Verse 1
[G] ...Don't you [G7] worry 'bout your [C] curly hair...[Cm]
[G] ...Clothes that [G7] don't quite fit you [C] anywhere...[Cm]
[Am7] ...Voices [D] echo in the [G] gym
Another [C] girl's had her first [Am7] kiss
Please, don't [D] think too much of [G] it, [Am7] dar...[D] ling
Verse 2
[G] ...I'm so [G7] sorry that they [C] pick you last...[Cm]
[G] ...Try to [G7] say your foreign [C] name and laugh...[Cm]
[Am7] I [D] know that you feel [G] loud, so [C] different from the [Am7] crowd
Of [D] big blue eyes, and long [G] blonde hair, and [G7] boys that stare
But, [Am7] baby, [D] know that
Chorus
[G] ...You'll [G7] grow up
And [C] grow so [Cm] tough and charm them
[G] ...Write your [G7] sto...[C] ry, fall in [Cm] love a little too [F#m7b5]
The [B7] things you thought you'd [Em] never do
I [E7] wish I could go back and [Am7] give her a squeeze
Myself at 13
And [Cm] just let her know, [D] know that she's [G] beautiful
Interlude
[G] [G7] [C] [Cm]
Verse 3
[G] ...Keep on [G7] going with your [C] silly dream...[Cm]
[G] ...Life is [G7] prettier than [C] it may seem...[Cm]
[Am7] ...One day, [D] you'll be up on [G] stage
Little [C] girls will scream your [Am7] name
The [D] days of tears and [G] failure fears
And [G7] no one cares, will [Am7] all make [D] sense, 'cause
Chorus
[G] ...You'll [G7] grow up
And [C] grow so [Cm] tough and charm them
[G] ...Write your [G7] sto...[C] ry, fall in [Cm] love a little too [F#m7b5]
The [B7] things you thought you'd [Em] never do
I [E7] wish I could go back and [Am7] give her a squeeze
Myself at 13
And [Cm] just let her know, [D] know that she's [G] beautiful
Outro
[G] [G7] [C] [Cm] ooh[G]