Chords with lyrics
"When I Grow Up" from Matilda: The Musical
Words & Music by Tim Minchin
Intro: F
F C
When I grow up,
Bb
I will be tall enough to reach the branches
Bm F
that I need to reach to climb the trees
C Bb
you get to climb when you're grown up.
F C
And when I grow up,
Bb
I will be smart enough to answer all
Bm F
the questions that you need to know the answers to,
C Bb
before you're grown up.
Bb(add9)
And when I grow up
F/A
I will eat sweets ev'ry day
Gm7
on the way to work
F
and I will go to bed late every night.
Bb(add9)
And I will wake up, And I will wake up
F/A
when the sun comes up
Gm7
and I will watch cartoons
until my eyes go square
C7(sus4) A7/C#
and I won't care 'cause I'll be all grown up
Dm Dm7/C Bbmaj9 Bb(add9)
when I grow up
F C
When I grow up (When I grow up, when I grow up)
Bbmaj7
I will be strong enough to carry all
Gm7
the heavy things you have to haul
F C Bb(add9)
around with you when you're a grown up
F C
And when I grow up (When I grow up, when I grow up)
Bbmaj7
I will be brave enough to fight the creatures
Gm7
that you have to fight beneath
F C/E C Bb(add9)
the bed each night to be a grown up
Bb(add9)
And when I grow up
F/A
I will have treats ev'ry day
Gm7
And I'll play with things that mum pretends
F
that mums don't think are fun
Bb(add9)
And I will wake up, And I will wake up
F/A
when the sun comes up
Gm7
and I will spend all day
just lying in the sun
C7(sus4) A7/C#
and I won't burn 'cause I'll be all grown up
Dm Dm7/C Bbmaj9 Bb(add9)
when I grow up
(Instrumental)
F C Bb Gm7 F C/E C Bb(add9)
Bbadd9
Even if you're little you can do a lot you
(And when I grow up)
F/A
mustn't let a little thing like little stop you
Gm7
if you sit around and let them get on top you
F
won't change a thing.
Bbadd9
Just because you find that life's not fair it
(And when I grow up)
F/A
doesn't mean that you just have to grin an bear it
Gm7
if you always take it on the chin and wear it
C11
you might as well be saying
A7/C'
you think that it's okay
Dm Dm/C Bbmaj7
And that's not right
Dm C/E F
And if it's not right
Dm E7 A7
You have to put it right
Gm7 C
But nobody else is gonna put it right for me
Am7 D7
nobody but me is gonna change my story
Gm7 F/A Gm7/Bb G7/B C7 N.C. C F N.C. F
Sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty.
(Maggots!)
