growing up chords by Phil Lynott

SimplifiedD · Bm · A · Em · Asus4

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Bm 
The little girl she comes  (B minor) 
A 
running home from school  (A major) 
Bm 
Em 
 (B minor) She's lost her  (E minor) first public fight
Asus4 
She's so  (Asus4) upset as she
wipes away her tears
D 
She can't con (D major) centrate on
her homework that night
Bm 
And finally  (B minor) when she gets
her homework right
Em 
Her  (E minor) daddy knows that
somethings wrong
Asus4 
But  (Asus4) decideds to leave the
D 
questions  (D major) utill later on

Verse 2

And later on at the little girls request

That she go to bed early to rest

Like a weeping willow

Into her sleeping pillow she cries

Verse 3

The little girl is growing up

While her whole world it is falling down

I wish this hurting it could stop

But she's only learning

Verse 4
Bm 
Her  (B minor) daddy gets up late for work
Em 
He's got a  (E minor) cigerett hanging
From the corner of his mouth
Asus4 
He's  (Asus4) late,
he's missed that train again
D 
Oh,  (D major) total shock
Bm 
And finally when he  (B minor) gets to work
Em 
All his fears  (E minor) deliverd with one blow
Asus4 
A 
The  (Asus4) boss     says,  (A major) with a smile
D 
I'm sorry  (D major) but you'll have to go

Verse 5

The little girl is growing up

While his whole world it is falling down

I wish this hurting it could stop

But she's only learning

Verse 6

The little girl is growing up

While her whole world it is falling down

I wish this hurting it could stop

But she's only learning

Interlude 1

Verse 7
Bm 
(Sax Solo) The little girl  (B minor) 
she makes it to school
Em 
She  (E minor) meets up with a friend
A 
Asus4 
They  (A major) both pre (Asus4) tend
D 
They want to be the  (D major) teachers pet again
Bm 
And finally  (B minor) when she makes it home
Em 
 (E minor) She doesn't know what
is wrong or right
Asus4 
Should  (Asus4) she tell her mamma
D 
Or should she keep  (D major) quiet

Verse 8

The little girl is growing up

While her whole world it is falling down

I wish this hurting it could stop

But she's only learning

Verse 9

The little girl is growing up

While her whole world it is falling down

I wish this hurting it could stop

But she's only learning

Verse 10
Bm 
The little girl is  (B minor) growing up
Em 
While her whole world it is  (E minor) falling down
Asus4 
I wish this hurting  (Asus4) it       could stop
D 
But she's only  (D major) learning
She's learning, learning
She's learning, learning
She's learning, learning
D 
She's learning, learning  (D major) 
Growing up
Growing up
Growing up