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Growing Pains

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[Intro]
N.C.
You're on your own, kid
You are
[Verse 1]
AMake my way through the motions, I try to ignEore it
But home's looking farther the closer I gAet
Don't know why I can't see the end
Is it oveEr yet? Hmm
A Ashort leash and a short fuse don't match
They tell me it ain't that bEad, now don't you overreact
So I just hold my breathA, don't know why
I can't see the sun when young should Ebe fun
[Pre-Chorus]
And I guess the Abad can get better
Gotta be wrong before it's right
EEvery happy phrase engraved in my mind
And I've always Abeen a go-getter
There's truth in every word I write
But Estill the growing pains, growing pains
They're keeping me up at night
[Chorus]
AHey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah
Hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah
And I canE't hide 'cause growing pains are keeping me up at night
AHey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah
Hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey
And I canC#m't hide 'cause growing Bpains are keeping me up at night
[Verse 2]
ATry to mend what's left of my content incompreheEnsion
As I take on the stress of the mess that I've made
ADon't know if I even care for "grown" if it's just aElone, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
And I guess the Abad can get better
Gotta be wrong before it's right
EEvery happy phrase engraved in my mind
And I've always Abeen a go-getter
There's truth in every word I write
But Estill the growing pains, growing pains
They're keeping me up at night
[Chorus]
AHey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah
Hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah
And I canE't hide 'cause growing pains are keeping me up at night
AHey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah
Hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey
And I canC#m't hide 'cause growing Bpains are keeping me up at night
[Outro]
AStarting to look like Ms. Know-it-all
Can't take her own advice
Can't finEd pieces of my peace of mind
I cry more than I'd like to admit
But I can't lie Ato myself, to anyone
'Cause phoning it in isn't any fun
Can't run Eback to my youth the way I want to
The days my brother was quicker to Afool
AM radio, not much to do
Used monsters as an exEcuse to lie awake
ENow the monsters are the ones that I have to face
No band-aids for the growing pains
AHey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah
Hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah
C#mHey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeahB, hey
No band-aids for the growing pains

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Growing Pains

by Alessia Cara

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C#m

[Intro]

N.C.

You're on your own, kid

You are

[Verse 1]

A E

Make my way through the motions, I try to ignore it

But home's looking farther the closer I get

Don't know why I can't see the end

Is it over yet? Hmm

A short leash and a short fuse don't match

They tell me it ain't that bad, now don't you overreact

So I just hold my breath, don't know why

I can't see the sun when young should be fun

[Pre-Chorus]

And I guess the bad can get better

Gotta be wrong before it's right

Every happy phrase engraved in my mind

And I've always been a go-getter

There's truth in every word I write

But still the growing pains, growing pains

They're keeping me up at night

[Chorus]

Hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah

And I can't hide 'cause growing pains are keeping me up at night

Hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah

Hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey

C#m B

And I can't hide 'cause growing pains are keeping me up at night

[Verse 2]

A E

Try to mend what's left of my content incomprehension

As I take on the stress of the mess that I've made

A E

Don't know if I even care for "grown" if it's just alone, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]

And I guess the bad can get better

Gotta be wrong before it's right

Every happy phrase engraved in my mind

And I've always been a go-getter

There's truth in every word I write

But still the growing pains, growing pains

They're keeping me up at night

[Chorus]

Hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah

And I can't hide 'cause growing pains are keeping me up at night

Hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah

Hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey

C#m B

And I can't hide 'cause growing pains are keeping me up at night

[Outro]

Starting to look like Ms. Know-it-all

Can't take her own advice

Can't find pieces of my peace of mind

I cry more than I'd like to admit

But I can't lie to myself, to anyone

'Cause phoning it in isn't any fun

Can't run back to my youth the way I want to

The days my brother was quicker to fool

AM radio, not much to do

Used monsters as an excuse to lie awake

Now the monsters are the ones that I have to face

No band-aids for the growing pains

Hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah

C#m B

Hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah, hey

No band-aids for the growing pains

About Growing Pains Chords by Alessia Cara

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The chords for "Growing Pains" show the original chord names (including C, A, E, C#m, B). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.