Verse 1AF#m
I'm thirty-something going on thirteen
DE
Still a sponge to everything
AF#m
Saucer eyes wide, yeah, I still believe
D
And a sparkle in my steps
E
Smiling with my teeth
Pre-ChorusAF#m
They say that I might lose my Midas touch
DE
They also say I may become irrelevant
AF#m
But who the fuck are they anyway?
DE
I don't care what they say
ChorusA
I won't act my age
F#mDE
Time is just an invention man has made
A
No, I won't act my age
F#mDE
It's just my reflection that is out of date
A
'Cause it's all in your attitude
F#m
It's all in your point of view
DE
I won't act my age
AF#m
Just need a little bit of Peter Pan and some imagination
DE
No, I won't act my age
Verse 2AF#m
So, I recommend that you lose your mind
DE
It was the only thing that was keeping me behind
Pre-ChorusAF#m
They say curb your curiosity
DE
They also say prepare to amend your dreams
AF#m
But who the fuck are they anyway?
DE
I don't care what they say
ChorusA
I won't act my age
F#mDE
Time is just an invention man has made
A
No, I won't act my age
F#mDE
It's just my reflection that is out of date
A
'Cause it's all in your attitude
F#m
It's all in your point of view
DE
I won't act my age
AF#m
Just need a little bit of Peter Pan and some imagination
DE
No, I won't act my age
BridgeAF#m
How old would you be? Yeah
DE
How old would you really be
AF#m
If you didn't know, yeah
DE
How old you really were?
AF#m
How old would you be? Yeah
DE
How old would you really be
AF#m
If you didn't know (know)
DE
How old you really were?
(Hey!)
ChorusA
I won't act my age
F#mDE
Time is just an invention man has made
A
No, I won't act my age
F#mDE
It's just my reflection that is out of date
A
'Cause it's all in your attitude
F#m
It's all in your point of view
DE
I won't act my age
AF#m
Just need a little bit of Peter Pan and some imagination
DE
No, I won't act my age
OutroAF#m
Oh-oh, I won't act my age
D
Ooh, yeah, ooh
E
Ooh, yeah, ooh
AF#m
I won't act my age
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