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Growing Old Is Getting Old

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INTRO
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   C#m/   /   /   |   C#m/   /   /   |    B/   /   /   |    B/   /   /
     A/   /   /   |     A/   /   /   |    A/   /   /   |    A/   /   /
   C#m/   /   /   |   C#m/   /   /   |    B/   /   /   |    B/   /   /
     A/   /   /   |     A/   /   /   |    A/   /   /   |    A/   /   /
VERSE 1
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So we all      C#mare growing old      Band it’s getting olAdA  
Pressure on     C#mour hollow bones    Band the varicoAseA  
Suddenly     C#mwe decompose,   Bbut we’re not alAoneA  
So we all      C#mare growing oldB  A  A  
CHORUS 1
   BMaybe we’re sealed in silence,    C#mand maybe we Afeel a guidance
   BMaybe your own devices    C#mwill keep you afAraid and cold, but I...
VERSE 2
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Memorise your smile lines from left to right
Came to life in child-like reaction time
We’re allowed to expire with ourselves in mind
So we all are growing old
CHORUS 2
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Pull out the fear of silence and put out the need for guidance
And put out your own devices and don’t be afraid of the cold
INTERLUDE
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 Em/ / / |  Em/ / / |  Em/  D/ |  C/ / /
 Em/ / / |  Em/ / / |  Em/  D/ |  C/ / /
 Em/ / / |  Em/ / / |  Em/  D/ |  C/ / /
 Em/ / / |  Em/ / / |  Em/  D/ |  C/ / /
BRIDGE 1
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And we Emsing, we sing, we DsingC  
We Emfight, we fight, we DfightC  
We Emcry, we cry, we DcryC  
We Emslide, we slide, we slide inDto delCight
INTERLUDE
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 Em/ / / |  Em/ / / |  Em/  D/ |  C/ / /
 Em/ / / |  Em/ / / |  Em/  D/ |  C/ / /
 Em/ / / |  Em/ / / |  Em/  D/ |  C/ / /
 Em/ / / |  Em/ / / |  Em/  D/ |  C/ / /
BRIDGE 2
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Do we Emsing, we fight, we Dcry?C  
We Emslide, we slide, we slide inDto delCight
OUTRO
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  DMaybe we’re sealed in silence,   Emand maybe we Cfeel a guidance
  DMaybe your own devices    Emwill keep you aCfraid and cold, well
  DPull out the fear of silence   Emand put out the Cneed for guidance
  DAnd put out your own devices    Emand don’t be aCfraid of the cold
ACfraid of the cold, aCfraid all the time
You’ve got Cnowhere to go but Emhere

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Growing Old Is Getting Old

by Silversun Pickups

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

INTRO

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C#m C#m B B

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A A A A

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C#m C#m B B

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A A A A

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VERSE 1

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C#m B A A

So we all are growing old and it’s getting old

C#m B A A

Pressure on our hollow bones and the varicose

C#m B A A

Suddenly we decompose, but we’re not alone

C#m B A A

So we all are growing old

CHORUS 1

B C#m A

Maybe we’re sealed in silence, and maybe we feel a guidance

B C#m A

Maybe your own devices will keep you afraid and cold, but I...

VERSE 2

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Memorise your smile lines from left to right

Came to life in child-like reaction time

We’re allowed to expire with ourselves in mind

So we all are growing old

CHORUS 2

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Pull out the fear of silence and put out the need for guidance

And put out your own devices and don’t be afraid of the cold

INTERLUDE

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Em Em Em D C

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Em Em Em D C

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Em Em Em D C

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Em Em Em D C

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BRIDGE 1

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Em D C

And we sing, we sing, we sing

Em D C

We fight, we fight, we fight

Em D C

We cry, we cry, we cry

Em D C

We slide, we slide, we slide into delight

INTERLUDE

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Em Em Em D C

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Em Em Em D C

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Em Em Em D C

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Em Em Em D C

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BRIDGE 2

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Em D C

Do we sing, we fight, we cry?

Em D C

We slide, we slide, we slide into delight

OUTRO

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D Em C

Maybe we’re sealed in silence, and maybe we feel a guidance

D Em C

Maybe your own devices will keep you afraid and cold, well

D Em C

Pull out the fear of silence and put out the need for guidance

D Em C

And put out your own devices and don’t be afraid of the cold

C C

Afraid of the cold, afraid all the time

C Em

You’ve got nowhere to go but here

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