intro: Am G D
[Am] You were [G]seven[D]teen the year your father died
[Am] And he was [G]fifty-[D]three when you were seventeen
[Am] In the [G]museum [D]where you laid your head to sleep
[Am] The arti[G]facts were cold to [D]comfort you
[Am]When you h[G]eard them fighting [D]you hid in the apple tree
[Am]The branch[G]es broke their nois[D]e
[Am]And when y[G]our brother studied[D] at the university
[Am]You were l[G]eft alone to realiz[D]e
[Dm]That while you were growing older
[Em]He was busy growing older
[Am]too, bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum
[Am]too, bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum
[Am]In the sum[G]mer when your fathe[D]r drove you to the river
[Am]And he wou[G]ld sing so loud[D]
[Am]Soon to be[G] kept silent when y[D]ou climbed through barbed-wired fences
[Am]To get to [G]the riverside[D]
[Dm]And while you were growing older
[Em]He was busy growing older
[Am]too, bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum
[Am]too, bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum
[Am]And in Feb[G]ruary you were runn[D]ing late one day
[Am]And out th[G]e door you ran[D]
[Am]Leaving le[G]ft unsaid the thing[D]s you?d soon regret not telling
[Am]Never know[G]ing this would be y[D]our last chance
[Dm]And while you were growing older
[Em]He was busy growing older
[Am] And was it [Dm]fair to [G] [Dm]blame the [G]gi-
[Am]rl, And was it [Dm]fair to [G] [Dm]make the [G]child
[Am]choose, And when you [Dm]stood next [G]to the [Dm]moun-[G]ta-
[Am]in, Did you [Dm]swear that you could [G]hear him [Dm]calling [G]you?
[Am] bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum
[Am] bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum
[Am]I am twent[G]y-two and you are f[D]ifty-three
[Am]And only b[G]lood can tell[D]
[Am]That we ar[G]e made up of string[D]s and strands of DNA
[Am]Dancing wa[G]ltzes in our cells[D]
[Dm]and while you are growing older
[Em]i am busy growing older
[Am]too, bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum
[Am]too, bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum
[Am] You were [G]seven[D]teen the year your father died
[Am] And he was [G]fifty-[D]three when you were seventeen
[Am] In the [G]museum [D]where you laid your head to sleep
[Am] The arti[G]facts were cold to [D]comfort you
[Am]When you h[G]eard them fighting [D]you hid in the apple tree
[Am]The branch[G]es broke their nois[D]e
[Am]And when y[G]our brother studied[D] at the university
[Am]You were l[G]eft alone to realiz[D]e
[Dm]That while you were growing older
[Em]He was busy growing older
[Am]too, bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum
[Am]too, bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum
[Am]In the sum[G]mer when your fathe[D]r drove you to the river
[Am]And he wou[G]ld sing so loud[D]
[Am]Soon to be[G] kept silent when y[D]ou climbed through barbed-wired fences
[Am]To get to [G]the riverside[D]
[Dm]And while you were growing older
[Em]He was busy growing older
[Am]too, bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum
[Am]too, bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum
[Am]And in Feb[G]ruary you were runn[D]ing late one day
[Am]And out th[G]e door you ran[D]
[Am]Leaving le[G]ft unsaid the thing[D]s you?d soon regret not telling
[Am]Never know[G]ing this would be y[D]our last chance
[Dm]And while you were growing older
[Em]He was busy growing older
[Am] And was it [Dm]fair to [G] [Dm]blame the [G]gi-
[Am]rl, And was it [Dm]fair to [G] [Dm]make the [G]child
[Am]choose, And when you [Dm]stood next [G]to the [Dm]moun-[G]ta-
[Am]in, Did you [Dm]swear that you could [G]hear him [Dm]calling [G]you?
[Am] bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum
[Am] bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum
[Am]I am twent[G]y-two and you are f[D]ifty-three
[Am]And only b[G]lood can tell[D]
[Am]That we ar[G]e made up of string[D]s and strands of DNA
[Am]Dancing wa[G]ltzes in our cells[D]
[Dm]and while you are growing older
[Em]i am busy growing older
[Am]too, bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum
[Am]too, bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum
