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Josh Joplin - The Growing Up Boy
[Intro]
C  F  C
[Verse 1]
FFriends wear the scars of the Clessons you learned
And you Fsit by the embers of the bridges you've Cburned
We Gall have a story and we Feach take a Cturn
DmLaughing at Fall of your CshitF  C  
[Verse 2]
And Feveryone is just somebody you Cknew
And you Fnever mean harm by the things that you Cdo
But Gsaying it through tears, Fdon't make it Ctrue
DmJust makes it Fhard to forCget it
[Chorus]
And the Ggrowing up boy, he Fnever grows Cup
He's Gtaunted by fear and Fhaunted by Clove
Too Dmlate to Flearn, you've taken eCnough
Growing up boyF  G  C  
[Verse 3]
It's Fheartache, it's heartbreak, it's dark clouds and Cthen
It's a Fday of self-pity and he's on the Cmend
He Gfinds true love for the Ffirst time aCgain
When the Dmmemory of the Flast girl Clapses
[Verse 4]
And he wakes up half-hearted and he Flooks at his Cphone
For a message to remind him that Fhe's not aClone
And he Galways has many, but Fnone are from Chome
So he Dmgoes back to Fbed and colClapsesF  
[Chorus]
And the Ggrowing up boy, he Fnever grows Cup
He's Gtaunted by fear and Fhaunted by Clove
Too Dmlate to learn, you've Ftaken eCnough
Growing up Fboy
[Instrumental]
C      F   C
[Verse 5]
'Each Fday is your birthday', is what I wrote in a Ccard
To Fsay a kind word, I just found it too Chard
I eGrased what I meant, so Fjust disreCgard
DmMake what you Fwant of this Cform
[Verse 6]
FLove is not like the songs that you CsingF  C  
How Fcould you complain when it don't mean a Cthing
You can Gsteal every verse and you Fbreak every Cstring
And there's Dmno one aFround when you're Cdone
[Chorus]
And the Ggrowing up boy, he Fnever grows Cup
He's Gtaunted by fear and Fhaunted by Clove
Too Dmlate to learn, you've Ftaken eCnough
Growing up Fboy, grow Cup

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The Growing Up Boy

by Josh Joplin

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Josh Joplin - The Growing Up Boy

[Intro]

C F C

[Verse 1]

F C

Friends wear the scars of the lessons you learned

F C

And you sit by the embers of the bridges you've burned

G F C

We all have a story and we each take a turn

Dm F C F C

Laughing at all of your shit

[Verse 2]

F C

And everyone is just somebody you knew

F C

And you never mean harm by the things that you do

G F C

But saying it through tears, don't make it true

Dm F C

Just makes it hard to forget it

[Chorus]

G F C

And the growing up boy, he never grows up

G F C

He's taunted by fear and haunted by love

Dm F C

Too late to learn, you've taken enough

F G C

Growing up boy

[Verse 3]

F C

It's heartache, it's heartbreak, it's dark clouds and then

F C

It's a day of self-pity and he's on the mend

G F C

He finds true love for the first time again

Dm F C

When the memory of the last girl lapses

[Verse 4]

F C

And he wakes up half-hearted and he looks at his phone

F C

For a message to remind him that he's not alone

G F C

And he always has many, but none are from home

Dm F C F

So he goes back to bed and collapses

[Chorus]

G F C

And the growing up boy, he never grows up

G F C

He's taunted by fear and haunted by love

Dm F C

Too late to learn, you've taken enough

Growing up boy

[Instrumental]

C F C

[Verse 5]

F C

'Each day is your birthday', is what I wrote in a card

F C

To say a kind word, I just found it too hard

G F C

I erased what I meant, so just disregard

Dm F C

Make what you want of this form

[Verse 6]

F C F C

Love is not like the songs that you sing

F C

How could you complain when it don't mean a thing

G F C

You can steal every verse and you break every string

Dm F C

And there's no one around when you're done

[Chorus]

G F C

And the growing up boy, he never grows up

G F C

He's taunted by fear and haunted by love

Dm F C

Too late to learn, you've taken enough

F C

Growing up boy, grow up

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