Chords for Tom Waits - I don't wanna grow up

Tempo:
86.8 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

F#m

B

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits - I don't wanna grow up chords
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I'm going to be a good boy.
I'm going to be a good boy.
[E]
[N] I'm going to be a good boy.
I'm going [D#]
to be a good boy.
[A]
[N]
[D]
[D] [E]
Yeah, we rocked around, rocked in at [A] night.
I don't want to grow up.
We was playing at a rock.
[B] How do you [F#m] move in a little [G] foam?
Always [A] changing [B] things.
Makes me [F#m] wish that I could be a star.
[A]
[D] Oh, no, guys.
If I see you [A] skate, I [D]
don't ever want to be that [A] way.
I [D] don't want to grow up.
[Bm] Seems like [F#m] we'll turn into [G] things that we [A] never want.
[Bm] The only [F#m] thing to live for [G] is to [A] stay.
[D] I don't want to be [A] this.
[D]
[A] I don't [D] want to be this.
I don't want to grow up.
[Bm] I don't [F#m] want to have to shout it [B] out.
I don't [F#] want my head to fall [B] out.
I don't [C#] want to be filled with [B] doubt.
I don't [C#] want to be a good boy [F#] shout.
I don't want to have to learn to [B] count.
I don't [F#m] want to have to think it through [G] now.
I [D] don't want to grow up.
Well, I'll tell you [A] something.
I don't [D] want to grow up.
I've been thinking all [A] night.
[D]
[Bm] I'd rather [F#m] stay here in my [B] room.
Nothing out [F#] there but sad and [B] blue.
I don't want to [F#] live in a big old [G] two-home [A] ranch.
[D] Oh, when I see the 5 o'clock [A] news.
I don't want to go dancing in a shag-mashed shoe.
I don't want to grow [Bm] up.
[F#m] [Bm] [F#m] [B] [F#m] [B] [F#]
[Bm] [F#m] [B] [F#m]
[B] [F#m] [G]
[D]
[A]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
A
1231
D
1321
F#m
123111112
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To jam and learn Tom Waits - Let Me Get Up On It chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: A, D and A. Kick off your practice at a gentle 43 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 87 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ I'm going to be _ _ a good boy.
I'm going to be a good boy.
_ [E] _
_ [N] _ I'm going to be a good boy. _
I'm _ _ going _ [D#] _ _
to be a good boy. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
Yeah, we rocked around, rocked in at [A] night.
I don't want to grow up.
_ We was playing at a rock. _ _
_ [B] How do you [F#m] move in a little [G] foam?
Always [A] changing [B] things.
Makes me [F#m] wish that I could be a star.
[A] _
[D] Oh, no, guys.
If I see you [A] skate, I [D] _
_ don't ever want to be that [A] way.
I [D] don't want to grow up.
[Bm] Seems like [F#m] we'll turn into [G] things that we [A] never want.
[Bm] The only [F#m] thing to live for [G] is to [A] stay.
[D] I don't want to be [A] this.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] I don't [D] want to be this.
I don't want to grow up.
[Bm] I don't [F#m] want to have to shout it [B] out.
I don't [F#] want my head to fall [B] out.
I don't [C#] want to be filled with [B] doubt.
I don't [C#] want to be a good boy [F#] shout.
I don't want to have to learn to [B] count.
I don't [F#m] want to have to think it through [G] now.
I [D] don't want to grow _ _ up.
Well, I'll tell you [A] something.
I don't [D] want to grow up.
I've been thinking all [A] night.
_ [D] _
_ [Bm] I'd rather [F#m] stay here in my [B] room.
Nothing out [F#] there but sad and [B] blue.
I don't want to [F#] live in a big old [G] two-home [A] ranch.
[D] Oh, when I see the 5 o'clock [A] news.
I don't _ want to go dancing in a shag-mashed shoe.
I don't want to grow [Bm] up.
_ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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