"When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)"
(Brian Wilson)

Intro:

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When I grow up to be     a  man

Verse 1:

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Will I dig the same things that turn me on as a kid?
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Will I look back and say that I wish I hadn't done what I did?
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Will I joke around     and still dig those sounds
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When I grow up to be     a man?

Verse 2:

Will I look for the same things in a woman that I dig in a girl?
Will I settle down fast or will I first wanna travel the world?
Now I'm young and free, but how will it be
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When I grow up to be     a man?

Instrumental break (chord variations implied by background voices):

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Verse 3:

Will my kids be proud or think their old man is really a square?
When they're out having fun yeah, will I still wanna have my share?
Will I love my wife for the rest of my life
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When I grow up to be     a man - what will I be?

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When I grow up to be    a man?

Coda (repeat to fade):

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Won't last forever       It's kind of sad

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers