Biography:
Michael "Mick" Ronson (26 May 1946 – 29 April 1993) was an English guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer. He is best known for his work with David Bowie, as one of The Spiders from Mars. Ronson was a busy session musician who recorded with artists as diverse as Bowie, Ian Hunter, Morrissey, as well as engagements as a sideman in touring bands with performers such as Bob Dylan and Van Morrison.
He also recorded several solo albums
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Mick Ronson - Growing Up and I'm Fine
Because of the descending basslines I left the chords as is because it sounds best to me to use bar chords.
(see suggested chords below) If you need easier chords transpose -1 and capo on 1st. IF you want to use the
capo AND still play the intro dont worry about transposing the tab. Just play the tab like the capo isnt there
ie use the fret dots as your reference point and not the capo. For example the first note, relative to the
capo would technically be the 10th fret now but it's still the same fret relative to the guitar.
[Verse chords] [Chorus chords] [Bridge chords]
Ab x-11-13-13-13-11 Ab 4-6-6-5-4-x Bb x-1-3-3-3-1 Ab 4-6-6-5-4-x
Gb x-9-11-11-11-9 Cm/G 3-3-5-5-6-3 C x-3-5-5-5-3 Db x-4-6-6-6-x
Fm x-8-10-10-9-8 Fm 1-3-3-1-1-x E x-7-9-9-9-7 F# 2-4-4-3-2-x
Eb x-6-8-8-8-6 Eb x-6-8-8-8-6 Eb x-6-8-8-8-x
C x-3-5-5-5-3 Db x-4-6-6-6-4
Db x-4-6-6-6-4
[Intro]
Ab Gb Fm Ebm Db
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--11-------11-9--------9-|-9--------9--6--------6-|-4--------4--4--------4-|
B|-----13----------11------|----9-----------7-------|----6-----------6-------|
G|--------13----------11---|-------11----------8----|-------6-----------6----|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Ab Ab
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--4--------4--4--------4-|----------------------4-|
B|-----4-----------4-------|-------------------4----|
G|--------5-----------5----|----------------5-------|
D|-------------------------|----------5--6----------|
A|-------------------------|----3--6----------------|
E|-------------------------|-4----------------------|
[Verse]
Ab Gb
Never got lost on this road before
Fm Eb
Never saw a scene on the street before
C Fm Eb
Never got chose with the rest of the boys
Db Eb
So I must have needed something more
Ab Gb
Always wound up in a cell for the night
Fm Eb
Always had faith from the midnight fight
C Fm Eb
Always got caught by a squad car light
Db C
Kicking at the smoke machine
[Chorus]
Ab Cm/G Fm
Now, I got a little of Veronica, love
Eb Db
The way she is checking me out is enough
Bb Eb C
Somebody's messing my brain, growing pains
Ab Cm/G Fm
Ooh, I got a little of Veronica, love
Eb Db
The way she is checking me out is enough
Bb Eb E
I'm glad to say that she's mine, right down the line
Db Ab Gb Fm Ebm Db Ab
Growing up and I'm fine
[Verse]
Ab Gb
Didn't find luck and I ran out of prayer
Fm Eb
Couldn't find much that I wanted to share
C Fm Eb
Looked for a key, but I found despair
Db Eb
Must have done something bad
Ab Gb
Now I see through to the back of this town
Fm Eb
Kind of wear love like a long lost crown
C Fm Eb
Now I take pride in the way I behave
Db C
Never seen stalking around
[Chorus]
Ab Cm/G Fm
Now, I got a little of Veronica, love
Eb Db
The way she is checking me out is enough
Bb Eb C
Somebody's messing my brain, growing pains
Ab Cm/G Fm
Ooh, I got a little of Veronica, love
Eb Db
The way she is checking me out is enough
Bb Eb E
I'm glad to say that she's mine, right down the line
Db Ab Gb Fm Ebm Db Ab
Growing up and I'm fine
[Bridge]
Ab Db
Don't bug me 'cause he ain't your man
Ab Db
Smell trouble on the back of your hand
Ab Db
I won't fight, so just back down
F# Ab
Because you know I might change my mind
Ab Db
I can't tell you but you know what's wrong
Ab Db
You gotta know that's she's gone, gone, gone
Ab Db
I can tell you're not satisfied
F# Eb
I don't want to dent your pride
[Chorus]
Ab Cm/G Fm
Now, I got a little of Veronica, love
Eb Db
The way she is checking me out is enough
Bb Eb C
Somebody's messing my brain, growing pains
Ab Cm/G Fm
Ooh, I got a little of Veronica, love
Eb Db
The way she is checking me out is enough
Bb Eb E
I'm glad to say that she's mine, right down the line
Db Ab Cm/G Fm Eb Db Bb Eb C
Growing up and I'm fine
[Outro]
Ab Cm/G Fm
Ooh, I got a little of Veronica, love
Eb Db
The way she is checking me out is enough
Bb Eb E
I'm glad to say that she's mine, right down the line
Db Ab Gb Fm Ebm Db Ab
Growing up and I'm fine
[Outro Piano]
Ab Gb Fm Ebm Db
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--11-------11-9--------9-|-9--------9--6--------6-|-4--------4--4--------4-|
B|-----13----------11------|----9-----------7-------|----6-----------6-------|
G|--------13----------11---|-------11----------8----|-------6-----------6----|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Ab Ab Ab
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--4--------4--4--------4-|----------------------4-|-8--11-15-16-16---------|
B|-----4-----------4-------|-------------------4----|------------------------|
G|--------5-----------5----|----------------5-------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------5--6----------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----3--6----------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-4----------------------|------------------------|
Because of the descending basslines I left the chords as is because it sounds best to me to use bar chords.
