Older Chords by Ben Platt

Older chords by Ben Platt

Guitar chords with lyrics

Capo on 6th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Capo 6
* = strum once

Verse 1:
      C
I was walking down 57th Street towards Park
         G
With the same old song in my same old heart
       Am                            F
Making plans I'm gonna do when I get older
         C
Passed a gray-haired man and I found his eyes
             G
It's like he knew my thoughts and he read my mind
       Am                               F
Saying life is gonna find you when it's supposed to

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Pre-chorus:
        Am
Felt my feet stop short and I turned my head
         C                       D             F
Tried to lean into every word he said, then he said

Chorus:
             C            F           C
When you are younger, you wish you're older
     F           C                   G
Then when you're older, you wish for time to turn around
               Am          G    F
Don't let your wonder turn into closure
             C                   G
When you get older, when you get older

Post-Chorus:
C   F   Am  G
Oh, oh, oh, oh
C   F   Am  G
Oh, oh, oh, oh

Verse 2:
       C
Have I killed my thoughts right before their prime?
       G
Have I bit my tongue one too many times
       Am                           F
Have I said it all the way I really meant to?
     C
If I wait 'til my tomorrow comes
       G                        Am
Is the waiting all I've ever done?
           F
And will I get to,

Pre-chorus:
       Am
get to know myself in the place I am
       G                         D            F
Get to fall in love with another man and understand

Chorus:
             C            F           C
When you are younger, you wish you're older
     F           C                   G
Then when you're older, you wish for time to turn around
               Am          G    F
Don't let your wonder turn into closure
             C                   G
When you get older, when you get older

Post-Chorus:
C   F   Am  G
Oh, oh, oh, oh
C   F   Am  G
Oh, oh, oh, oh

Chorus:
             C            F           C
When you are younger, you wish you're older
     F       C                   G
When you get older, you wish for time to turn around
               Am          G    F
Don't let your wonder turn into closure
             C                   G
When you get older, when you get older

Outro:
C*  F*  Am* G*   C*
Oh, oh, oh, oh

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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