Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
Dmaj7Dmaj7 G+G D MajorD G+G
Dmaj7Dmaj7 G+G D MajorD G+G
Verse 1:
D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G
Laura is changing, she's almost a teen
D MajorD G+G D7D7
She's starting to act mature
G+G Bb majorBb A augmentedA B7B7
She doesn't go in for the games that she'd played
E7E7 A7A7
But then again she's mature
D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G
Johnny, her neighbour, is still just a kid
D MajorD G+G D7D7
And he can't yet quite understand
G+G Bb majorBb A augmentedA B7B7
Why Laura won't play with him like before
A7A7 D MajorD
She won't even hold his hand
G+G D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE BB E MajorE
Verse 2:
BB E MajorE BB E MajorE
On Sundays they'd swing on the swings and then
BB E MajorE B7B7
They'd climb on the jungle gym
E MajorE A7A7 F#6F#6 D7D7
Laura would crush him and how they'd laugh
B7B7 E7E7
Things were much better then
BB E MajorE BB E MajorE
Hopscotch and skiprope and captain may I
BB E MajorE B7B7
Were some of their favourite games
E MajorE A7A7 F#6F#6 D7D7
But without Laura playing it's just no fun
E7E7 D MajorD
Nothing is quite the same
G+G D MajorD G+G
Verse 3:
D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G
The Friday night dances are coming soon
D MajorD G+G D7D7
And Laura will surely be there
G+G Bb majorBb A augmentedA B7B7
But Johnny is worried, he can't understand
E7E7 A7A7
Why Laura is cutting her hair
D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G
The way that she talks is quite different now
D MajorD G+G D7D7
The words sound so funny and weird
G+G Bb majorBb A augmentedA B7B7
But Johnny, don't worry, it's time you were told
A7A7 A#A#
That Laura's just getting old
G+G E7E7 A7A7 Dmaj7Dmaj7