Downside Of Growing Up Chords

KeyD Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays503

Downside Of Growing Up by Maddie And Tae is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords D, G, A, Bm and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D
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Intro: D G A x2 

D         G        A 
Pack your bags and hug your mom 
     D              G           A 
Been dreaming about leaving for so long 
    Bm                  D         G 
You start to cry as you crank the truck 
                A                   D  G  A    
Yeah, that's the downside of growing up 

D        G           A 
Fixin' up your brand new place 
     D               G     A 
First day in and something breaks 
     Bm                     D      G    
Your dad ain't there to get you unstuck 
                 A            D 
Yeah, that's the downside of growing up 

        G              D 
That's alright, that's okay 
              A                D 
It's just the way you find your way 
          G             D                        A 
It's the road you gotta take to get where you're going 
       G                          D    
You're gonna twist, you're gonna turn 
          A                Bm 
But it's how you're gonna learn 
             G                D 
A lot about life, a lot about love 
       A                    D  G  A 
On the downside of growing up 

D             G          A 
It starts out as a simple date 
   D               G           A 
Before too long, he's your everything 
    Bm                  D         G 
'Til he leaves you standing in a cloud of dust 
                A                   D  G  A    
Yeah, that's the downside of growing up 

        G              D 
That's alright, that's okay 
              A                D 
It's just the way you find your way 
          G             D                        A 
It's the road you gotta take to get where you're going 
       G                          D    
You're gonna twist, you're gonna turn 
          A                Bm 
But it's how you're gonna learn 
             G                D 
A lot about life, a lot about love 
       A                    D   G   D   A    D   G   D  A 
On the downside of growing up 

Bm                  
I know what you're feeling 
E 
Yeah, I understand 
       G 
'Cause where you are is where I've been 
          G 
And where I still am 

        G              D 
And I'm alright, I'm okay 
        A                D 
Yeah, I know I'll find my way 
       G             D                    A 
On the road I gotta take to get where I'm going 
          G                D    
I'm gonna twist, I'm gonna turn 
         A                Bm 
But it's how you're gonna learn 
             G                D 
A lot about life, a lot about love 
       A                    D    
On the downside of growing up 
             G                D 
A lot about life, a lot about love 
       A                    D   G   D   A   G   D  A 
On the downside of growing up 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante