Act Your Age
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verse 1: Bliss
D
(When I wake up...)
A
When I wake in the morning
G
I smile to myself like I'm thanking God
C Em
Shit, no more folks like, "Jonathan, when you gonna grow up and get a job?"
Am D
'Cause I made that job, no Steve, that job's kept me hungry and foolish
A G
It's the coolest, I'm dive in like Kendrick and drink some rum in the pool bitch
C Em
Or beers on the roof, it's the workaholic in the magic sun
Am G
Till the esky is empty, shit, what's life if you ain't having fun?
D A
So forget your age and those walls, I'm bursting through that maze
C
On top of the tour bus in a teen wolf mask surfing USA
Am Em
And we got that baggage packed, happy gas, massive laughs, yes I can dig it
D A
So I joke like Tom when Josh, Baskin in these toys like a big kid
G C
It's my habitat, I can't leave the trees like an Orangutan
Am Em
I'm running on air anchorman and I never land like bangarang.
[Refrão]C D
Why don't you act, why don't you just act your age?
G Em
Why don't you act, why don't you just act your age?
(You know what I'm saying, yo
Enough of that shit, check that)
verse 2: Eso
C
Yo, I'm acting the fool
D
No shame, I came, I shat in the pool
G
Yeah, better pass that blunt, I'm about, about it, you can ask my Mum
Em
She'll tell ya, I'm psycho mate, my ideas make your lightbulbs break
Am
I make it look so damn easy, when I rock that Borat mankini
C D G
Fuck what they say, you don't miss your chance, to eat chocolate cake with your hands
Em Am
You rock a bubble beard, while you're taking a bath
C
And where a simple fart still makes you laugh
D
Like, Hahahaha, blurp blurp, hahaha
And then a big brown shark came
Am Em
Now I'm on the stage acting up, yelling bombs away while I grab my nuts
G D
Still living it, like it's all a movie
C
Still killing shit, on Call of Duty
Em
And I still think I can move like the Matrix
A
Real shit, shrooming in Vegas
Em
Or when I play with my dogs, even right now while I'm making this song
G
So how's about it, let's laugh till there's power outage
D
That's all I have to say, fuck them all, and don't act your age
C
I'm makinâ pancakes
Hook:
C D
Why don't you act, why don't you just act your age?
G E
Why don't you act, why don't you just act your age?
Bridge:
C
They're always saying to me, they're always saying
D G
"Why don't you act, why don't you just act your age?"
E Em
They're always saying to me, they're always saying
Am A
"Why don't you act, why don't you just act your age?"C
C
They're always saying to me, they're always saying
C D
"Why don't you act, why don't you just act your age?"
G Em
They're always saying to me, they're always saying
C Em
"Why don't you act, why don't you just act your age?"
How to play Act Your Age
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.