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πΈ Intro:
G
πΈ Verse 1:
C
I thought that everybody gets older
Em
But I guess that's not the case
G
'Cause you said goodbye to your family last night
D
You were only twenty-eight
C
And the year is gonna get a lot colder
Em
But you'll always be stuck in June
G
When the trees turn red, will it hit me then
D
That I'm not gonna see you soon?
Am Bm D
(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh)
πΈ Chorus:
C Em
I never said goodb--ye, and now it's sinking in
G D
That the last time I saw you, we were kids
C Em
I guess the hardest part of getting old
G D
Is that some people that you love don't
πΈ Verse 2:
C
Yeah
I thought that everybody gets better
Em
But I guess that's not the truth
G
Took a drive last night, tried to clear my mind
D
But I turned the whole highway blue
C
Yeah
I cried when I read
Em
The last text that you sent
G D
'Cause I'll never see those three dots there again
πΈ Chorus:
C Em
I never said goodb--ye, and now it's sinking in
G D
That the last time I saw you, we were kids
C Em
I guess the hardest part of getting old
G D
Is that some people that you love don't
πΈ Bridge:
And I don't know what to
C
Say to your little brother
Em G
Who am I to say, "It's gonna be okay"?
My mom is friends with your mother
D C
Catching up is never gonna be the same
No more text on your birthday
Em G
Every time another friend says your name
D
No
I don't know what to say
πΈ Chorus:
C Em
I never said goodb--ye, and now it's sinking in
G D
That the last time I saw you, we were kids
C Em
I guess the hardest part of getting old
G D
Is that some people that you love don't
C Em
I wish I would have tried harder to stay in touch
G D
I thought we had more time, too busing growing up
C Em
I guess the hardest part of getting old
G D
Is that some people that you love don't
πΈ Outro:
C Em G D
Some people that you love don't
C Em G D
Some people that you love don't ,
Song History
Published: May 27, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025