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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3taken from greasylake.org Growin' Up - Bruce Springsteen [Intro] C (Riff 1) e|------------------|------------------| B|-----1-------1----|-----1-------1----| G|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--| D|-3-------2--------|-0-------2--------| A|------------------|------------------| E|------------------|------------------| [Verse 1] Repeat Riff 1 I stood stone-like at midnight suspended in my masquerade I combed my hair till it was just right and commanded the night brigade F C G C F C G C I was open to pain and crossed by the rain and I walked on a crooked crutch F C G C F C G C F C I strolled all alone through a fallout zone and came out with my soul untouched F G F Am I hid in the clouded wrath of the crowd but when they said "sit down" I stood up F G7 Riff 1 (or play 2x | F C | G C |) Ooh-ooh growin' up [Verse 2] Repeat Riff 1 The flag of piracy flew from my mast, my sails were set wing to wing I had a jukebox graduate for first mate, she couldn't sail but she sure could sing, F C G C F C G C I pushed B-52 and bombed `em with the blues with my gear set stubborn on standing F C G C F C G C F C I broke all the rules, strafed my old high school, never once gave thought to landing G F Am I hid in the clouded wrath of the crowd but when they said "Come down" I threw up F G7 Riff 1 (or play 2x | F C | G C |) Ooh-ooh growin' up | 3x | 2x | [Piano Solo] | F C | G C | Am | F | G | Riff 1 [Verse 3] Repeat Riff 1 I took month-long vacations in the stratosphere and you know it's really hard to hold your breath. I swear I lost everything I ever loved or feared, I was the cosmic kid in full costume dress F C G C F C G C Well my feet they finally took root in the earth but I got me a nice little place in the stars F C G C F C G C F C And I swear I found the key to the universe in the engine of an old parked car G F Am I hid in the mother breast of the crowd but when they said "Pull down" I pulled up F G7 F C G C Ooh-ooh growin' up F G7 F C | G C | F C G | G Ooh-ooh growin' up C F G G7 Am e|--0---1---3---1---0---| B|--1---1---0---0---1---| G|--0---2---0---0---2---| D|--2---3---0---0---2---| A|--3---3---2---2---0---| E|------1---3---3-------|