WHEN I GROW UP

When I grow up,

I will be (Bb)tall e nough to reach the branch es (Bbm)that I need to reach to climb the (F)trees you get to (C)climb when you’re grown (Bb)up.

And when I grow up,

I will be (Bb)smart e nough to ans wer all the (Bbm)ques tions that you need to know the (F)ans wers to be (C)fore you’re grown up.

And when I grow up I will (F)eat sweets ev ’ry day on the (Gm7)way to work and I will go to (F)bed late ev ’ry night.

And I will wake up, And I will wake up when the (F)sun comes up and I will watch car (Gm7)toons un til my eyes go square and (C7sus4)I won’t care ’cause (A7)I’ll be all grown up

when (Dm7)I grow (Bbmaj9)up.

When I grow up, (When I grow (C)up.

When I grow up.) I will be (Bbmaj7)strong e nough to car ry all the (G)heav y things you have to haul a (F)round with you when (C)you’re a grown up.

And when I grow up, (When I grow (C)up, when I grow up.) I will be (Bbmaj7)brave e nough to fight the crea tures (G)that you have to fight be neath the (F)bed each night to (C)be a (C)grown up.

And when I grow up, (Bbmaj9)up.

When I grow up,

I will be (Bb)brave e nough to fight the crea tures (Bbm)that you have to fight be neath the (F)bed each night to (C)be a grown up.

(When I grow Just be cause you find that life’s not fair it (F)does n’t mean that you just have to grin and bear it.

(Gm7)If you al ways take it on the chin and wear it (F)noth ing will change.

(When I grow (Bb)Just be cause I find my self in this sto ry it (F)does n’t mean that ev ’ry thing is writ ten for me.

(Gm7)If I think the end ing is fixed al read y I (C11)might as well be say ing I (A7)think that it’s O.

K.

And (A)that’s not (Dm)right!