It’s not  
G 
time to make a  
D 
change, just  
C 
relax and take it  
Am7 
easyYou’re still  
G 
young that’s your  
Em 
fault there’s so  
Am 
much you have to  
D 
knowFind a  
G 
girl, settle  
D 
down, if you  
C 
want, you can mar
Am7 
ryLook at  
G 
me, I am  
Em 
old, but I’m  
Am 
happy
D 

 
I was  
G 
once like you are  
D 
now, and I  
C 
know that it’s not  
Am7 
easyto be  
G 
calm, when you’ve  
Em 
found something  
Am 
going 
 
on
D 
But take your  
G 
time, think a  
D 
lot, why think of  
C 
everything you’ve  
Am7 
gotFor you will  
G 
still be here to
Em 
morrow, but your  
D 
dreams may  
G 
not
 
CHORUS 
How can  
G 
I try to ex
Bm 
plain? when I  
C 
do he turns away ag
Am7 
ainit’s 
 
 
G 
always been the  
Em 
same, same old  
Am 
story
D 
From the  
G 
moment I could  
Bm 
talk I was  
C 
ordered to  
Am7 
listennow there’s a  
G 
way and I  
Em 
know that I  
D 
have to  
G 
go awayD C G (G-C riff)(G-C riff)I know I have to go

 
AERSE 
It’s not  
G 
time to make a  
D 
change, just sit  
C 
down and take it  
Am7 
slowly(away) (away) (away)You’re still  
G 
young, that’s your  
Em 
fault, there’s so  
Am 
much you have to go  
D 
through(I) (know) (I have to make this…)Find a  
G 
girl, settle  
D 
down, if you  
C 
want to you can  
Am7 
marry(…decision) (alone)Look at  
G 
me, I am  
Em 
old, but I’m  
Am 
happy
D 
(no)

 
CHORUS 
All the  
G 
times that I  
Bm 
cried, keeping  
C 
all the things I  
Am7 
knew inside(stay) (stay) (stay)It’s  
G 
hard, but it’s  
Em 
harder to ig
Am7 
nore 
 
it
D 
(why) (must) (you go and make this…)If they were  
G 
right, I’d a
Bm 
gree, but it’s  
C 
them they know,  
Am7 
not me(…decision) (alone)Now there’s a  
G 
way, and I  
Em 
know that I  
D 
have to  
G 
go away  
G 
 
 
D 
know I  
C 
have to  
G 
go


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