«When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)»
(Brian Wilson)
Intro:
C7-5/Gb Db Cm Bbm Ab
When I grow up to be a man
Verse 1:
Ab Eb7 Ab
Will I dig the same things that turn me on as a kid?
Ab Eb7 Ab
Will I look back and say that I wish I hadn’t done what I did?
Bbm7 Eb7 Cm7 Fm7
Will I joke around and still dig those sounds
C7-5/Gb Db Cm Bbm Ab Db
When I grow up to be a man?
Verse 2:
Will I look for the same things in a woman that I dig in a girl?
Will I settle down fast or will I first wanna travel the world?
Now I’m young and free, but how will it be
C7-5/Gb Db Cm Bbm [Bb]
When I grow up to be a man?
Instrumental break (chord variations implied by background voices):
Bb Bbmaj7 Bb7 Bb6
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Ebm Ebm(+7) Ebm7 Db
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Bb Bbmaj7 Bb7 Bb6
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Ebm Eb7
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Verse 3:
Will my kids be proud or think their old man is really a square?
When they’re out having fun yeah, will I still wanna have my share?
Will I love my wife for the rest of my life
C7-5/Gb Db Cm Bbm A Bm C#m D
When I grow up to be a man — what will I be?
C#7-5/G D C#m Bm A
When I grow up to be a man?
Coda (repeat to fade):
A Bm Dm A
Won’t last forever It’s kind of sad
— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
