Meanings Will Change

{st:Bill Hughes} {define: G 1 3 0 0 0 -1 3} {define: Gsus 1 3 1 0 0 -1 3} {define: Em 1 3 0 0 2 2 0} {define: D 1 2 3 2 0 0 2} {define: C 1 3 1 0 2 3 -1} {define: C/G-bass 1 0 1 0 2 -1 3} [G]Me[Gsus]anings [G]will [F]change[Em] as you learn to [D]grow And all that is [Am]known[C] becomes suddenly [D]old. And that which you [Am]have[C] to last you 'til the [D]end Turns out to [Am]be j[C]ust a passing [G]friend.[C/G-bass] [G] [C/G-bass] And would you spend your life away Collecting great treasures so you'd be safe some day And when you're old and when you're gray Meanings will change, life's just that way. When you're finally sure you think you understand All about living and life's demands Someone will touch you, and you'll see again Meanings will change, you just can't win. [G] [F] [Em] [D] So don'tca worry 'bout your money, don'tcha worry about fame It's all a conspiracy, all part of the game Yet you're the conspirator, the silent enemy And you're the victim . . . you'll finally see. After you get to where you have to be After you own everything you see And when meanings don't change about the things you knew You may as well die, it's all over for you. And if you're wise and if you know What few things are real, which never grow old Then take them now and make you a start With a simple life, and a simple heart. [G] [F] [Em] [D] # # Submitted to the ftp.nevada.edu:/pub/guitar archives # by Steve Putz <putz@parc.xerox.com> # 7 September 1992