For the beginners, the chord switching might be a bit too quick for this song. What I recommend is that you first do a single strum for each chord throughout the song while you are still familiarizing yourself.
I feel like it sounds more interesting if you play C/B for the verse and more dramatic if you play the Bm in the chorus since the hard-hitting Rhett lyrics drops in the chorus. But you can switch it up in whichever chord you prefer. Take note of the x2x01x, the 'x' means you don't have to strum that string :)
[Intro]
C C/B Am G F
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[Verse 1]
C C/B
I used to hit the bar downtown
Am G
Chase girls with Coke and Crown
F
Raise 'em up and shut 'em down, shut 'em down
C C/B
Had a trusty spot down by the lake
Am G F
Beers were cold, ID's were fake, and
Love was just a word we'd say for a midnight kiss
[Pre-Chorus]
G F
Ain't come a long way, but I've come a little
G F
Hangin' out somewhere out in the middle
[Chorus]
C Bm Am
Guess you get a little older, get a little wiser
G
A little more turn that cheek
F F
Little less what I want, and more what I need these days, I
C Bm
Still get a little crazy
Am G
In a lot of ways, I'm still the kid I was
F F
Just a little less Jack in my cup
C Bm Am
Oh, I guess I'm growing up......mmm
G F F
Yeah, I guess I'm growing up....
[Verse 2]
C C/B
Lookin' in the rear view mirror,
Am G
I see things a little more clear
F F
What it took to get me here makes a lot more sense
C C/B
Seems like the prayers I'm prayin'
Am G
are more like a conversation
F
And it ain't hell I'm raising,
F
hell, all I'm sayin' is
[Chorus]
C Bm Am
Guess you get a little older, get a little wiser
G
A little more turn that cheek
F F
Little less what I want, and more what I need these days, I
C Bm
Still get a little crazy
Am G
In a lot of ways, I'm still the kid I was
F F
Just a little less Jack up my truck
C Bm Am G
Oh, I guess I'm growing up, growing up the longer I live
F F
Growing up, don't know as much as I thought I did, no, no
[Guitar Solo]
C C/B Am G F
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[Chorus]
C Bm Am
Guess you get a little older, get a little wiser
G
A little more turn that cheek
F F
Little less what I want, and more what I need these days, I
C Bm
Still get a little crazy
Am G
In a lot of ways, I'm still the kid I was
F F
A little less temper, and a lot more love
C Bm Am
I guess I'm just growing up........
G F F
Yeah, I guess I'm growing up
C Bm Am
Oh, you know I'm growing up.......
G F
Ain't we all growing up?
