Tom: Am
Am
[Verse 1]
Am
Norma it ain't no use
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Your little boy is outta control
Am
He's got a burning fuse
F
He's got a broken circuit
Am
Started out way back when
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You took him to his first rodeo
Am
Those little eyes lit up
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That little heart was sealed in stone
[Verse 2]
Am
Mother just let him go
F
You can't stop the rain from falling
Am
He's gonna ride that colt
F
And one of them's gonna end up broken
Am
Lordy what a price to pay
F
All that work for all that trouble
Am
Before you accept your fate
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Love the man or walk away
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Oh yeah-yeah
[Chorus]
Am G
Whatcha gonna be when you grow up?
F G
Where you gonna be when the sun goes down?
Am G
Will you ever quit when you've had enough?
F G
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Am G
How in the world will you find your way
F G
When the lovin' is good, but the lovin' won't pay?
Am G
Where you gonna go when the lights die out
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And the dust has settled doo...ooo...oown?
Am G F G
Settle doo...ooo..oown
[Verse 3]
Am
Papa couldn't understand
F
Why he had to leave the station
Am
Taught him how to work the land
F
"Boy your dreams ain't worth the chasin"
Am
And up until the day he died
F
The bridle could not ease his sorrow
Am
Cursed his passion and cursed his pride
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These are the final words he cried, oohh...
[Chorus]
Am G
Whatcha gonna be when you grow up?
F G
Where you gonna be when the sun goes down?
Am G
Will you ever quit when you've had enough?
F G
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Am G
How in the world will you find your way
F G
When the lovin' is good, but the lovin' won't pay?
Am G
Where you gonna go when the lights die out
F D Am G F G
And the dust has settled doo...ooo...oown?
Am G F G
Settle doo...ooo..oown, Oh, oh
[Instrumental]
Am G F G
Am G F G
[Chorus]
Am G
Whatcha gonna be when you grow up?
F G
Where you gonna be when the sun goes down?
Am G
Will you ever quit when you've had enough?
F G
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Am G
How in the world will you find your way
F G
When the lovin' is good, but the lovin' won't pay?
Am G
Where you gonna go when the lights die out
F D
And the dust has settled...
Am G
Whatcha gonna be when you grow up?
F G
Where you gonna be when the sun goes down?
Am G
Will you ever quit when you've had enough?
F G
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Am G
How in the world will you find your way
F G
When the lovin' is good, but the lovin' won't pay?
Am G
Where you gonna go when the lights die out
F D Am G F G
And the dust has settled doo...ooo...oown?
Am G F G
Settle doo...ooo..oown,
Am G F G
Settle doo...ooo..oown,
Am G F G
Settle doo...ooo..oown,
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settle... down
