Photosynthesis

Intro -x8-: D Dsus2
-One, Two, One, Two, three, Four-

Verse 1:
       G
Well I guess I should confess that I am starting to get old.
        D
All the latest music fads all passed me by and left me cold.
        Am                                 G
All the kids are talking slang I won’t pretend to understand.
       D                                  A               D
All my friends are getting married. Mortgages and pension plans.
          G
And it’s obvious my angry adolescent days are done.
        D
And I’m happy and I’m settled in the person I’ve become.
         Am                               G
But that doesn’t mean I’m settled up and sitting out the game -
A7                                                     D
Time may change a lot. But some things they stay the same.

Chorus:
                  Em
  And I won't sit down
G       A      D
  And I won't shut up
              Em          G   A   D
  And most of all I will not grow up.


                  Em
  And I won't sit down
G         A     D
  And I won't shut up
              Em       G  A    D
  And most of all I won't grow up.

Instrumental: D Dsus2 D Dsus2

Verse 2:
      G
Oh, Maturity’s a wrapped-up package deal or so it seems.
    D
And ditching teenage fantasy means ditching all your dreams.
         Am                                 G
All your friends and peers and family solemnly tell you you will
        D                              A              D
have to grow up, be an adult. Yeah, be bored and unfulfilled.
    G
But no one’s yet explained to me exactly what’s so great
      D
about slaving 50 years away on something that you hate.
      Am                                G
G#out meekly shuffling down the path of mediocrity.
        A7                                                      D
Well if that’s your road then take it but it’s not the road for me.

Chorus:
                  Em
  And I won't sit down
G       A      D
  And I won't shut up
              Em          G   A    D
  And most of all I will not grow up.


                Em
  And I won't sit down
G       A      D
  And I won't shut up
              Em          G   A   A7
  And most of all I will not grow up.

Bridge:
       Bm           A            G    D            Em   A7    D
And if all you ever do with your life      is just photosynthesise,
 Bm                       A            G         D  
then you’ll deserve every hour of your sleepless nights
         Em              A7                D
that you waste wondering when you’re gonna die.

Solo: G D Am G A7 D

Pre-Chorus -x2-: Em G A D

           Em
  Now I'll play
G            D
  And you sing
              Em           G      A    D
  The perfect way for the evening to begin.


           Em
  Now I'll play
G     A      D
  And you sing
              Em           G      A    D
  The perfect way for the evening to begin.

Chorus:
               -nc-  Em
  And I won't sit down
G             D
  And I won't shut up
              Em         G        D
  And most of all I will not grow up.


               Em
  And I won't sit down
G             D
  And I won't shut up
              Em          G       D
  And most of all I will not grow up.


                  Em
  And I won't sit down
G             D
  And I won't shut up
              Em          G       A      D
  And most of all I will not... grow... up...