I Don't Want To Grow Up Bass Tab by The Ramones

I Don't Want To Grow Up bass tab by The Ramones

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Key: D

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Verse:
("When I'm lying in my bed at night, I don't want to grow up")
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|

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("Nothing ever seems to turn out right, And I don't want to grow up")
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|

Chorus:
("How do you move in a world of fog that's always changing things")
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

("Makes me wish that I could be a dog")
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Verse:
("When I see the price that you pay, I don't want to grow up")
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|

("I don't ever wanna be that way, And I don't want to grow up")
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|

Chorus:
("Seems that folks turn into things that they never want")
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

("The only thing to live for is today")
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Verse:
("I'm gonna put a whole in my TV set, I don't want to grow up")
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|

("Open up the medicine chest, I don't want to grow up")
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|

Bridge:
("I don't want to have to shout it out, I don't want my hair to fall out")
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

("I don't want to be filled with doubt, I don't want to be a good boy scout")
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

("I don't want to have to learn to count, I don't want to have the biggest amount")
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

("No, I don't want to grow up")
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------------------------|

Solo:
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|

G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|

G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Verse:
("Well when I see my parents fight, I don't want to grow up")
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|

("They all go out and drinkin' all night, And I don't want to grow up")
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|

Bridge 2:
("I'd rather stay here in my room, Nothing out there but sad and gloom")
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

("I don't want to live in a big old tomb on Grand street")
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Verse:
("When I see the 5 O'clock news, I don't want to grow up")
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|

("Comb their hair and shine their shoes, I don't want to grow up")
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|

Bridge 3:
("Stay around in my old hometown, I don't want to put no money down")
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

("I don't want to get me a big old loan, Work them fingers to the bone")
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

("I don't want to float on a broom, Fall in love Get married then boom, How the hell did it get here so soon")
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

("No, I don't want to grow up")
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------------------------|

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