Getting Old

the Intro is played on ukelele but this way sounds decent on guitar . and i tried to put in the count for the strumming pattern; i hope it’s right but i haven’t done that in years so please correct me if it’s not . also , the second half of the verses has a distinct rhythm so listen to the song for it . enjoy! Intro : +a 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e+a 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e+a E | - 55 | 5 - 5 - 7 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 55 - - | 5 - 5 - 7 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5555 | 5 - 5 - 7 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 55 - - | 5 - 5 - 7 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5555 | B | - 55 | 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 7 - 5 - 55 - - | 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 7 - 5 - 5555 | 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 7 - 5 - 55 - - | 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 7 - 5 - 5555 | G | - 66 | 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 66 - - | 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6666 | 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 66 - - | 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6666 | D | - 77 | 7 - 7 - x - x - x - 7 - 77 - - | 7 - 7 - x - x - x - 7 - 7777 | 7 - 7 - x - x - x - 7 - 77 - - | 7 - 7 - x - x - x - 7 - 7777 | A | - 77 | 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 77 - - | 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7777 | 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 77 - - | 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7777 | E | - 55 | 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 55 - - | 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5555 | 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 55 - - | 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5555 | Verse : A F#m D A when we were younger time was under careful lock and key . A F#m D A now it’s open , tipped and pourin’ out all over me . F#m C#m Bm F#m C#m Bm oh what a shame! that our days , you exclaimed , i thought you had meant they were long . F#m C#m Bm F#m C#m A not ’till the night when i turned 25 , i saw that i had it all wrong . ( between the two verses you can play half the Intro or just keep playing an a chord ) Verse : A F#m D A i was gettin’ tired of lettin’ all my hours pass . A F#m D A hopin’ someday soon or some way everything would last . F#m C#m Bm F#m C#m Bm oh what a shame! when i look at your frame , i know someday it will be dust . F#m C#m Bm F#m C#m A not that i thought it’s that close , ’cause it’s not , but i guess it’s just creepin’ up . ( between the Verse and Chorus you can play the full Intro or a chords ) Chorus : A D A E oh and it’s not that bad , it’s all this time we’ve had . C#m D A E things that could be , became history . we’ll never know instead . A D A E oh we’re not too far gone . it hasn’t been that long . C#m D oh and our tea cup is getting filled up . A E A ( x4 ) so we’ll never have to dread getting old . Bridge : F#m D ohhhhhhhhh F#m D ohhhhhhhhh F#m D ohhhhhhhhh B E ohhhhhhhhhhhhh Intro : 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e+a 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e+a E | 5 - 5 - 7 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 55 - - | 5 - 5 - 7 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5555 | 5 - 5 - 7 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 55 - - | 5 - 5 - 7 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5555 | B | 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 7 - 5 - 55 - - | 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 7 - 5 - 5555 | 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 7 - 5 - 55 - - | 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 7 - 5 - 5555 | G | 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 66 - - | 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6666 | 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 66 - - | 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6666 | D | 7 - 7 - x - x - x - 7 - 77 - - | 7 - 7 - x - x - x - 7 - 7777 | 7 - 7 - x - x - x - 7 - 77 - - | 7 - 7 - x - x - x - 7 - 7777 | A | 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 77 - - | 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7777 | 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 77 - - | 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7777 | E | 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 55 - - | 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5555 | 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 55 - - | 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5555 | chrous : A D A E oh but it’s not that bad , it’s all this time we’ve had . C#m D A E oh things that could be , became history . we’ll never know instead . A D A E oh we’re not too far gone . it hasn’t been that long . C#m D oh and our tea cup is getting filled up . A E A so we’ll never have to dread getting old , A A A getting old , getting old , getting old!