Intro: B4 E/B (3x)
BE/B
7 AM, the usual morning lineup
BE/B
Start on the chores and sweep 'til the floor's all clean
CG
Polish and wax, do laundry, and mop and shine up. Sweep a-
BB/AE(sus2)/G#F#/A#A/B
gain, and by then it's like seven fifteen and so I'll
EE/G#AF#m7E
read a book or maybe two or three. I'll add a
C#m7F#7A/BE
few new paintings to my galle --- ry. I'll play gui-
C#m7F#7AG#C#m7
tar and knit and cook and ba - sic ---- lly just wonder
F#9A/BE
When will my life be-gin
B4 E/B (2x)
BE/B
Then after lunch it's puzzles and darts and baking
BE/B
Paper mache, a bit of ballet and chess
CG
Pottery and ventriloquy, candle making. Then I'll
BB/AE(sus2)/G#F#/A#A/B
stretch, maybe sketch,, take a climb, Sew a dress! And I'll re-
EE/G#AF#m7E
read the books if I have time to spare. I'll paint the
C#m7F#7A/BE
walls some more I'm sure there's room somewhere and then I'll
C#m7F#7AG#C#m7
brush and brush and brush and brush my hair. Stuck in the
F#7AG#7C#m7
same place I've al -- ways been and I'll keep
F#m7E(sus2)/G#Aadd9C#m7/G#C#m7
won'drin' and won'drin' and won'drin' and won ---- drin'
F#9A/BE
When will my life be-gin? And to-
EA/EEA/E
morrow night lights will appear
EA/EEA/BB
Just like they do on my birthday each year
C#m7F#7A/BEE7
What is it like out there where they glow?
Aadd9E(sus2)/G#F#m7A/BB
Now that I'm older mother might just let me go...
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.