Intro:
Am F Am F Am F E
Verse:
Am F
I was wasting my time
Am F
Trying to fall in love
Am F
Disappointment came to me and
C E
Booted me and bruised and hurt me
Chorus:
F G C Am
But that's how people grow up
F G E
That's how people grow up
Am F
I was wasting my time
Am F
Looking for love
Am F
Someone must look at me and
C E
See their sunlit dream
Am F
I was wasting my time
Am F
Praying for love
Am F
For a love that never comes
C E
From someone who does not exist
Chorus:
F G C Am
But that's how people grow up
F G E
That's how people grow up
Bridge:
G F
Let me live
F
Before I die
Am
No not me
E
Not I
Am F
I was wasting my life
Am F
Always thinking about myself
Am F
Someone on their deathbed said
C E
There are other sorrows too
Am F
I was driving my car
Am F
I crashed and broke my spine
Am F
So yes there are things worse in life than
C E
Never being someone's sweetie
F G C Am
That's how people grow up
F G E
That's how people grow up
F G C Am
That's how people grow up
F G E
That's how people grow up
G F Am
As for me I'm okay
E
For now anyway
F Am