Growing Older But Not Up

Intro:  (G#m7)     (A)       (B) 

      (E)

I (E) rounded first never thought of
 the worst
As I (B) studied the shortstop's 
position
(B7) Crack went my leg like the 
shell of an egg
Someone (E) call a decent physician
(A) I'm no Pete Rose, (G#m7) I can't
 pre(A)tend
Though my mind is quite (E) 
flexible, these (B7) brittle bones 
don't (E) bend

I'm growing (E) older but not up
My metabolic (B7) rate is pleasantly
 stuck
Let those (G#m7) winds of time blow 
(A) over my head
I'd rather (B) die while I'm living 
than live (B7) while (E) I'm (B7) 
dead

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(E) Sometimes I see me as an old 
manatee
Headin' (B) south as the waters grow
 colder
(B7) Tries to steer clear of the 
hum-drum so near
It cuts (E) prop scars deep in his 
shoulder
But (A) that's how it goes (that's 
how it goes), (G#m7) right to the 
(A) en
Though his body's quite (E) 
flexible, that (B7) barnacle brain 
don't (E) bend

I'm growing (E) older but not up
My metabolic (B7) rate is pleasantly
 stuck
Let those (G#m7) winds of time blow 
(A) over my head
I'd rather (B) die while I'm living 
than live (B7) while (E) I'm (B7) 
dead

Solo

Now (E) don't get me wrong
This is not a sad song
Just ev(B)ents that I have happened 
to witness
And (B7) time takes its toll as we 
head for the poll
And no (E) one dies from physical 
fitness
So (A) what the hell, we'll take it 
(G#m7) right to the (A) end
As the days grow more (E) 
complicated the (B7) nightlife still
 (E) wins

I'm growing (E) older but not up
My metabolic (B7) rate is pleasantly
 stuck
Let those (G#m7) winds of change 
blow (A) over my head
I'd rather (B) die while I'm living 
than live (B7) while (E) I'm (B7) 
dead
Let those (G#m7) winds of time blow 
(A) over my head
I'd rather (B) die while I'm living 
than (A) li(G#m)ve (F#m) while (E) 
(B7) I'm (E) dead