Tim Minchin - When I Grow Up (From the Matilda Musical)
Chords:
F C Bb Bbm
e|-----1-------0-------1---------1-------|
B|-----1-------1-------3---------2-------|
G|-----2-------0-------3---------3-------|
D|-----3-------2-------3---------3-------|
A|-----3-------3-------1---------1-------|
E|-----1-------X-------X---------X-------|
Bbsus2 F/A Gm Dbdim
e|-----1---------1-------3---------0-----|
B|-----1---------1-------3---------5-----|
G|-----3---------2-------3---------6-----|
D|-----3---------3-------5---------5-----|
A|-----1---------0-------5---------4-----|
E|-----X---------X-------3---------X-----|
Dm C/E Dbdim/A
e|--------1---------0---------0----------|
B|--------3---------1---------5----------|
G|--------2---------0---------6----------|
D|--------0---------2---------5----------|
A|--------X---------3---------0----------|
E|--------X---------0---------X----------|
F C
When I grow up,
Bb
I will be tall enough to reach the branches
Bbm
That I need to reach to climb
F C Bb
The tress you get to climb when you're grown up.
F C
And when I grow up,
Bb
I will be smart enough to answer all
Bbm
The questions that you need to know
F C Bb
The answers to before you're grown up.
Bbsus2
And when I grow up,
F/A Gm
I will eat sweets every day on the way to work
F
And I will go to bed late every night.
Bbsus2
And I will wake up
F/A
When the sun comes up
Gm
And I will watch cartoons until my eyes go square
C Dbdim
And I won't care cos I'll be all grown up,
Dm C Bb
When I grow up.
F C
When I grow up,
Bb
I will be strong enough to carry all
Bbm F
The heavy things you have to haul around with you
C Bb
When you're a grown up.
F C
And when I grow up,
Bb
I will be brave enough to fight the creatures
Bbm F
That you have to fight beneath the bed each night
C Bb
To be a grown up.
Bbsus2
And when I grow up,
F/A
I will have treats every day
Gm
And I'll play with things that Mum pretends
F
That mums don't think are fun.
Bbsus2
And I will wake up
F/A
When the sun comes up
Gm
And I will spend all day just lying in the sun
C Dbdim
And I won't care cos I'll be all grown up,
Dm C Bb
When I grow up.
F C
And when I grow up,
Bb
I will be brave enough to fight the creatures
Bbm F
That you have to fight beneath the bed each night
C Bb
To be a grown up.
Bbsus2
When I grow up...
(Bbsus2)
Just because you think that life's not fair, it
F/A
Doesn't meant that you just have to grin and bear it.
Gm7
If you always take it on the chin and wear it
F
Nothing will change.
Bbsus2
Just because I find myself in this story, it
F/A
Doesn't mean that everything is written for me,
Gm7
If I think the ending is fixed already
C Dbdim
I might as well be saying I think that it's OK
Dbdim/A Dbdim Dm
And that's not right!
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Tab by Brynn McCullagh
brynnmccullagh [at] hotmail [dot] comWhen I Grow Up chords and lyrics
Free chords for When I Grow Up by Tim Minchin. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
Tim Minchin - When I Grow Up (From the Matilda Musical)
Chords:
F C Bb Bbm
Bbsus2 F/A Gm Dbdim
Dm C/E Dbdim/A
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Tab by Brynn McCullagh
brynnmccullagh [at] hotmail [dot] comWhen I Grow Up Chords by Tim Minchin
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