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Photosynthesis

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 4Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Alternate chord for Dsus2 is Dsus4sus2 = xx0030
(lift off both the high e and the G strings)
[Intro]
D Dsus2 D Dsus2
D Dsus2 D Dsus2
D Dsus2 D Dsus2
D Dsus2 D Dsus2
(One, Two, One, Two, three, Four)
[Verse 1]
Well, I Gguess I should confess that I am starting to get old.
All the Dlatest music fads all passed me by and left me cold.
All the Amkids are talking slang I won’t pretGend to understand.
All my Dfriends are getting married. MortgaAges and pension Dplans.
And it’s oGbvious my angry adolescent days are done.
And I’m Dhappy and I’m settled in the person I’ve become.
But that Amdoesn’t mean I’m settled up and sGitting out the game -
A7Time may change a lot. But some things they stay the saDme.
[Chorus]
(You could either sit this out as in the studio version the guitar 
stops playing, or you could play either the chords shown here or the 
bass line which is how I play it.)
G|-Em--------G----A----D----------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------------0---5---------------|
E|-0-------3-----------------------|
  And I won't sit Emdown
  GAnd I Awon't sDhut up
  And most of Emall I will nGot gArow Dup.
  And I won't sit Emdown
  GAnd I woAn't shDut up
  And most of Emall yeah I woGn't grAow uDp.
[Instrumental]
D Dsus2 D Dsus2
[Verse 2]
Oh, maGturity’s a wrapped-up package deal or so it seems.
And Dditching teenage fantasy means ditching all your dreams.
All your Amfriends and peers and family solemnGly tell you you will
have to Dgrow up, be an adult. Yeah, be Abored and unfulDfilled.
Oh but nGo one’s yet explained to me exactly what’s so great
about Dslaving 50 years away on something that you hate.
About Ammeekly shuffling down the path of Gmediocrity.
Well, if A7that’s your road then take it but it’s not the road for Dme.
[Chorus]
  And I won't sit Emdown
  GAnd I Awon't sDhut up
  And most of Emall I will nGot gArow uDp.
  And I won't siEmt down
  GAnd I Awon't sDhut up
  And most of Emall yeah I wonG't gArow A7up.
[Bridge]
And if Bmall you ever Ado with your Glife      D/F#is just EmphotoA7syntheDsise,
then you’ll deBmserve every Ahour of your Gsleepless D/F#nights
that you Emwaste wondering A7when you’re gonna Ddie.
[Violin Solo]
|    G|    G|    G|    G|
|    D|    D|    D|    D|
|   Am|   Am|    G|    G|
|   A7|   A7|   A7|    D|    D|
[Pre-Chorus]
Em   G A D
Em   G A D
  Now I'll Emplay
  GAnd you sinDg
  The perfect Emway for the eGvening Ato beDgin.
  Now I'll Emplay
  GAnd Ayou sinDg
  The perfect Emway for the eGvening Ato beDgin.
[Chorus]
N.C.               Em  
  And I won't sit down
  GAnd I won't Dshut up
  And most of Emall yeah I wGon't grow uDp.
  And I won't sit Emdown
  GAnd I won't Dshut up
  And most of Emall I will Gnot grow Dup.
  And I won't sit Emdown
  GAnd I won't Dshut up
  And most of Emall I will Gnot... Agrow... Dup...

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Photosynthesis

by Frank Turner

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

D/F#

Alternate chord for Dsus2 is Dsus4sus2 = xx0030

(lift off both the high e and the G strings)

[Intro]

D Dsus2 D Dsus2

(One, Two, One, Two, three, Four)

[Verse 1]

Well, I guess I should confess that I am starting to get old.

All the latest music fads all passed me by and left me cold.

Am G

All the kids are talking slang I won’t pretend to understand.

D A D

All my friends are getting married. Mortgages and pension plans.

And it’s obvious my angry adolescent days are done.

And I’m happy and I’m settled in the person I’ve become.

Am G

But that doesn’t mean I’m settled up and sitting out the game -

A7 D

Time may change a lot. But some things they stay the same.

[Chorus]

(You could either sit this out as in the studio version the guitar

stops playing, or you could play either the chords shown here or the

bass line which is how I play it.)

Em G A D

G|---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------|

A|-------------0---5---------------|

E|-0-------3-----------------------|

And I won't sit down

G A D

And I won't shut up

Em G A D

And most of all I will not grow up.

And I won't sit down

G A D

And I won't shut up

Em G A D

And most of all yeah I won't grow up.

[Instrumental]

D Dsus2 D Dsus2

[Verse 2]

Oh, maturity’s a wrapped-up package deal or so it seems.

And ditching teenage fantasy means ditching all your dreams.

Am G

All your friends and peers and family solemnly tell you you will

D A D

have to grow up, be an adult. Yeah, be bored and unfulfilled.

Oh but no one’s yet explained to me exactly what’s so great

about slaving 50 years away on something that you hate.

Am G

About meekly shuffling down the path of mediocrity.

A7 D

Well, if that’s your road then take it but it’s not the road for me.

[Chorus]

And I won't sit down

G A D

And I won't shut up

Em G A D

And most of all I will not grow up.

And I won't sit down

G A D

And I won't shut up

Em G A A7

And most of all yeah I won't grow up.

[Bridge]

Bm A G D/F# Em A7 D

And if all you ever do with your life is just photosynthesise,

Bm A G D/F#

then you’ll deserve every hour of your sleepless nights

Em A7 D

that you waste wondering when you’re gonna die.

[Violin Solo]

G G G G

| | | | |

D D D D

| | | | |

Am Am G G

| | | | |

A7 A7 A7 D D

| | | | | |

[Pre-Chorus]

Em G A D

Now I'll play

G D

And you sing

Em G A D

The perfect way for the evening to begin.

Now I'll play

G A D

And you sing

Em G A D

The perfect way for the evening to begin.

[Chorus]

N.C.

And I won't sit down

G D

And I won't shut up

Em G D

And most of all yeah I won't grow up.

And I won't sit down

G D

And I won't shut up

Em G D

And most of all I will not grow up.

And I won't sit down

G D

And I won't shut up

Em G A D

And most of all I will not... grow... up...

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