look at your arms _ [Em] All [Dm] scarred and _ trashed, [Em] _ you're so far [F] out _
[B] _ You [Dm] can't come back, you can't [G] come back, you can't come [Dm] back
_ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ But [G] _
_ _ soon _ [F] _ [B] you're old, too late for getting [F] smart
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Slow Hot Wind album.

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