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Growing Up

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G Cadd9 G Cadd9
PhoGtograph,      Cadd9remembering the GsummerCadd9  
It tGakes me back,Cadd9  
To Southern GCalifornia.Cadd9  
GWhere the girls would all pass
On the Cadd9boardwalk and laugh
At our Gdesperate attempts and our Cadd9sunburned backs
We Emnever had a chance, I Dremember that
And no Cadd9matter what we do,
We'll Dnever lose what we had.
GGrowing upCadd9  
Won't bring us Gdown.Cadd9  
YeahG, growing up,Cadd9  
It won't bring us dowEmn,
DGrowing up won't bring us downG  Cadd9  
Growing up won't brGing us downCadd9  
GGraduate,      Cadd9what's a kid to Gdo now?Cadd9  
GGet away, yCadd9eah-ah.
We've got so much to Gprove.Cadd9  
Cause itG's time to move on
        Cadd9s
And I'm stuck to let go,
But then GWonderwall comes on the Cadd9radio,
I Emflashback to the night in your parentD's yard,
When we Cadd9drank too much and we talked Dabout god...
GGrowing up,       Cadd9won't bring uGs down.Cadd9  
GGrowing up,       Cadd9it won't bring Gus down.Cadd9  
We're Emin this together,
Yeah, weD'll make it somehow,
Cadd9Nothing's gonna stop us Dnow...
Growing up won't bring us GdownCadd9  
Growing up won't bring us GdownCadd9  
Growing up won't bring us FdownC  G  
FOh-oh-ohC  G  
GPhotograph,     Cadd9oh give me something to GremembeCadd9r
GGrowing up,       Cadd9won't bring uGs down.Cadd9  
GGrowing up,       Cadd9it won't brinGg us down.Cadd9  
We're Emin this together,
Yeah, weD'll make it somehow,
Cadd9Nothing's gonna stop us Dnow...
Growing up won't bring us GdownCadd9  
Growing up won't bring us Gdown (wCadd9on't bring us down)
Growing up won't bring us Gdown (wCadd9on't bring us down)
Growing up won't bring usG....... doCadd9wn. 

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Growing Up

by The Maine

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Cadd9

G Cadd9 G Cadd9

Photograph, remembering the summer

G Cadd9

It takes me back,

G Cadd9

To Southern California.

Where the girls would all pass

Cadd9

On the boardwalk and laugh

G Cadd9

At our desperate attempts and our sunburned backs

Em D

We never had a chance, I remember that

Cadd9

And no matter what we do,

We'll never lose what we had.

G Cadd9

Growing up

G Cadd9

Won't bring us down.

G Cadd9

Yeah, growing up,

It won't bring us down,

D G Cadd9

Growing up won't bring us down

G Cadd9

Growing up won't bring us down

G Cadd9 G Cadd9

Graduate, what's a kid to do now?

G Cadd9

Get away, yeah-ah.

G Cadd9

We've got so much to prove.

Cause it's time to move on

Cadd9s

And I'm stuck to let go,

G Cadd9

But then Wonderwall comes on the radio,

Em D

I flashback to the night in your parent's yard,

Cadd9 D

When we drank too much and we talked about god...

G Cadd9 G Cadd9

Growing up, won't bring us down.

G Cadd9 G Cadd9

Growing up, it won't bring us down.

We're in this together,

Yeah, we'll make it somehow,

Cadd9 D

Nothing's gonna stop us now...

G Cadd9

Growing up won't bring us down

G Cadd9

Growing up won't bring us down

F C G

Growing up won't bring us down

F C G

Oh-oh-oh

G Cadd9 G Cadd9

Photograph, oh give me something to remember

G Cadd9 G Cadd9

Growing up, won't bring us down.

G Cadd9 G Cadd9

Growing up, it won't bring us down.

We're in this together,

Yeah, we'll make it somehow,

Cadd9 D

Nothing's gonna stop us now...

G Cadd9

Growing up won't bring us down

G Cadd9

Growing up won't bring us down (won't bring us down)

G Cadd9

Growing up won't bring us down (won't bring us down)

G Cadd9

Growing up won't bring us....... down.

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