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"When I Grow Up" from Matilda: The Musical Words & Music by Tim Minchin Intro: F
F When I grow up, C I will be tBball enough to reach the branches Bmthat I need to reach to climb the trFees you get to cClimb when you're grown Bbup.
F And when I grow up, C I will be sBbmart enough to answer all the queBmstions that you need to know the aFnswers to, bCefore you're grown Bbup.
Bb(add9) And when I grow up I will F/Aeat sweets ev'ry day on the wGm7ay to work and I will go to Fbed late every night.
And I will wakeBb(add9) up, And I will wake up when the F/Asun comes up and I will watch cartoGm7ons
until my eyes go square
andC7(sus4) I won't care 'cause IA7/C#'ll be all grown up Dm whenDm7/C I grow Bbmaj9up Bb(add9)
F When I grow up (When I grow Cup, when I grow up) I will be sBbmaj7trong enough to carry all the Gm7heavy things you have to haul aroundF with you when youC're a grownBb(add9) up
F And when I grow up (When I gCrow up, when I grow up) I will be Bbmaj7brave enough to fight the creatures Gm7that you have to fight beneath the bedF each night toC/E be a gCrown Bb(add9)up
Bb(add9) And when I grow up I will F/Ahave treats ev'ry day And I'll Gm7play with things that mum pretends that mFums don't think are fun
And I will wakeBb(add9) up, And I will wake up when the F/Asun comes up and I will spend all dGm7ay
just lying in the sun
andC7(sus4) I won't burn 'cause IA7/C#'ll be all grown up Dm whenDm7/C I grow Bbmaj9up Bb(add9)
(Instrumental) F C Bb Gm7 F C/E C Bb(add9)
EBbadd9ven if you're little you can do a lot you (And when I grow up) F/Amustn't let a little thing like little stop you Gm7if you sit around and let them get on top you Fwon't change a thing.
JBbadd9ust because you find that life's not fair it (And when I grow up) F/Adoesn't mean that you just have to grin an bear it Gm7if you always take it on the chin and wear it you mC11ight as well be saying A7/C' you think that it's okay
And that's not rDmight Dm/C Bbmaj7 And if it's not DmrightC/E F You have to Dmput it riE7ght A7
But nGm7obody else is gonna pCut it right for me Am7nobody but me is gonna chaD7nge my story Gm7SometimeF/As youGm7/Bb have toG7/B be a lC7ittle bit

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F (Maggots!)