CHORDS USED
IN THIS SONG

F

F#dim

Gm7

C7

F7

Bb

Bbm6

Dm

Dm7

...
...

D7

Bm7b5

C7#5

"I Won't Grow Up" lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, music by Mark Charlap
Performed by Rickie Lee Jones

I [F]won't grow up [F#dim]
I don't [Gm7]wanna go to school[C7]
Just to [Gm7]learn to be a puppet[C7]
And re[F]cite a silly rule[F7]

If [Bb]growing up means [Bbm6]it would be
Be[Dm]neath my [Dm7]dignity to [D7]climb a tree
I [Bm7b5]won't grow up, won't [Bbm6]grow up, won't [C7]grow up
Not [F]me

I [F]won't grow up [F#dim]
I don't [Gm7]wanna wear a tie[C7]
Or a [Gm7]serious expression[C7]
In the [F]middle of July[F7]

And [Bb]if it means that I [Bbm6]must prepare
To [Dm]shoulder [Dm7]burdens with a [D7]worried air
I'll [Bm7b5]never grow up, won't [Bbm6]grow up, never [C7]grow up
So [F]there

[Bb]Never gonna be a man
[C7#5]I [F]won't!
[Bb]Like to see somebody try
[C7#5]And [F]make me!
[Bbm6]Anyone who wants to try
[Dm]And [Dm7]make me [Gm7]turn into a man
[C7]Catch me if you [C7#5]can

I [F]won't grow up [F#dim]
I don't [Gm7]wanna wear a tie[C7]
Or a [Gm7]serious expression[C7]
In the [F]middle of July[F7]

[Bb]Growing up's [Bbm6]awfuller than
[Dm]All the [Dm7]awful things that [D7]never been
I [Bm7b5]won't grow up, won't [Bbm6]grow up, won't [C7]grow up
A[F]gain

[Bb]Growing up's [Bbm6]awfuller than
[Dm]All the [Dm7]awful things that [D7]never been
I [Bm7b5]won't grow up, won't [Bbm6]grow up, won't [C7]grow up
A[F]gain

[C7#5]Not [F]me
[C7#5]Not [F]I


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