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[Intro]
  EIn  -  be   - twee - nies! 
[Verse 1]
AWhen I was young, every song that we sung ,
went "EBoomy sha la la la Ala"
ANow they're the same, so lets sing 'em again,
Ewhy shouldn't I be a Astar?
But E7nobody wants us todAay (Ahhh!), 
B7Just because we're middle Eaged E/D  E/C#  E/B  
[Chorus]
Too Aold (Too old) to be a Eteenage idol,
Too Ayoung (Too young) to be a Emother's pet
Are Awe (Are you?) just the Einbetweenies
Aeveryone Dtries to EforgAet? 
[Verse 2]
When AI was seventeen, so they say, it's obscene,
To Eshake it about like we Ado (Ooo ooo)
ABut don't think 'coz we're old, that we can't rock 'n' roll, 
'coz Ewe're gonna sock it to Ayou (Oh yeah!)
E7We can compete with the Abest, 
B7As long as you give us a Erest E/D  E/C#  E/B  
[Chorus]
Too Aold (Too old) to be a Eteenage idol,
Too Ayoung (Too young) to be a Emother's pet
Are Awe (Are you?) just the Einbetweenies
Aeveryone Dtries to EforgAet? E7  
Too Aold (Too old) to be a Eteenage idol,
Too Ayoung (Too young) to be a Emother's pet
Are Awe (Are you?) just the Einbetweenies
Aeveryone Dtries to EforgAet? 
[Bridge]
   BbIt's so hard to be thirty, you're so easily hurt, 
when Fteenagers shout "Push off BbMum!" No!
BbBut you'll never stop a ... inbetweeniebopper, 
F'coz we know that our time will Bbcome
F7You're all getting older each dBbay,
C7And soon we'll be hearing you Fsay: F/Eb  F/D  F/C  
[Chorus]
Too Bbold (Too old) to be a tFeenage idol,
Too Bbyoung (Too young) to be a Fmother's pet
Are Bbwe (Are you?) just the Finbetweenies
Bbeveryone Ebtries to FforgBbet? F7  
[Outro fade]
Too Bbold (Too old) to be a tFeenage idol,
Too Bbyoung (Too young) to be a Fmother's pet
Are Bbwe (Are you?) just the Finbetweenies
Bbeveryone Ebtries to FforgBbet? F7  
Too Bbold (Too old) to be a tFeenage idol,
Too Bbyoung (Too young) to be a Fmother's pet
Are Bbwe (Are you?) just the Finbetweenies
Bbeveryone Ebtries to FforgBbet? F7  
Too Bbold (Too old) to be a tFeenage idol,
Too Bbyoung (Too young) to be a Fmother's pet
Are Bbwe (Are you?) just the Finbetweenies
Bbeveryone Ebtries to FforgBbet? 

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The Inbetweenies

by The Goodies

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Chords in this song · guitar

E/D

E/C#

E/B

F/Eb

F/D

F/C

[Intro]

In - be - twee - nies!

[Verse 1]

When I was young, every song that we sung ,

E A

went "Boomy sha la la la la"

Now they're the same, so lets sing 'em again,

E A

why shouldn't I be a star?

E7 A

But nobody wants us today (Ahhh!),

B7 E E/D E/C# E/B

Just because we're middle aged

[Chorus]

A E

Too old (Too old) to be a teenage idol,

A E

Too young (Too young) to be a mother's pet

A E

Are we (Are you?) just the inbetweenies

A D E A

everyone tries to forget?

[Verse 2]

When I was seventeen, so they say, it's obscene,

E A

To shake it about like we do (Ooo ooo)

But don't think 'coz we're old, that we can't rock 'n' roll,

E A

'coz we're gonna sock it to you (Oh yeah!)

E7 A

We can compete with the best,

B7 E E/D E/C# E/B

As long as you give us a rest

[Chorus]

A E

Too old (Too old) to be a teenage idol,

A E

Too young (Too young) to be a mother's pet

A E

Are we (Are you?) just the inbetweenies

A D E A E7

everyone tries to forget?

A E

Too old (Too old) to be a teenage idol,

A E

Too young (Too young) to be a mother's pet

A E

Are we (Are you?) just the inbetweenies

A D E A

everyone tries to forget?

[Bridge]

It's so hard to be thirty, you're so easily hurt,

F Bb

when teenagers shout "Push off Mum!" No!

But you'll never stop a ... inbetweeniebopper,

F Bb

'coz we know that our time will come

F7 Bb

You're all getting older each day,

C7 F F/Eb F/D F/C

And soon we'll be hearing you say:

[Chorus]

Bb F

Too old (Too old) to be a teenage idol,

Bb F

Too young (Too young) to be a mother's pet

Bb F

Are we (Are you?) just the inbetweenies

Bb Eb F Bb F7

everyone tries to forget?

[Outro fade]

Bb F

Too old (Too old) to be a teenage idol,

Bb F

Too young (Too young) to be a mother's pet

Bb F

Are we (Are you?) just the inbetweenies

Bb Eb F Bb F7

everyone tries to forget?

Bb F

Too old (Too old) to be a teenage idol,

Bb F

Too young (Too young) to be a mother's pet

Bb F

Are we (Are you?) just the inbetweenies

Bb Eb F Bb F7

everyone tries to forget?

Bb F

Too old (Too old) to be a teenage idol,

Bb F

Too young (Too young) to be a mother's pet

Bb F

Are we (Are you?) just the inbetweenies

Bb Eb F Bb

everyone tries to forget?

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