When I Grow Up

When I grow up,

(C)I will be (Bb)tall enough to reach the branches (Bbm)that I need to reach to climb the (F)trees you get to (C)climb when you're grown (Bb)up.

(F)And when I grow up,

(C)I will be (Bb)smart enough to answer all the (Bbm)questions that you need to know the (F)answers to (C)before you're grown up.

(Bb)And when I grow up I will (F)eat sweets ev'ryday on the (Gm7)way to work and I will go to (F)bed late ev'ry night.

And I will wake (Bb)up,

And I will wake up when the (F)sun comes up and I will watch (Gm7)cartoons until my eyes go square and (C7sus4)I won't care 'cause (A7)I'll be all grown up (Dm)when (Dm7)I grow (Bbmaj9)up.

(F)When I grow up, (When I grow (C)up.

When I grow up.)

I will be (Bbmaj7)strong enough to carry all the (Gm7)heavy things you have to haul (F)around with you when (C)you're a grownup.

(F)And when I grow up, (When I grow (C)up,

when I grow up.)

I will be (Bbmaj7)brave enough to fight the creatures (Gm7)that you have to fight beneath the (F)bed each night to (C)be a grownup.

And when I grow up, (Bbmaj9)up.

(F)When I grow (C)up,

I will be (Bb)brave enough to fight the creatures (Bbm)that you have to fight beneath the (F)bed each night to (C)be a grownup.

(When I grow Just because you find that life's not fair it (F)doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it.

(Gm7)If you always take it on the chin and wear it (F)nothing will change.

(When I grow (Bb)Just because I find myself in this story it (F)doesn't mean that ev'rything is written for me.

(Gm7)If I think the ending is fixed already I (C11)might as well be saying I (A7)think that it's O.

K. And (A)that's not (Dm)right!