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)
Take a [G]walk [D]downtown
[Am]see the [C]monkeys goin' [G]round[D][Am][C]
full of [G]pride and [D]greed
they try to [Am]tell me what's [C]going [G]down[D][Am][C]
was it [G]you who [D]held your [Am]dreams deep [C]in your [G]soul[D][Am][C]
well [G]I've got [D]mine, [Am]I'll be the [C]one to rock 'n [G]roll[D][Am][C]
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_origin/growing_old_crd.html )
Chorus:
[G]How many times have you [D]lied outsid[Am]e
to make [C]yourself feel [G]fine
[G]How many times have your [D]cried insid[Am]e
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]I'm not [C]growing old[G][D]
[Am]I'm not [C]growing old[G][D]
[Am]I'm not [C]growing old[G][D]
[G]I'm not, [D]I'm not, [Am]I'm not [C]growing old
I'm not, I'm not, I'm not growing old
[G]I'm not, [D]I'm not, [Am]I'm not.[C]..
[G]I'm [D]not [Am]growi[C]ng [G]old
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)
Take a [G]walk [D]downtown
[Am]see the [C]monkeys goin' [G]round[D][Am][C]
full of [G]pride and [D]greed
they try to [Am]tell me what's [C]going [G]down[D][Am][C]
was it [G]you who [D]held your [Am]dreams deep [C]in your [G]soul[D][Am][C]
well [G]I've got [D]mine, [Am]I'll be the [C]one to rock 'n [G]roll[D][Am][C]
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_origin/growing_old_crd.html )
Chorus:
[G]How many times have you [D]lied outsid[Am]e
to make [C]yourself feel [G]fine
[G]How many times have your [D]cried insid[Am]e
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]I'm not [C]growing old[G][D]
[Am]I'm not [C]growing old[G][D]
[Am]I'm not [C]growing old[G][D]
[G]I'm not, [D]I'm not, [Am]I'm not [C]growing old
I'm not, I'm not, I'm not growing old
[G]I'm not, [D]I'm not, [Am]I'm not.[C]..
[G]I'm [D]not [Am]growi[C]ng [G]old