Growin Upv2

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From: "Scott A. Yanoff"

<yanoff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu>

Bruce Springsteen

GROWIN' UP (from the album "Greetings From Ashbury Park, N.J.")

Note: This is taken from the book Springsteen Complete

INTRO:

Well, I stood stonelike at midnight suspended in my masquerade

C(2)

C(2)

And I combed my hair till it was just right and commanded the night brigade

C(2)

I was open to pain and crossed by the rain and I walked on a crooked crutch

I strolled all alone through a fallout zone and came out with my soul untouched

I hid in the clouded wrath of the crowd but when they said "Sit down" I stood up

Ooh-ooh growin' up

The flag of piracy flew from my mast my sails were set wing to wing

I had a jukebox graduate for first mate she couldn't sail but she sure could

sing

I pushed B-52 and bombed `em with the blues with my gear set stubborn on

standing

I broke all the rules strafed my old high school never once gave thought to

landing

I hid in the clouded wrath of the crowd but when they said`Come down'I threw up

Ooh-ooh growin' up

I took month-long vacations in the stratosphere and you know it's really hard

to hold your breath

I swear I lost everything I ever loved or feared I was the cosmic kid

Well my feet they finally took root in the earth but I got me a nice little

place in the stars

I swear I found the key to the universe in the engine of an old parked car

I hid in the clouded wrath of the crowd but when they said`Sit down'I stood up

Ooh-ooh growin' up

Ooh-ooh growin' up

C 3 3 2 0 1 0

Csus x 3 3 0 1 1

C(2) 3 3 0 0 1 0

F x 3 3 2 1 1

G 3 2 0 0 0 3

G7 3 2 0 0 0 1

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