Growing Pains chords by Alessia Cara (Official Version)

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A
Emaj9
E
C#m7
B

Intro 1

(You're on your own, kid)

Verse 1
(You are)
A 
 (A major) Make my way through the motions,
E 
I try to ignore  (E major) it
A 
But home's looking farther the closer I get  (A major) 
Don't know why I can't see the end
E 
Is it over  (E major) yet?
A 
A  (A major) short leash and a short fuse don't match
E 
They tell me it ain't that bad  (E major) 
Now don't you overreact
A 
So I just hold my breath,  (A major) 
don't know why
I can't see the sun
E 
when young should  (E major) be fun (fun)

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Pre-chorus 1

And I guess the bad can get better

Gotta be wrong before it's right

Every happy phrase engraved in my mind

And I've always been a go-getter

There's truth in every word I write

But still the growing pains, growing pains

Chorus 1
They're keeping me up at night
A 
 (A major) Hey, hey, hey, yeah, yeah
Hey, hey, hey, yeah
E 
And I can't  (E major) hide
'Cause growing pains
are keeping me up at night
A 
 (A major) Hey, hey, hey, yeah, yeah
Hey, hey, hey, yeah
C#m7 
And I can't  (C sharp minor7) hide
B 
'Cause growing pains  (B major) 

Verse 2
are keeping me up at night
A 
 (A major) Try to mend
E 
what's left of my content incomprehen-  (E major) sion
As I take on the stress
A 
of the mess that I've made  (A major) 
Don't know if I even care for "grown"
E 
If it's just  (E major) alone

Pre-chorus 2
A 
And I guess the  (A major) bad can get better
Gotta be wrong before it's right
E 
E (E major) very happy phrase engraved in my mind
A 
And I've always  (A major) been a go-getter
There's truth in every word I write
E 
But  (E major) still the growing pains, growing pains

Chorus 2
They're keeping me up at night
A 
 (A major) Hey, hey, hey, yeah, yeah
Hey, hey, hey, yeah
E 
And I can't  (E major) hide
'Cause growing pains
are keeping me up at night
A 
 (A major) Hey, hey, hey, yeah, yeah
Hey, hey, hey, yeah
C#m7 
And I can't  (C sharp minor7) hide
B 
'Cause growing pains  (B major) 

Outro 1
are keeping me up at night
A 
 (A major) Starting to look like Ms. Know-it-all
Can't take her own advice
E 
Can't find  (E major) pieces of peace of mind, I cry
More than I want to admit
A 
But I can't lie  (A major) to myself, to anyone
'Cause phonin' it in isn't any fun
E 
Can't run  (E major) back to my youth the way I want to
A 
The days my brother was quicker to  (A major) fool
AM radio, not much to do
E 
Used monsters as an excuse to  (E major) lie awake
Now the monsters are the ones
that I have to face
A 
No band-aids for the growing pains  (A major) 
Hey, hey, hey, yeah, yeah (ah yeah)
Hey, hey, hey, yeah, yeah
C#m7 
 (C sharp minor7) Hey, hey, hey, yeah
B 
No,  (B major) no band-aids for the growing pains

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GuitarPianoUkulele

A
Emaj9
E
C#m7
B

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E majorBPM: 96

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Emaj9: x-7-6-8-7-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of Growing Pains by Alessia Cara, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It suits players who want to learn Growing Pains the way Alessia Cara intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.