Grownup
Carly SimonVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
I stood in the doorway in my white nightgown
Red roses on linen
I stood three feet from the ground
The grownups laughed inside
Used words I didn't know
But still I enjoyed the show
They looked so lovely
They looked so self-assured
And I just like them
Would know it all when I matured
And no longer be afraid of the darkness or the bears
Or the cracks in the ceiling upstairs
Well, I've just gotten older
I've just gotten taller
And the little ones
Call me a grownup
Last night at a friend's house
A little girl was there
She stood in the doorway playing with her hair
She looked up at me as if I could do no wrong
As I stood to sing my song
I sang it with a shiver
In my throat and in my knees
Feeling just as small
As a thistle in a breeze
But the child's imagination
Carried me along
And saw me through my song
See, I've just gotten older
I've just gotten taller
And the little ones
Call me a grownup
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Readable chord sheet for Grownup by Carly Simon
[D7]I sto[Gm]od in the doorway i[F]n my white nightgown [Gm]Red roses on linen [F]I stood three feet from the ground The g[Ebmaj7]rownups laughed ins[A7]ide Used wo[D]rds I didn't k[Dm]now But s[Gm7]till I enjoyed the show [A7] [Gm]They looked so lovely [F]They looked so self-assured And[Gm] I just like them Would know it a[F]ll when I matured And no l[Ebmaj7]onger be afr[A7]aid of the dar[D]kness or the b[Dm]ears Or the cr[Gm7]acks in the ceiling upsta[A7]irs Well, I've j[Gm]ust gotten older [Am]I've just gotten taller And the li[A7]ttle ones Call me a g[Am7]rown[D]up [Gm]Last night at a friend's house A li[F]ttle girl was there She st[Gm]ood in the doorway pla[F]ying with her hair [Ebmaj7]She looked up at me [A7]as if I[D] could do no w[Dm]rong As I st[Gm7]ood to sing my s[A7]ong [Gm]I sang it with a shiver In my th[F]roat and in my knees [Gm]Feeling just as small As a thi[F]stle in a breeze But the c[Ebmaj7]hild's imaginat[A7]ion [D]Carried me al[Dm]ong And s[Gm7]aw me through my s[A7]ong See, I've j[Gm]ust gotten older [Am]I've just gotten taller And the li[A7]ttle ones Call me a g[Am7]rown[D]up [A] [D7] [Gm]