Tom: E
G#m7 A B E
[Verse]
E
I rounded first never thought of the worst
B
As I studied the shortstop's position
B7
Crack went my leg like the shell of an egg
E
Someone call a decent physician
A G#m7 A
I'm no Pete Rose,I can't pretend
E B7 E
Though my mind is quite flexible, these brittle bones don't bend
[Chorus]
E
I'm growing older but not up
B7
My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck
G#m7 A
Let those winds of time blow over my head
B B7 E B7
I'd rather die while I'm living than live while I'm dead
[Verse]
E
Sometimes I see me as an old manatee
B
Headin' south as the waters grow colder
B7
Tries to steer clear of the hum-drum so near
E
It cuts prop scars deep in his shoulder
A G#m7 A
But that's how it goes (that's how it goes), right to the end
E B7 E
Though his body's quite flexible, that barnacle brain don't bend
[Chorus]
E
I'm growing older but not up
B7
My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck
G#m7 A
Let those winds of time blow over my head
B B7 E B7
I'd rather die while I'm living than live while I'm dead
[Solo]
E
Now don't get me wrong
E
This is not a sad song
B
Just events that I have happened to witness
B7
And time takes its toll as we head for the poll
E
And no one dies from physical fitness
A G#m7 A
So what the hell, we'll take it right to the end
E B7 E
As the days grow more complicated the nightlife still wins
[Chorus]
E
I'm growing older but not up
B7
My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck
G#m7 A
Let those winds of change blow over my head
B B7 E B7
I'd rather die while I'm living than live while I'm dead
G#m7 A
Let those winds of time blow over my head
B A G#m F#m E B7 E
I'd rather die while I'm living than li-ve while I'm dead
