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[Verse 1] When [D]you[Em][D][Gm] [A]bec[B]ome[D] a man,[Em][D] [B]the [Gm]world is eager to tell you [A]so. Although [B]those days of climbing trees [Bb]and ABC [Gm]s do[A]n't [D]seem s[Bm]o long a[D]go [C]Swing, swing up [Em]to t[D]he sky [C]Mind the sun, don't [Em]get in [D]your eye Wash [Em]your hands. It's time for [G]bed.[Em] [Gm]Shoot the bad man. Bang, he's [Eb]dead.[Bbm][Eb] [D]When you becom[Em]e a man[C], [B]you're [Gm]just a boy who wants bigger [Asus4]toys. [A]Your toy[C]s are[F#dim] things [B]like pretty girls [Gm]with teeth [A]like pearls [D]Instead [Bm]of toy [D]cow[Em]boys[A] [Am]Get up [D]daddy, play with the ball Please may I [Em]walk on that [D]wall [G]Let me [Baug]jump, I [Em]know that I can But [D]when will [B]I b[Em]ecome a[B] ma[Em]n?[A] [Gm]But when you're a man, you [B]must fight for success [Baug]It doesn[Am]'t come easy, you'll [A]have to con[Aaug]fess [D]You ask yourself why, [B]what is it all [Ebaug]for? Until [E]you fall in love, then [Em]you'll fight even [C]more[F#] [Gm]But [D]when y[Em]ou become a[C] man, [B] those bachelor days [Gm]soon [Asus4]hurry by [A]They fly[C], those day[B]s of taking hearts [Bbaug]and break[Gm]ing heart[A]s [D]With [Bm]a very fast [D]good [G]-bye[Em][D] [Am]Come [D]to me, baby, [Am]turn down [D]the light [Am]You're gonna [D]learn the meaning of [Am]sin tonight Since [G]I met you, [Em]I've never been the [G]same An[Gm]d by the way, what's your [Eb]second name? [D]When you be[Em]come a [C]man, [B]you'll want a son[Gm] named aft[A]er you So you've [C]got to take [B]a wife and build [A]a life before [D]your [Bm]days are [Em]through[A] [Em]Watch the [D]kids, they're in a mess, look at his knees, will you look at her dress? And [G]why do they scream and [Em]fight all day [Ebaug]through, [F#m]when I was [B]a kid? When I was a [D]kid, [Em]I was just like th[D]em too.[G][A] [D]When you be[Em]come a [C]man, [B]you'll lead [Gm]the way for them to follow [Asus4]you. [A]You'll try[F#m] to make [F#dim]their dreams [B]come true, but [Em]you will want [Fdim]to do all that you [Bm]can. [Fdim]when you[Em] become[A] a [D]man.[Gm] [D] you
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