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Chords for The Blue Aeroplanes - Growing Up, Growing Down
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   D#dim7/A567575
[Intro]
D#dim7/A
E  C#m  E  C#m
[Verse]
  EWake up this morning C#mto say good night again
GEive me your sleeping handC#m  
Shake up your clothes,  Emine
SayC#m:  Coffee?
 ESay: A letter for you
C#mSay: Rescue me
    EHave a heart, cC#mhild
We're only adults bEusing in here
And workinC#mg.
[Pre-chorus]
  AThere are worse things than F#mwords, you know
But you wAouldn't believe it to hear D#dim7/Asome people talk.
[Verse]
   EWake up, it's C#mChristmas morning
All Ethe parents are gone and the children aren't C#mhere yet
Say: Have a drinkE, and
Say: Open this one C#mfirst
Say : Duty callEs
Have a heart child roughing C#mis the hard part.
[Pre-chorus]
  AThere are worse things than F#mwords, you know
But you wAouldn't believe it to hear D#dim7/Asome people talk.
[Interlude]
E  C#m  E  C#m
[Chorus]
  GAnd I will tDalk to you Aif, if I C#mcan
  GAnd I will tDalk to you Aif, if I C#mcan
And F#mif I can, then you can talk to Eme.C#m  E  C#m  
[Verse]
  EWell, wake me C#mup to go to sleep again
WEake up, there's been a hit-and-rC#mun
Broken glass everywherEe
   ESay nothinC#mg,  it's obvious what's going on hEere
Say:    C#mThis street's never been the same sEince Kennedy died
    C#mHave a heart, child
   EYou weren't even C#mborn.
[Pre-chorus]
  AThere are worse things than F#mwords, you know
But you wAouldn't believe it to hear D#dim7/Asome people talk.
[Verse]
    ESo wake C#mup and let me tell you
 EWhen are we gonna see the big C#mbright tonight
HEuh, Say: Now what would it give C#myou the wine and me and water
HaEve a heart child, who thinks I'm dC#mriving?
[Pre-chorus]
  AThere are worse things than F#mwords, you know
But you wAouldn't believe it to hear D#dim7/Asome people talk.
[Interlude]
E  C#m  E  C#m
[Chorus]
  GAnd I will tDalk to you Aif, if I C#mcan
  GAnd I will tDalk to you Aif, if I C#mcan
And F#mif I can, then you can talk to Eme.C#m  E  C#m  
[Verse]
Ah, wakEe up, wake up to the morninC#mg nausea
Wake up to death in lEife
Wake up to being C#manother mother, chiEld
Say: If  C#mthis is life give me breEakdancing
Say: If C#mthis is art give me television
  ESay, child,      C#mdo you think we should have a heart to heEart?
[Pre-chorus]
  AThere are worse things than F#mwords, you know
But you wAouldn't believe it to hear D#dim7/Asome people talk.
[Interlude]
E  C#m  E  C#m
[Chorus]
  GAnd I will tDalk to you Aif, if I C#mcan
  GAnd I will tDalk to you Aif, if I C#mcan
  GAnd I will tDalk to you Aif, if I C#mcan
  GAnd I will tDalk to you Aif, if I C#mcan
And F#mif I can, then you can talk to Eme.
E
(Keep playing E)

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Growing Up Growing Down

by The Blue Aeroplanes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D#dim7/A

C#m

F#m

Chords for The Blue Aeroplanes - Growing Up, Growing Down

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D#dim7/A

567575

[Intro]

D#dim7/A

E C#m E C#m

[Verse]

E C#m

Wake up this morning to say good night again

E C#m

Give me your sleeping hand

Shake up your clothes, mine

C#m

Say: Coffee?

Say: A letter for you

C#m

Say: Rescue me

E C#m

Have a heart, child

We're only adults busing in here

C#m

And working.

[Pre-chorus]

A F#m

There are worse things than words, you know

A D#dim7/A

But you wouldn't believe it to hear some people talk.

[Verse]

E C#m

Wake up, it's Christmas morning

E C#m

All the parents are gone and the children aren't here yet

Say: Have a drink, and

C#m

Say: Open this one first

Say : Duty calls

C#m

Have a heart child roughing is the hard part.

[Pre-chorus]

A F#m

There are worse things than words, you know

A D#dim7/A

But you wouldn't believe it to hear some people talk.

[Interlude]

E C#m E C#m

[Chorus]

G D A C#m

And I will talk to you if, if I can

G D A C#m

And I will talk to you if, if I can

F#m E C#m E C#m

And if I can, then you can talk to me.

[Verse]

E C#m

Well, wake me up to go to sleep again

E C#m

Wake up, there's been a hit-and-run

Broken glass everywhere

E C#m E

Say nothing, it's obvious what's going on here

C#m E

Say: This street's never been the same since Kennedy died

C#m

Have a heart, child

E C#m

You weren't even born.

[Pre-chorus]

A F#m

There are worse things than words, you know

A D#dim7/A

But you wouldn't believe it to hear some people talk.

[Verse]

E C#m

So wake up and let me tell you

E C#m

When are we gonna see the big bright tonight

E C#m

Huh, Say: Now what would it give you the wine and me and water

E C#m

Have a heart child, who thinks I'm driving?

[Pre-chorus]

A F#m

There are worse things than words, you know

A D#dim7/A

But you wouldn't believe it to hear some people talk.

[Interlude]

E C#m E C#m

[Chorus]

G D A C#m

And I will talk to you if, if I can

G D A C#m

And I will talk to you if, if I can

F#m E C#m E C#m

And if I can, then you can talk to me.

[Verse]

E C#m

Ah, wake up, wake up to the morning nausea

Wake up to death in life

C#m E

Wake up to being another mother, child

C#m E

Say: If this is life give me breakdancing

C#m

Say: If this is art give me television

E C#m E

Say, child, do you think we should have a heart to heart?

[Pre-chorus]

A F#m

There are worse things than words, you know

A D#dim7/A

But you wouldn't believe it to hear some people talk.

[Interlude]

E C#m E C#m

[Chorus]

G D A C#m

And I will talk to you if, if I can

G D A C#m

And I will talk to you if, if I can

G D A C#m

And I will talk to you if, if I can

G D A C#m

And I will talk to you if, if I can

F#m E

And if I can, then you can talk to me.

(Keep playing E)

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