Acting My Age chords by
The Academic

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Key: A major•

Verse 1

G

G

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D

D

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I'm not avoiding you, I'm waiting

C

C

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I'm not so good at confrontation

G

G

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I'm not afraid to say I'm shaking

D

D

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C

C

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Wish I could start a conversation,

G

G

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oh yeah

Verse 2

D

D

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You don't know how lucky you are

C

C

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You don't know what's coming

next

You don't know how lucky you are

G

G

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I know accidents happen and

D

D

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I played my part

C

C

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I know accidents happen

And it breaks my heart

Em

Em

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I never thought I'd tell

Verse 3

C

C

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myself

It's time I should start acting my age

Em

Em

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C

C

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I know I've done

D

D

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some silly things

C

C

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D

D

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G

G

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I've made a few mistakes on the way

A

A

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G

G

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But I've never been on CNN

D

D

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C

C

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I've never had to cover my face

G

G

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A

A

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I wanna make it up to you

G

G

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D

D

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I just gotta start acting

C

C

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my age my age

Verse 4

G

G

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A

A

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G

G

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D

D

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I'm not exactly what you wanted

C

C

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I always took your your love

G

G

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A

A

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for granted

G

G

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D

D

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Pull me over, check for damage

C

C

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G

G

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And drive away like it's a challenge

Verse 5

Oh yeah

D

D

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I know accidents happen

C

C

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G

G

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and I played my part

Verse 6

G

G

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I never thought I'd tell myself

D

D

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C

C

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It's time I should start acting my age

Em

Em

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I know I've done some silly things

C

C

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I've made a few mistakes on the way

Dsus4

Dsus4

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D

D

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G

G

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But I've never been on CNN

A

A

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G

G

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D

D

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I've never had to cover my face

C

C

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G

G

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I I I wanna make it up to you

Asus4

Asus4

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you

you

you

G

G

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you

D

D

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you

you

you

C

C

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G

G

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A

A

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G

G

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I I just gotta start acting

D

D

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C

C

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my age my my my my age

Verse 7

G

G

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A

A

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G

G

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You don't know how lucky you are

D

D

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C

C

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You don't know what's coming next

Em

Em

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C

C

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Em

Em

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C

C

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You You You You You don't know

Em

Em

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C

C

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Em

Em

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C

C

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how lucky you are

I I know accidents happen

G

G

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A

A

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And it breaks my heart

G

G

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I never thought I'd

Verse 8

D

D

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tell myself

C

C

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G

G

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A

A

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G

G

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It's time I I should start acting

D

D

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C

C

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D

D

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G

G

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my my my my my my my age

A

A

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G

G

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D

D

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I know I've done some silly things

C

C

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G

G

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I've made a few mistakes on the way

A

A

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G

G

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But I've never been on CNN

D

D

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C

C

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I've never had to cover

G

G

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A

A

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G

G

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D

D

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my my face

Dsus4

Dsus4

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C

C

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I wanna make it up to you

G

G

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A

A

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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I just gotta start acting my age my my my my my my my

G

G

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my my my my my my age

Outro 1

A

A

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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A

A

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G

G

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D

D

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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C

C

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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E ₃

E ₂

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A ₂

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D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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G ₄

C ₄

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D ₄

G ₄

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B ₀

E ₁

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E ₄

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G ₄

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

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G ₃

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E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

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D ₄

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D ₅

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C ₃

G ₃

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Chords

G
D
C
Em
A
Dsus4
Asus4

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Acting My Age by The Academic is A major.

The primary chords used in Acting My Age are A, E, D, F#m, B, Esus4.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, E, D, F#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Acting My Age is approximately 120 beats per minute.

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