When I Grow Up Chords by Nf

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109.55 bpm
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Dm

Gm

A

D

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dm] When I grow up, I want to be a dentist.
[Ab] When I grow up, [Bb] I want to be a ballerina teacher.
[B] When I grow up, I want to be a [Dm] police officer.
When I grow up, I would like to be a veterinarian.
When I grow up, I'm going to be [Gm] a flapper.
.
Yeah, [E] [Db] .
[Dm] [N] .
when I grow up, you know what I want to be?.
Take a seat, let me tell you my ridiculous [Dm] dreams.
I want to rap, yeah I know it's hard to believe.
[Eb] And I can tell you're already thinking I won't even [Dm] succeed.
But I'm okay with it, I [C] admit the lyrics are weak.
[A] I've been working on them, I'll be good eventually.
I [Dm] understand you gotta crawl before you get to your feet.
But I've been running for a while, they ain't ready for me.
I [D] know this probably isn't really realistic.
And honestly, I might not ever make a difference.
But that don't make a difference, I'ma have to risk it.
I've been crunching numbers, you ain't gotta be a mathematician.
And see the odds ain't rooting for me, I can't lie though, [Gm] it's kinda how I like it to [Dm] be.
The underdog, yeah you probably think you know what I mean.
But what I'm saying is, they ever push me, I'm gonna swing.
Yeah, you go to college, [E] getting paid like [Dm] everybody [F] else.
[Gm] Graduating, probably get a job that [Dm] doesn't pay the bills.
That don't make a lot of sense [A] to me, forget [Dm] the Happy Meals.
I don't like [E] the dollar menu, I would rather make a [Dm] meal.
Huh?.
Make a [A] meal?.
Nah, I [Dm] said make a [F] meal.
Home cooking, [Gm] get the grill.
Are you on it pretty [Dm] well?.
Everything I see is overdone to me, I'm not a doubt.
But I'ma get a record deal, and say hello to Mr.
Grill.
I just wanna pay my bills, rapping about the [Gm] way I [Gbm] feel.
[Dm] Oh yeah, [A] I just wanna make a couple [Dm] mil.
Leave it to [Gm] the fam and the [D] will.
Oh yeah, [A] I just wanna sign a record [F] deal.
Maybe buy a [Gm] house up in the [D] hills.
Oh yeah, [A] might not be the best of my [F] field.
But I guarantee that [Gm] I'ma die [A] real when [Bb] I grow up.
[C] Yeah, ay.
[Bb] When I grow up.
[Gb] Yeah, yeah.
[Dm].
Ay!.
I'ma make them notice me.
Rhyming like it's poetry.
Everything I oversee.
I just like to overthink.
I can be your pay to feed.
No returning overseas.
[Bb] Those of you that don't believe.
Quiet, you don't know a thing.
Quiet when I'm trying to sing.
[Dm] Quiet when I'm making beats.
Quiet when I'm trying to think.
Sorry, I don't mean to scream.
I just feel like no one really gets me, and it's [E] sad to see.
Cause someday I'ma [D] grow up in Chihuahua, and you will [E] smi- Yeah!.
Anybody [F] wanna hear me rap?.
No!.
[Gm] Come on, let me [A] play a couple [Dm] tracks.
[A] No!.
Come on, I can spit it really [Dm] fast.
No!.
You [Gm] think I should throw [Dm] this in the trash?.
No!.
Tricked ya.
Gators go away before I hit ya.
I [Gm] am not a [Dm] beggar or a kiss up.
You don't understand, well I forgive ya.
I am not a quitter.
You [Gm] ain't really get [Dm] me.
Hit ya!.
Maybe someday I [A] could even be up on the [Dm] radio.
Have [F] a tour bus [Gm] and maybe even play a couple [Dm] shows.
Everybody in the crowd singing every word I wrote.
[F] Telling me that I [A] am not the only one that feels [D] alone.
Huh?.
You feel [E] alone?.
Yeah, I kinda feel [Dm] alone.
Wonder [F] if the feeling [G] ever goes [Dm] away when you get old.
Well, I, if I make it as an artist, I don't really know.
I make a lot of dough.
[Ab] I'ma have to try though.
I just wanna pay my bills.
Rapping about the way [G] I feel.
Oh yeah.
[Dm] I just wanna make a couple mil.
Leave it to the fam and the will.
Oh yeah.
I just wanna sign a record deal.
Maybe buy a house up [Bm] in the hills.
[Bb] Okay.
Oh yeah.
Might not be the best in my field, [Gm] but I guarantee that I'ma die real when I [D] grow up.
I just wanna pay [Dm] my bills.
Rapping about the way I feel.
Oh yeah.
I just wanna make a couple mil.
Leave it to the fam [Bb] and the will.
Oh yeah.
[D] I just wanna sign a record deal.
Maybe [Bb] buy a house up in the hills.
Okay.
Oh yeah.
[D] Might not be the best in my field, but [Gm] I guarantee that I'ma die real when I grow up.
[Bb] [N] [D] .
[N] .
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Let's start jamming Nf - When I Grow Up chords, practice the chord sequence F, Gm, Dm, A, Dm, F, Gm, D and A. A good strategy is to initiate at 54 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 110 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Minor.

