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I Taught Myself How To Grow Old

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Capo 3
[Intro/ Breaks]
C G Em C
[Verse 1]
CPoor little rose, beaten by the rainG  
In the Emwind, in the gale, thunder and the hailC  
CSometimes I feel like I'm going insaneG  
Without the Emnumbness or the pain, so intense to feel
DEspecially now it added up through the years
[Chorus 1]
And CI, I taught Gmyself how to DgrowC  
Without any Glove, and there was Dpoison in the Crain
I taught Gmyself how to Dgrow
Now, I'm Amcrooked on the outside
And the Cinside's broke
[Verse 2]
CMost of the time, I got nothing to sayG  
When I Emdo, it's nothing, and nobody's there to listen anywayC  
CI know I'm probably better off this wayG  
I just Emlisten to the voices on the TV 'til I'm tired
And my Deyes grow heavy, and I fade away
[Chorus 2]
'Cause CI, I taught Gmyself how to DgrowC  
Without any Glove, and there was Dpoison in the Crain
I taught Gmyself how to Dgrow
'Til I was Amcrooked on the outsideC  
I taught Gmyself how to DgrowC  
Without any Glove, and there was Dpoison in the Crain
I taught Gmyself how to Dgrow
'Til I was Amcrooked on the outside, inside's caved
CCrooked on the outside, inside's caved
AmCrooked on the outside, inside's cavedC  
I taught Dmyself how to grow Cold

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I Taught Myself How To Grow Old

by Ryan Adams

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3

[Intro/ Breaks]

C G Em C

[Verse 1]

C G

Poor little rose, beaten by the rain

Em C

In the wind, in the gale, thunder and the hail

C G

Sometimes I feel like I'm going insane

Without the numbness or the pain, so intense to feel

Especially now it added up through the years

[Chorus 1]

C G D C

And I, I taught myself how to grow

G D C

Without any love, and there was poison in the rain

G D

I taught myself how to grow

Now, I'm crooked on the outside

And the inside's broke

[Verse 2]

C G

Most of the time, I got nothing to say

Em C

When I do, it's nothing, and nobody's there to listen anyway

C G

I know I'm probably better off this way

I just listen to the voices on the TV 'til I'm tired

And my eyes grow heavy, and I fade away

[Chorus 2]

C G D C

'Cause I, I taught myself how to grow

G D C

Without any love, and there was poison in the rain

G D

I taught myself how to grow

Am C

'Til I was crooked on the outside

G D C

I taught myself how to grow

G D C

Without any love, and there was poison in the rain

G D

I taught myself how to grow

'Til I was crooked on the outside, inside's caved

Crooked on the outside, inside's caved

Am C

Crooked on the outside, inside's caved

D C

I taught myself how to grow old

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