Chords with lyrics
G+G D MajorD
I say Bowie was wrong twenty-five is just fine
B minorBm A augmentedA
But twenty-three is the hardest age to be
D MajorD B minorBm
I'm no longer invincible
G+G
but I'm not old enough to be wise
A augmentedA
I have bags under my eyes and RSI
D MajorD B minorBm
I still party like there's no tomorrow
G+G
Even though the thrill is through
A augmentedA
But tomorrow I have a job interview
B minorBm G+G
Twenty-three is the hardest age to be
B minorBm A augmentedA
You can give me twenty-four anytime you like
D MajorD B minorBm
At twenty-five my pre-frontal cortex will be fully developed
G+G
Right now it's not quite
A augmentedA
But that's not an excuse to sleep all day and stay up half the night, and
D MajorD B minorBm
I've learned nothing about savings and even less about love
G+G
And I wanna take you out tonight
A augmentedA
But I owe 40 grand to the government, and
B minorBm G+G
Twenty-three is the hardest age to be
B minorBm A augmentedA
I'll take forty-six and accomplished any day, any day, any da-ay
B minorBm G+G
All the thirty year olds I know, know exactly who they are
B minorBm
They have careers to define them
A augmentedA
And money for cashew nuts and good wine
B minorBm G+G
When I was twenty-one I only knew that I was drunk
B minorBm A augmentedA
And the student of some university - once that was enough for me
G+G A augmentedA
But now I'd like to be twenty-nine if you please, because
B minorBm G+G
Twenty-three is the hardest age to be
D MajorD B minorBm
Bring on my birthday, bring on that sweet sweet birthday cake
G+G
Send me some money from grandma
A augmentedA
Get me out of this terrible age please
D MajorD B minorBm
Bring on my birthday we'll go out for BYO Japanese
G+G
With my money from grandma
A augmentedA
Oh this purgatory is killing me
D MajorD B minorBm
Twenty-three is the hardest
G+G A augmentedA
Twenty-three is the hardest age to be now
D MajorD B minorBm
Twenty-three is the ha-arde-est
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Twenty-three is the hardest age, it's the hardest age, Mr. Bowie