Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: D
β« Intro:
G6 D6/9 A6/9 Bm7add11
G6 D6/9 A6/9 Bm7add11
G6 D6/9 A6/9 Bm7add11
G6 D6/9 A6/9
β« Verse 1:
Em7 D6/9
Can you be bored at 24?
Bm7add11 C6
I'm sick to the bone of wanting more
Em7 D6/9 Bm7add11 G/A D6/9
Throw a paper aeroplane, and watch it fall
Em7 D6/9
Have I waited too long again?
Bm7add11 C6
I'm losing sight of the same friend
Em7 D6/9 Bm7add11 G/A D6/9
I'll be back where I was, I just don't know when
β« Pre-Chorus:
Em7 D6/9
So won't you tell me when you start?
Bm7add11 C6
And I'll promise I won't let you go too far
Em7 D6/9
Won't you learn your lines and do your part?
Bm7add11
What's it going to be?
A6/9
What's it going to be?
β« Chorus:
Bm7add11 G6
(Woo-hoo)
D6/9 A6/9
When you feel like summer has come and gone
Bm7add11
And you've still not found the one
G6
(Woo-hoo) Oh
D6/9
You took too long
A6/9
The day is done
Bm7add11 G6
(Woo-hoo)
D6/9 A6/9
When there's only a couple hours of sun
Bm7add11
Will you try to stay or try to run?
Bm7add11 G6
No-oh
D6/9
You played the game
A6/9
You've never won
Bm7add11 G6
(Woo-hoo)
β« Post-Chorus:
G6 D6/9 A6/9 Bm7add11
G6 D6/9 A6/9
β« Verse 2:
Em7 D6/9
With every refrain you're getting old
Bm7add11 C6
When you let go of the reins they're in control
Em7 D6/9 Bm7add11 G/A D6/9
How long has it been since you struck gold?
β« Pre-Chorus:
Em7 D6/9
So won't you tell me when you start?
Bm7add11 C6
And I'll promise I won't let you go too far
Em7 D6/9
Won't you learn your lines and do your part?
Bm7add11
What's it going to be?
A6/9
What's it going to be?
Em7 D6/9
So won't you rip all of your lies apart?
Bm7add11 C6
And I'll promise I won't let you lose your heart
Em7 D6/9
Won't you hurry up and play your card?
Bm7add11
What's it going to be?
A6/9
What's it going to be?
β« Chorus:
Bm7add11 G6
(Woo-hoo)
D6/9 A6/9
When you feel like summer has come and gone
Bm7add11
And you've still not found the one
G6
(Woo-hoo) Oh
D6/9
You took too long
A6/9
The day is done
Bm7add11 G6
(Woo-hoo)
D6/9 A6/9
When there's only a couple hours of sun
Bm7add11
Will you try to stay or try to run?
Bm7add11 G6
No-oh
D6/9
You played the game
A6/9
You've never won
Bm7add11 G6
(Woo-hoo)
β« Outro:
G6 D6/9
You silence them all
Bm7add11 A6/9
Just remember which fragment you keep them in
G6 D6/9
Your silence is gold
Bm7add11
When you're done
A6/9
You're done
Bm7add11 G6
Oh (woo-hoo)
G6 D6/9
You silence them all
Bm7add11 A6/9
Just remember which fragment you keep them in
G6 D6/9
Your silence is gold
Bm7add11
When you're done
A6/9
You're done
Bm7add11 G6
No-oh
Other versions of this song
- Gold (Bass)
Song History
Published: August 11, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025