Tono: F
F
C
When I grow up
Bb
I will be tall enough to reach the branches
Bbm
F
That I need to reach to climb the trees
C
Bb
You get to climb when you're grown up
F
C
And when I grow up
Bb
I will be smart enough to answer all
Bbm
The questions that you need to know
F
C
Bb
The answers to before you're grown up
Bb2
And when I grow up
F
I will eat sweets every day
Gm
On the way to work and I will
F
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to
Bb2
And I will wake up
F
When the sun comes up and I
Gm
Will watch cartoons until my eyes go square
Eº
C
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Bb
And I won't care 'cause I'll be all grown up
F
When I grow up
F
C
When I grow up (when I grow up, when I grow up)
Bb
I will be strong enough to carry all
Bbm
The heavy things you have to haul
F
C
Bb
Around with you when you're a grown up
F
C
When I grow up (when I grow up, when I grow up)
Bb
I will be brave enough to fight the creatures
Bbm
F
That you have to fight beneath the bed
C
Bb
Each night to be a grown up
B2
And when I grow up
F
I will have treats every day
Gm
And I'll play with things that mum pretends
F
That mums don't think are fun
Bb2
And I will wake up
F
When the sun comes up and I
Gm
Will spend all day just lying in the sun
Eº
C
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Bb
And I won't burn 'cause I'll be all grown up
F
When I grow up
F
C
Bb
Bbm
F
C
Bb
(Miss Honey:)
F
C
When I grow up
Bb
I will be brave enough to fight the creatures
Bbm
F
That you have to fight beneath the bed
C
Bb
Each night to be a grown up
When I grow up
Bb2
Just because you find that life's not fair it
F
Doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it
Gm
If you always take it on the chin and wear it
Bb
Nothing will change
(When I grow up)
Bb2
Just because you find yourself in this story
F
It doesn't mean that everything is written for me
Gm
If I think the ending is fixed already
Bbº
I might as well be saying I think that it's OK