G D
I say Bowie was wrong twenty-five is just fine
Bm A
But twenty-three is the hardest age to be
D Bm
I'm no longer invincible
G
but I'm not old enough to be wise
A
I have bags under my eyes and RSI
D Bm
I still party like there's no tomorrow
G
Even though the thrill is through
A
But tomorrow I have a job interview
Bm G
Twenty-three is the hardest age to be
Bm A
You can give me twenty-four anytime you like
D Bm
At twenty-five my pre-frontal cortex will be fully developed
G
Right now it's not quite
A
But that's not an excuse to sleep all day and stay up half the night, and
D Bm
I've learned nothing about savings and even less about love
G
And I wanna take you out tonight
A
But I owe 40 grand to the government, and
Bm G
Twenty-three is the hardest age to be
Bm A
I'll take forty-six and accomplished any day, any day, any da-ay
Bm G
All the thirty year olds I know, know exactly who they are
Bm
They have careers to define them
A
And money for cashew nuts and good wine
Bm G
When I was twenty-one I only knew that I was drunk
Bm A
And the student of some university - once that was enough for me
G A
But now I'd like to be twenty-nine if you please, because
Bm G
Twenty-three is the hardest age to be
D Bm
Bring on my birthday, bring on that sweet sweet birthday cake
G
Send me some money from grandma
A
Get me out of this terrible age please
D Bm
Bring on my birthday we'll go out for BYO Japanese
G
With my money from grandma
A
Oh this purgatory is killing me
D Bm
Twenty-three is the hardest
G A
Twenty-three is the hardest age to be now
D Bm
Twenty-three is the ha-arde-est
G A D
Twenty-three is the hardest age, it's the hardest age, Mr. Bowie