Origin

Growing Old Chords

The Origin - Growing Old (from self titled album)

Guitar chords: G, D, Am, C (listen to song for rhythm)

Intro: 2 measures guitar only (end on C)
piano, bass, drums join in for 2 measures

Verse: (start with no guitar)
       G    D
Take a walk downtown
Am      C             G     D Am C
see the monkeys goin' round
        G         D
full of pride and greed
            Am             C     G    D Am C
they try to tell me what's going down
       G       D         Am          C       G    D Am C        
was it you who held your dreams deep in your soul
     G        D     Am          C              G    D Am C
well I've got mine, I'll be the one to rock 'n roll

Chorus:
G                       D          Am
How many times have you lied outside
        C             G
to make yourself feel fine
G                        D          Am
How many times have your cried inside
               C       (acapela)     
I'll tell you, I'm not growing old

2 measures Instrumental G D Am C

Verse:
Frozen cold from sleep
what once was there has sunken deep
and the smile outside covers lies like the ocean tide
planting seeds that bloom all year and blossom wide
yields flowers so colorful they can't be held down inside

Chorus

4 measures Instrumental - piano only (then drum lead in)
2 measures everyone

Chorus
G D
Am      C           G D
I'm not growing old
Am      C           G D
I'm not growing old
Am      C           G D
I'm not growing old
G        D        Am      C
I'm not, I'm not, I'm not growing old 
I'm not, I'm not, I'm not growing old
G        D        Am      C  
I'm not, I'm not, I'm not...
G   D   Am   C  G
I'm not growing old