Growin Up

Em Em7 D C Cadd9 Em D/F# Cadd9 Em D/F# Cadd9 Ma cried like a lady, Pa cried like a man Em D/F# Cadd9 Em D/F# Cadd9 1963, one less Kennedy, and I was too young to understand Am Emadd9 Am Gmaj7 And the years flew by in colours, each one a little faster than before C C/B Am G G/F# Em Am B And as the war caused some to cry, I'd identify, my TV keeping score Em A Growing up, in the shadow of the U.S.A Em A Trying to find, the meaning of life today Em A Whoa, America, it's a heavy kind of role you play C Am You're the hero, you're the villain B Em Your every move is on display Em C C D Em D C "Right on Baby" screamed the underground, being black meant more than race, meant more than pride Em D C Em D C Before 1968, some said it was too late, two friends I'd never met had died Am Emadd9 Am Gmaj7 I fell so fast, growing older, as I studied politics in Junior High C C/B Am G G/F# Em So foolishly profound, with the awareness I thought I'd found Am B Then the Moon came crashing from the sky Em A Growing up, in the shadow of the U.S.A Em A Trying to find, the meaning of life today Em A Whoa, America, it's a heavy kind of role you play C Am You're the hero, you're the villain B Emadd9 D Cadd9 C Your every move is on display Em D/F# Cadd9 Em D/F# Cadd9 Ma cried like a lady, Pa cried like a man Em D/F# Cadd9 Em D/F# Cadd9 1963, one less Kennedy, and i was too young to understand Em D/F# Cadd9 Emadd9 We were all too young to understand, understand