The Older You Get
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Intro: Eb Eb/G Ab Cm Bb
[Verso 1]
Eb/G Ab Cm
Lookin' in the mirror and you don't
Bb
Look the same
Eb/G Ab Cm
Girls from your past getting new last
Bb
Names
Eb/G Ab Cm
High school friends burning out like
Bb Eb/G Ab
Their cigarettes
Cm Bb
Guess that's what happens the older you
Eb/G Ab Cm Bb
Get
Eb/G Ab Cm
Start to wish you could've been sixteen
Bb
Forever
Eb/G Ab
'Cause you know your favorite band
Cm Bb
Ain't getting back together
Eb/G Ab
And the nights you don't remember are
Cm Bb
The nights that you'll never forget
Eb/G Ab
Cm Bb
Guess that's what happens the older you
Eb/G Ab Cm Bb Eb/G Ab Cm Bb
Get
[Refrão]
Cm Ab Eb Bb Eb/G
Oh, that's just the way that it goеs
Ab Cm Bb
Oh-oh
Cm Ab Eb Bb
And oh, that's just the way that it
Eb/G Ab Cm Bb
Goеs, oh-oh
[Verso 2]
Eb/G Ab Cm
Life's goin' good but you wonder what's
Bb
After
Eb/G Ab Cm
'Cause dad's moving slower and time's
Bb
Moving faster
Eb/G Ab Cm
You hug a little tighter and you say
Bb Eb/G Ab
The things you never said
Cm Bb
Guess that's what happens
Eb/G Ab
Sometimes the cancer goes away and
Cm Bb
Sometimes it don't
Eb/G Ab
So now when your momma calls you always
Cm Bb
Pick up the phone
Cm Bb/D
And you talk a little longer 'cause
Eb Fm Cm Bb
Tomorrow is not a sure bet
Eb/G Ab
Oh, oh
[Refrão]
Cm Ab Eb Bb Eb/G
Oh, that's just the way that it goеs
Ab Cm Bb
Oh-oh
Cm Ab Eb Bb
And oh, that's just the way that it
Eb/G Ab Cm Bb
Goеs, oh-oh
( Cm Ab Eb Bb Eb/G Ab )
Cm Bb
Guess that's what happens the older
Cm Ab Eb Bb Eb/G Ab Bb
You get
[Ponte]
Eb/G Ab Cm
The house you grew up in is now gettin'
Bb
Sold
Eb/G Ab Cm
And a box full of memories is worth
Bb
More than gold
Eb/G Ab Cm
You close your eyes one last time in
Bb Eb/G Ab
Your childhood bed
Cm Bb
Guess that's what happens, what happens
Oh
Eb/G Ab Cm Bb
Home was a place, now home is a person
Eb/G Ab
And you're lookin' at rings 'cause you
Cm Bb
Swear that you're certain
Cm Bb/D
And the best day of your life becomes
Eb Fm Cm Bb
The day that the two of you met
Eb/G Ab
Guess that's what happens the older you
Get
[Refrão]
Cm Ab Eb Bb Eb/G
Oh, that's just the way that it goеs
Ab Cm Bb
Oh-oh
Cm Ab Eb Bb
And oh, that's just the way that it
Eb/G Ab Cm Bb
Goеs, oh-oh
Cm Ab Eb Bb
And oh, that's just the way that it
Eb/G Ab Cm Bb
Goеs, oh-oh
Cm Ab Eb Bb
And oh, that's just the way that it
Eb/G Ab Bb
Goеs
How to play The Older You Get
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Eb. 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.