F 133211
C 032010
Bb 113331
Bbm 113321
Bbsus2 113311
Gm 355333
Edim xx2323
Bbmdim xx2313
F/Dm x03231
Bbdim xx2323
F C
When I grow up
Bb
I will be tall enough to reach the branches
Bbm F
That I need to reach to climb the trees
C Bb
You get to climb when you're grown up
F C
And when I grow up
Bb
I will be smart enough to answer all
Bbm
The questions that you need to know
F C Bb
The answers to before you're grown up
Bbsus2
And when I grow up
F
I will eat sweets every day
Gm
On the way to work and I will
F
Go to bed late every night
Bbsus2
And I will wake up
F
When the sun comes up and I
Gm
Will watch cartoons until my eyes go square
Edim C or Bbmdim C7 Bb
And I won't care 'cause I'll be all grown up
F/Dm
When I grow up
F C
When I grow up (when I grow up, when I grow up)
Bb
I will be strong enough to carry all
Bbm
The heavy things you have to haul
F C Bb
Around with you when you're a grown up
F C
When I grow up (when I grow up, when I grow up)
Bb
I will be brave enough to fight the creatures
Bbm F
That you have to fight beneath the bed
C Bb
Each night to be a grown up
Bsus2
And when I grow up
F
I will have treats every day
Gm
And I'll play with things that mum pretends
F
That mums don't think are fun
Bbsus2
And I will wake up
F
When the sun comes up and I
Gm
Will spend all day just lying in the sun
Edim C or Bbmdim C7 Bb
And I won't burn 'cause I'll be all grown up
F/Dm
When I grow up
F C Bb Bbm F C Bb
[Miss Honey]
F C
When I grow up
Bb
I will be brave enough to fight the creatures
Bbm F
That you have to fight beneath the bed
C Bb
Each night to be a grown up
When I grow up
[Matilda]
Bbsus2
Just because you find that life's not fair it
F
Doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it
Gm
If you always take it on the chin and wear it
Bb
Nothing will change
(When I grow up)
Bbsus2
Just because you find yourself in this story
F
It doesn't mean that everything is written for me
Gm
If I think the ending is fixed already
Bbdim
I might as well be saying I think that it's OK