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One of my favorite of Cullum's songs, also the title of his second album.
F#m   D7   F#m    D7
After yF#mears of expensive eduD7cation,
A cF#mar full of books and anticiG7pation
I'm an eF#mxpert on Shakespeare and that's a Emhell of a lot.
         C#mb6                                      C7#11    F#m  D7  
But the world don't need scholars as much as I thought.
MaybF#me I'll go trav'ling D7for a year, fF#minding myself,
Or sG7tart a career.
I could wF#mork for the poor, though I'm Em7hungry for fame.
  C#mb6                     C7#11
We all seem so diff'rent but we're just the same.
MaybF#me go to the gym so I doD7n't get fat.
Aren't tF#mhings more easy with a tight G7six pack?
F#mWho knows the answers, Em7who do you trust?
  C#mb6               C7#11
I can't even separate love from lust.
MaybF#me move back home and pay oD7ff my loans,
Working nF#mine to five, G7answering phones.
F#mDon't make me live for my Em7friday nights,
C#mb6                     C7#11
Drinking eight pints and getting in fights.
F#m  D7  F#m  D7  F#m   D7  F#m  D7   F#m  D7
I don't wF#mant to get up, just Em7let me lie in;
C#mb6                               C7#11  Bmaj7  
Leave me alone, I'm a twenty-something.
Maybe I'll just F#maj7fall in love.
Bmaj7That could solve it all.F#maj7  
PhiBmaj7losophers says that F#maj7that's enough.
There sDmaj7urely must be more.C#aug7. oooo...
F#m     D9     F#m
Love ain't the answer, D7nor is work.
The tF#mruth eludes me so much it hG7urts.
But I'm sF#mtill having fun and I gEm7uess that's the key.
      C#mb6                    C7#11
I'm a twentysomething and I'll keep being me.
F#mDo do and do do and do and do do do doD9  
Do and do do and do and do do do doF#m  
Do and do do and do and do do do doD9  
Do and do do and do and do do do doF#m  
Do and do do and do and do do do doD9  
Do and do do and do and do do G7do.

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Twentysomething

by Jamie Cullum

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F#m

C7#11

Em7

Bmaj7

F#maj7

One of my favorite of Cullum's songs, also the title of his second album.

F#m D7 F#m D7

F#m D7

After years of expensive education,

F#m G7

A car full of books and anticipation

F#m Em

I'm an expert on Shakespeare and that's a hell of a lot.

C7#11 F#m D7

C#mb6

But the world don't need scholars as much as I thought.

F#m D7 F#m

Maybe I'll go trav'ling for a year, finding myself,

Or start a career.

F#m Em7

I could work for the poor, though I'm hungry for fame.

C#mb6 C7#11

We all seem so diff'rent but we're just the same.

F#m D7

Maybe go to the gym so I don't get fat.

F#m G7

Aren't things more easy with a tight six pack?

F#m Em7

Who knows the answers, who do you trust?

C#mb6 C7#11

I can't even separate love from lust.

F#m D7

Maybe move back home and pay off my loans,

F#m G7

Working nine to five, answering phones.

F#m Em7

Don't make me live for my friday nights,

C#mb6 C7#11

Drinking eight pints and getting in fights.

F#m D7 F#m D7 F#m D7 F#m D7 F#m D7

F#m Em7

I don't want to get up, just let me lie in;

C7#11 Bmaj7

C#mb6

Leave me alone, I'm a twenty-something.

F#maj7

Maybe I'll just fall in love.

Bmaj7 F#maj7

That could solve it all.

Bmaj7 F#maj7

Philosophers says that that's enough.

Dmaj7 C#aug7

There surely must be more.. oooo...

F#m D9 F#m

Love ain't the answer, nor is work.

F#m G7

The truth eludes me so much it hurts.

F#m Em7

But I'm still having fun and I guess that's the key.

C#mb6 C7#11

I'm a twentysomething and I'll keep being me.

F#m D9

Do do and do do and do and do do do do

F#m

Do and do do and do and do do do do

F#m

Do and do do and do and do do do do

Do and do do and do and do do do.

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