CGDG
Dear me, you'll be older one day
CGDG
I'm writing from the future and you're doing ok
CGDG
I said now, dear me, hold on to what you've got
CGDG
Things are gonna change, but change is better than you thought
[Verse 2]
CGDGCG
Dear me, I know you're scared as hell of everything right now
DG
But don't get lost in where you're going
CGDGCG
Dear me, you're gonna fall in love with the girl that you live next door to
DG
And you have no real way of knowing
CBm
Don't know who you are, don't know who you are
AmG
Don't know who you are, but I know you're trying
CBm
Don't know who you are, don't know who you are
AmD
Don't know who you are, but you're multiplying
[Chorus]
CGDG
Dear me, you'll be older one day
CGDG
I'm writing from the future and you're doing ok
CGDG
I said now, dear me, hold on to what you've got
CGDG
Things are gonna change, but change is better than you thought
CGDG
Said you're gonna get yourself, get yourself, get yourself together
CGDG
You're gonna get yourself, get yourself, get yourself together
[Verse 3]
CGDGCG
Dear me, don't keep people in your life that treat you like crap
DG
And don't lose sleep over em either
CGDGCG
Dear me, never give up on the good that rests inside of you (ooh)
DG
And don't believe the non believers
CBm
Gonna make mistakes, gonna make mistakes
AmG
Gonna make mistakes let em fall behind you
CBm
Gonna make mistakes, gonna make mistakes
AmD
Gonna make mistakes, but they won't define you
[Chorus]
CGDG
Dear me, you'll be older one day
CGDG
I'm writing from the future and you're doing ok
CGDG
I said now, dear me, hold on to what you've got
CGDG
Things are gonna change, but change is better than you thought
CGDG
Said you're gonna get yourself, get yourself, get yourself together
CGDG
You're gonna get yourself, get yourself, get yourself together
[Bridge 1]
CBm
Take care of family and the ones you love
AmG
Put all your energy into human touch
CBm
Staying young is hard to do
AmDCGDG
So when life's getting serious, just don't take it so seriou-u-u-u-s
CGDG
Ooh, oooh, oooh
[Chorus]
CGDG
I said now, dear me, hold on to what you've got
CGDG
Things are gonna change, but change is better than you thought
CGDG
Said you're gonna get yourself, get yourself, get yourself together
CGDG
You're gonna get yourself, get yourself, get yourself together
[Bridge 2]
CG
Keep growing up, but don't get old
DG
Take care of what you can control
CG
Respect the hearts that you will break
DG
Forgive mistakes that you will make
CG
If I were you I would not care
DG
When some old man says to beware
CG
So you probably won't listen to a word I say
DG
probably won't listen to a word I say
CG
probably won't listen to a word I say
D
You're doing ok
G
Dear me