Chords
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
CStop the clock
Take time out
Time to regroup
Before you lose the bout
[Verse 2]
CFreeze the frame
FBack it up
CTime to refocus
BeFfore they wrap it up
[Post-Verse]
GYears are getting Fshorter
GLines on your face are Fgetting longer
G Feel like you're Ftreading water
E But the riptide's getting stronger
[Pre-Chorus]
F Don't panic, don't jump ship
Dm Can't fight it, like taxes
Eb7M At least it happens only Bbonce in your Glife
[Chorus]
C They're singing, Am"Happy Birthday"
EmYou just wanna Flay down and cry
C Not just aAmnother birthday
Dm It's thirty nineFtyG CWhy can't you stay Amtwenty nine
Hell, Emyou still feel like Fyou're twenty two
C Turn thirty, Amnineteen ninety
DmBang! You're dead What canF youG Cdo?
[Post-Chorus]
What can youF do?
C What can you Fdo?
[Verse 4]
C Clear the runway
Make aFnother pass
C Try one more approach
BeFfore you're out of gas
[Post-Verse]
GFriends are getting Ffatter
GHairs on your head are Fgetting thinner
G Feel like a Fcleanup batter
E On a team that ain't a winner
[Pre-Chorus]
F Don't freak out, don't strike out
Dm Can't fight it, like City Hall
Eb7M At least you're not alone
Your Bbfriends are there Gtoo
[Chorus]
C They're singing, Am"Happy Birthday"
EmYou just wish you Fcould run away
C Who cares aboutAm a birthday?
Dm But thirty nineFty,G Chey Can't you be Amoptimistic?
EmYou're no longer Fthe ingenue
C Turn thirty, Amnineteen ninety
DmVoom! You're passé
FWhat can Gyou Cdo?
[Post-Chorus]
What can youF do?
C What can you Fdo?
E D A G
[Bridge 1]
DmPeter Pan and GTinkerbell
Which Cway to Never FNever Land?
BbEmerald City's Ebgone to hell
AbSince the wizard Blew Foff his C/E
command!
Dm On the streets you Ghear the voices
C Lost children, Fcrocodiles
But Bbyou're not into
Eb7M Making choices, wicked witches
Cm Poppy fields, or men behind the curtain
Ab Tiger lilies, ruby slippers
FmClock is ticking, Gthat's for Acertain! D
[Chorus]
D They're singing, Bm"Happy Birthday"
F#mI just wish it Gall were a dream
D It feels much Bmmore like Doomsday
Em Fuck thirty nineGty
A DSeems like I'm in Bmfor a twister
F#mI don't see a Grainbow, do you?
D Turn thirty Bmin the ninety's
[Bridge 2]
Em Into my hands now
The ball is passed
Bm I want the spoils, but not too fast
The Emworld is calling
It's now or Neverland
Bm Why can't I stay a child forever, Emand
thirty ninety
thirty ninety
F#m thirty ninety
thirty ninety
G thirty ninety
thirty, thirty ninety
Em7/A What can I Ddo? G D
[Outro]
What can I Gdo? D
