Intro - Em
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Verse 1:
Em D G
The old bastard left his ties and his suit
D G D G C D-Em
A brown box, mothballs and bowling shoes
Em D G
and his opinion so you'd never have to choose
D G D G C
Pretty soon, you'll be an old bastard too
Am
You get smaller while the world gets big
C
The more you know you know you don't know shit
Am C
The whiz man'll never fit you like the whiz kid did
Chorus:
G D Em D-C
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
Am C
It's okay if you don't know everything
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G D Em D-C
Why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
Am C
It's okay if you don't know everything
Verse 2:
Em D G
Close your eyes close your ears young man
D G D G C D-Em
You've seen and heard all an old man can
Em D G
Spread the facts on the floor like a fan
D G D G C
throw away the ones that make you feel bad
Am
Kids today gettin' old too fast
C
they can't wait to grow up so they can get some ass
Am
They get nostalgic about the last ten years
C
before the last ten years have passed
[Chorus]
[Solo]
E D G
Tears land on a hand on the chest
D G D G C
The old bastard had a paradigm arrest
Am
You got smaller and the world got big
C
The more you knew we knew we didn't know shit
Am C
The whiz man never fit him the whiz kid did
[Chorus]
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