When I Grow Up
2010
Tim Minchin
AmCCM7DD6EbaugEbdimEmG9 chords used in this song
| CM7 |
| I will be | CM7tall enough to reach the branches |
| Ebaug | G |
| EbaugThat I need to reach to climb the | Gtrees |
| D | C |
| You get to | Dclimb when you're grown | Cup |
| CM7 | Ebaug |
| I will be | CM7smart enough to answer all the | Ebaugquestions |
| G |
| That you need to know the | Ganswers to |
| D | C |
| Be | Dfore you're grown | Cup |
| CM7 |
| CM7And when I grow up |
| D6 | Am |
| I will | D6eat sweets every day on the | Amway to work |
| G |
| And I will go to | Gbed late every night |
| CM7 | D6 |
| CM7And I will wake up when the | D6sun comes up |
| Am |
| And I will watch car | Amtoons until my eyes go square |
| D | Ebdim |
| And | DI won't care 'cos | EbdimI'll be all grown up |
| G | D |
| GAnd when I grow up (when I grow | Dup) (when I grow up) |
| CM7 | Ebaug |
| I will be | CM7strong enough to carry all the | Ebaugheavy things |
| G |
| You have to haul a | Ground with you |
| D | C |
| When | Dyou're a grown | Cup |
| G | D |
| GAnd when I grow up (when I grow | Dup) (when I grow up) |
| CM7 | Ebaug |
| I will be | CM7brave enough to fight the creatures | Ebaugthat you have to fight |
| G |
| Beneath the | Gbed each night |
| CM7 |
| And when I grow | CM7up (when I grow up) |
| D6 |
| I will | D6have treats every day |
| Am | G |
| And I'll | Amplay with things that mum pretends that | Gmum's don't think are fun |
| CM7 | D6 |
| And I will wake | CM7up when the | D6sun comes up |
| Am |
| And I will spend all | Amday just lying in the sun |
| D | Ebdim |
| And | DI won't burn 'cos | EbdimI'll be all grown up |
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| § | Tim Minchin | [ G ] | |
| § | Matilda Cast | [ F ] | |
