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OLDER-BIRDY.
EI wish that I was olderA  
old enough to be yoursE  
Hmmm...A  
And I wiEsh that I was wiserA  
Wise enough to be strong-mindedE  
To keep up with the words you say,A  
it makes me feel so youngB  
oAoooh
And I don't know where this is goingE  
I just been hopingB  
   AAnd I can see by your smile that you're glowingE  
BInside ah,
   ALet's not pretend like it's not what it isE  
when I just started Bto realize
That I love Ayou
C#mOoohB  E  
E A B C#m E
And I wisEh that we were strangersA  
Strange enough to go unnoticedE  
from this crowdA  
And I wiEsh that we were closerA  
Close enough for me to hold youE  
When you're alone and nights become to long to baAre-------B  
   AAnd I don't know where this is goingE  
I just been hopingB  
   AAnd I can see by your smile that you're glowingE  
BInside ah,
   ALet's not pretend like it's not what it isE  
when I just started Bto realize
That I love Ayou
C#mOoohB  E  
E A B C#m
                  C#m                                     A              E  B-A  
You hold your head up high though it's hard to... Oooh
            C#m                             A                 E  B-A  
I can't keep back I know I just want you... Oooh
A                                                   E
   And I don't know where this is going
I just been hopingB------
   AAnd I can see by your smile that you're glowingE  
BInside---- ah,
   ALet's not pretend like it's not what it isE  
when I just started Bto realize
That I love Ayou
C#m-B-E  
Oooh-----

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C#m

OLDER-BIRDY.

E A

I wish that I was older

old enough to be yours

Hmmm...

E A

And I wish that I was wiser

Wise enough to be strong-minded

To keep up with the words you say,

it makes me feel so young

ooooh

And I don't know where this is going

I just been hoping

A E

And I can see by your smile that you're glowing

Inside ah,

A E

Let's not pretend like it's not what it is

when I just started to realize

That I love you

C#m B E

Oooh

E A B C#m E

E A

And I wish that we were strangers

Strange enough to go unnoticed

from this crowd

E A

And I wish that we were closer

Close enough for me to hold you

A B

When you're alone and nights become to long to bare-------

A E

And I don't know where this is going

I just been hoping

A E

And I can see by your smile that you're glowing

Inside ah,

A E

Let's not pretend like it's not what it is

when I just started to realize

That I love you

C#m B E

Oooh

E A B C#m

C#m A E B A

You hold your head up high though it's hard to... Oooh

C#m A E B A

I can't keep back I know I just want you... Oooh

A E

And I don't know where this is going

I just been hoping------

A E

And I can see by your smile that you're glowing

Inside---- ah,

A E

Let's not pretend like it's not what it is

when I just started to realize

That I love you

C#m B E

Oooh-----

About Older Chords by Birdy

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