Capo
3
Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: Bb
β« Verse 1:
G Em
Said he's gotta go to feel like a tourist in his old home
C Cm G
This place don't look like it did when I was a kid, oh
G Em
Trading obligatory sickly sweet pleasantries
C Cm G
"What's it like overseas " said a girl to a past soulmate
β« Chorus:
Em D C
Oh, the growing pains
Cm G D/F# Em
They're keeping me up again
C G D/F# Em
They're keeping me up again
β« Verse 2:
G Em
The kids from my block, they're all now getting jobs
C Cm G
New Year came all too fast, and what have I done?
G Em
But tell me, does it ever stop feeling like catching up?
C Cm G
Said we'd have a house with a slide and a dog, and then we moved away
β« Chorus:
Em D C
Oh, the growing pains
Cm G D/F# Em
They're keeping me up again
C G D/F# Em
They're keeping me up again
Em D C
Oh, the growing pains
Cm G
They're keeping me up again
β« Verse 3:
G Em
But I've gotta go to play off to strangers in a new show
C Cm G
The city's calling, promise I'm not running, I'll see you when I do
β« Chorus:
Em D C
Oh, the growing pains
Cm G D/F# Em
They're keeping me up again
C G D/F# Em
They're keeping me up again
Em D C
Oh, the growing pains
Em D C
Oh, the growing pains
Cm G
They're keeping me up again
Song History
Published: December 17, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025