Why must e Cmaj7 very generation think their f Dm7 olks are square?
And no m G7 atter where their heads are they know M Cmaj7 oms aint there?
Cmaj7 Cause I swore when I was small that I'd reme Dm7 mber when
I k G7 new whats wrong with them that Cmaj7 I was smaller then.
Det Cmaj7 ermined to remember all the c Dm7 ardinal rules,
Like s G7 un showers are legal grounds for c Cmaj7 utting school.
I k Cmaj7 now I have forgotten maybe o Dm7 ne or two,
And I h Dm7 ope that I re G7 call them all be Cmaj7 fore the baby's due,
And I k Dm7 now hell G7 have a question or t Cmaj7 wo.
Like ``H F ey P G op, can I C go ride my Z E- oom?
``It goes t A- wo hundred m G7 iles an hour susp C ended on b E- alloons.
``And c F an I put a d G roplet of this n C ew stuff on my t E- ongue,
``And im A- agine frothing dragons while you s D7 it and wreck your lungs?
And I G must be permissive, understanding of the younger generation.
Cmaj7 Then I;ll know that all Ive le Dm7 arned my kid assumes,
And a G7 ll my deepest worries must be h Cmaj7 is cartoons,
And s Cmaj7 till Ill try to tell him Dm7 all the things Ive done
Related to what h G7 e can do when h Cmaj7 e becomes a man,
And s Dm7 till hell stick G7 his fingers in the fa Cmaj7 n.
And ``H F ey, P G op, my g C irlfriends only t E- hree,
``Shes g A- ot her ow G n videophone and C shes takin E- g L.S.D.,
``And n F ow that were best G friends she wants to C give a bit to E- me.
``But w F hats the matter F7 Daddy, how come youre turning green?
``Can it b D7 e that you cant live up G to your dreams?
This is a GREAT song, especially if you're able to get ahold of the live woodstock version.
John Sebastian