(see suggested chords below) If you need easier chords transpose -1 and capo on 1st. IF you want to use the
capo AND still play the intro dont worry about transposing the tab. Just play the tab like the capo isnt there
ie use the fret dots as your reference point and not the capo. For example the first note, relative to the
capo would technically be the 10th fret now but it's still the same fret relative to the guitar.
[Verse chords] [Chorus chords] [Bridge chords]
Ab x-11-13-13-13-11 Ab 4-6-6-5-4-x Bb x-1-3-3-3-1 Ab 4-6-6-5-4-x
Gb x-9-11-11-11-9 Cm/G 3-3-5-5-6-3 C x-3-5-5-5-3 Db x-4-6-6-6-x
Fm x-8-10-10-9-8 Fm 1-3-3-1-1-x E x-7-9-9-9-7 F# 2-4-4-3-2-x
Eb x-6-8-8-8-6 Eb x-6-8-8-8-6 Eb x-6-8-8-8-x
C x-3-5-5-5-3 Db x-4-6-6-6-4
Db x-4-6-6-6-4
[Intro]
Ab Gb Fm Ebm Db
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--11-------11-9--------9-|-9--------9--6--------6-|-4--------4--4--------4-|
B|-----13----------11------|----9-----------7-------|----6-----------6-------|
G|--------13----------11---|-------11----------8----|-------6-----------6----|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Ab Ab
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--4--------4--4--------4-|----------------------4-|
B|-----4-----------4-------|-------------------4----|
G|--------5-----------5----|----------------5-------|
D|-------------------------|----------5--6----------|
A|-------------------------|----3--6----------------|
E|-------------------------|-4----------------------|
[Verse]
Ab Gb
Never got lost on this road before
Fm Eb
Never saw a scene on the street before
C Fm Eb
Never got chose with the rest of the boys
Db Eb
So I must have needed something more
Ab Gb
Always wound up in a cell for the night
Fm Eb
Always had faith from the midnight fight
C Fm Eb
Always got caught by a squad car light
Db C
Kicking at the smoke machine
[Chorus]
Ab Cm/G Fm
Now, I got a little of Veronica, love
Eb Db
The way she is checking me out is enough
Bb Eb C
Somebody's messing my brain, growing pains
Ab Cm/G Fm
Ooh, I got a little of Veronica, love
Eb Db
The way she is checking me out is enough
Bb Eb E
I'm glad to say that she's mine, right down the line
Db Ab Gb Fm Ebm Db Ab
Growing up and I'm fine
[Verse]
Ab Gb
Didn't find luck and I ran out of prayer
Fm Eb
Couldn't find much that I wanted to share
C Fm Eb
Looked for a key, but I found despair
Db Eb
Must have done something bad
Ab Gb
Now I see through to the back of this town
Fm Eb
Kind of wear love like a long lost crown
C Fm Eb
Now I take pride in the way I behave
Db C
Never seen stalking around
[Chorus]
Ab Cm/G Fm
Now, I got a little of Veronica, love
Eb Db
The way she is checking me out is enough
Bb Eb C
Somebody's messing my brain, growing pains
Ab Cm/G Fm
Ooh, I got a little of Veronica, love
Eb Db
The way she is checking me out is enough
Bb Eb E
I'm glad to say that she's mine, right down the line
Db Ab Gb Fm Ebm Db Ab
Growing up and I'm fine
[Bridge]
Ab Db
Don't bug me 'cause he ain't your man
Ab Db
Smell trouble on the back of your hand
Ab Db
I won't fight, so just back down
F# Ab
Because you know I might change my mind
Ab Db
I can't tell you but you know what's wrong
Ab Db
You gotta know that's she's gone, gone, gone
Ab Db
I can tell you're not satisfied
F# Eb
I don't want to dent your pride
[Chorus]
Ab Cm/G Fm
Now, I got a little of Veronica, love
Eb Db
The way she is checking me out is enough
Bb Eb C
Somebody's messing my brain, growing pains
Ab Cm/G Fm
Ooh, I got a little of Veronica, love
Eb Db
The way she is checking me out is enough
Bb Eb E
I'm glad to say that she's mine, right down the line
Db Ab Cm/G Fm Eb Db Bb Eb C
Growing up and I'm fine
[Outro]
Ab Cm/G Fm
Ooh, I got a little of Veronica, love
Eb Db
The way she is checking me out is enough
Bb Eb E
I'm glad to say that she's mine, right down the line
Db Ab Gb Fm Ebm Db Ab
Growing up and I'm fine
[Outro Piano]
Ab Gb Fm Ebm Db
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--11-------11-9--------9-|-9--------9--6--------6-|-4--------4--4--------4-|
B|-----13----------11------|----9-----------7-------|----6-----------6-------|
G|--------13----------11---|-------11----------8----|-------6-----------6----|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Ab Ab Ab
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--4--------4--4--------4-|----------------------4-|-8--11-15-16-16---------|
B|-----4-----------4-------|-------------------4----|------------------------|
G|--------5-----------5----|----------------5-------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------5--6----------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----3--6----------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-4----------------------|------------------------|
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