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[Dm] When I grow up, I want to be a dentist.
[Ab] _ When I grow up, [Bb] I want to be a ballerina teacher.
_ [B] When I grow up, I want to be a [Dm] police officer.
When I grow up, I would like to be a veterinarian.
When I grow up, I'm going to be [Gm] a flapper.
_ _ .
_ Yeah, [E] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ .
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ .
_ when I grow up, you know what I want to be?.
Take a seat, let me tell you my ridiculous [Dm] dreams.
I want to rap, yeah I know it's hard to believe.
[Eb] And I can tell you're already thinking I won't even [Dm] succeed.
But I'm okay with it, I [C] admit the lyrics are weak.
[A] I've been working on them, I'll be good eventually.
I [Dm] understand you gotta crawl before you get to your feet.
But I've been running for a while, they ain't ready for me.
I [D] know this probably isn't really realistic.
And honestly, I might not ever make a difference.
But that don't make a difference, I'ma have to risk it.
I've been crunching numbers, you ain't gotta be a mathematician.
And see the odds ain't rooting for me, I can't lie though, [Gm] it's kinda how I like it to [Dm] be.
The underdog, yeah you probably think you know what I mean.
But what I'm saying is, they ever push me, I'm gonna swing.
Yeah, you go to college, [E] getting paid like [Dm] everybody [F] else.
[Gm] Graduating, probably get a job that [Dm] doesn't pay the bills.
That don't make a lot of sense [A] to me, forget [Dm] the Happy Meals.
I don't like [E] the dollar menu, I would rather make a [Dm] meal.
Huh?.
Make a [A] meal?.
Nah, I [Dm] said make a [F] meal.
Home cooking, [Gm] get the grill.
Are you on it pretty [Dm] well?.
Everything I see is overdone to me, I'm not a doubt.
But I'ma get a record deal, and say hello to Mr.
Grill.
I just wanna pay my bills, rapping about the [Gm] way I [Gbm] feel.
[Dm] Oh yeah, [A] I just wanna make a couple [Dm] mil.
Leave it to [Gm] the fam and the [D] will.
Oh yeah, [A] I just wanna sign a record [F] deal.
Maybe buy a [Gm] house up in the [D] hills.
Oh yeah, [A] might not be the best of my [F] field.
But I guarantee that [Gm] I'ma die [A] real when [Bb] I grow up.
_ [C] Yeah, ay.
[Bb] When I grow up.
_ [Gb] Yeah, yeah.
[Dm].
Ay!.
I'ma make them notice me.
Rhyming like it's poetry.
Everything I oversee.
I just like to overthink.
I can be your pay to feed.
No returning overseas.
[Bb] Those of you that don't believe.
Quiet, you don't know a thing.
Quiet when I'm trying to sing.
[Dm] Quiet when I'm making beats.
Quiet when I'm trying to think.
Sorry, I don't mean to scream.
I just feel like no one really gets me, and it's [E] sad to see.
Cause someday I'ma [D] grow up in Chihuahua, and you will [E] smi- Yeah!.
Anybody [F] wanna hear me rap?.
No!.
[Gm] Come on, let me [A] play a couple [Dm] tracks.
[A] No!.
Come on, I can spit it really [Dm] fast.
No!.
You [Gm] think I should throw [Dm] this in the trash?.
No!.
Tricked ya.
Gators go away before I hit ya.
I [Gm] am not a [Dm] beggar or a kiss up.
You don't understand, well I forgive ya.
I am not a quitter.
You [Gm] ain't really get [Dm] me.
Hit ya!.
Maybe someday I [A] could even be up on the [Dm] radio.
Have [F] a tour bus [Gm] and maybe even play a couple [Dm] shows.
Everybody in the crowd singing every word I wrote.
[F] Telling me that I [A] am not the only one that feels [D] alone.
Huh?.
You feel [E] alone?.
Yeah, I kinda feel [Dm] alone.
Wonder [F] if the feeling [G] ever goes [Dm] away when you get old.
Well, I, if I make it as an artist, I don't really know.
I make a lot of dough.
[Ab] I'ma have to try though.
I just wanna pay my bills.
Rapping about the way [G] I feel.
Oh yeah.
[Dm] I just wanna make a couple mil.
Leave it to the fam and the will.
Oh yeah.
I just wanna sign a record deal.
Maybe buy a house up [Bm] in the hills.
[Bb] Okay.
Oh yeah.
Might not be the best in my field, [Gm] but I guarantee that I'ma die real when I [D] grow up.
I just wanna pay [Dm] my bills.
Rapping about the way I feel.
Oh yeah.
I just wanna make a couple mil.
Leave it to the fam [Bb] and the will.
Oh yeah.
[D] I just wanna sign a record deal.
Maybe [Bb] buy a house up in the hills.
Okay.
Oh yeah.
[D] Might not be the best in my field, but [Gm] I guarantee that I'ma die real when I grow up.
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