Intro: GDEmCVerse:
GDCD
Lookin' back on my younger days
GDCD
Life was a play and the world a stage
GDCD
Lust, love and greed were in my heart
CD
I thought I had to play each part
GDCD
I'd skip school and get in a fight
GDCD
Had a different girl every Friday night
GD/F#Em
But it all came out in the wash
CDG
Dad always said boys will be boys
Pre-Chorus:
CBm
And Mom and dad backed me through it all
CBm
Picked me up each time I'd fall
AmG
In fact they called it growing pains
CD
And said all kids must try such things
Chorus:
GDCD
They kept the faith and brought me through
GDCD
I still make a mistake or two
GD/F#Em
Lookin' back on my younger days
CDGDEm C, GDEmC
Life was a play and the world a stage
Verse:
GDCD
I lost my driver's license twice
GDCD
For speeding and running red lights
GDCD
But like all kids I lived and learned
CD
Play with fire and you'll get burned
GDCD
I bucked the system day and night
GDCD
Smoked cigarettes and tried the wine
GD/F#Em
Thought breakin' rules was bein' cool
CDG
It's clear to me now I was a fool
Pre-Chorus:
CBm
And Mom and dad backed me through it all
CBm
Picked me up each time I'd fall
AmG
In fact they called it growing pains
CD
And said all kids must try such things
Chorus:
GDCD
They kept the faith and brought me through
GDCD
I still make a mistake or two
GD/F#Em
Lookin' back on my younger days
CDGCG
Life was a play and the world a stage
Tag:
EmBm
Yeah everything turned out ok
CDG
Life was a play and the world a stage
Outro: DEm C, GD C, ( GDC D, GD Em, 2X and FADE)
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