Topic: "The Price of Growing Old" an original by Jim Jenkins aka Bass Viking
An original song written in response to the cold weather kicking in and the effects of age on me! First pass at this so I know it must be tweaked and made better. Let me know what you think?
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The Price of Growing Old by Jim Jenkins
Capo 3rd Fret
Y[G]ears have passed quickly since [Am] I was a child
I o[Em]ften wonder where have they w[Am]ent?
I a[G]sked a friend about it and h[Am]e just smiled
and t[Em]old me they're a[D]lready s[Em]pent.
he t[D]old me those years have been s[Em]pent
W[Am]hy is this happening, can you t[Em]ell me what to do.
Is there s[Am]omething I should have been t[Em]old;
to help m[Am]e understand wh[Em]at I’m going through;
and the p[D]rice that I'm paying to grow o[Em]ld?
whatit's co[D]sting me to grow o[Em]ld
[G]I never could imagine m[Am]e getting older.
Iwas yo[Em]ung at heart, always thought I’d b[Am]e.
N[G]ow it bothers me when it st[Am]arts getting colder.
It s[Em]eems my whole b[D]ody hurts m[Em]e
s[D]eems my whole body hurts m[Em]e
M[G]y skin’s getting wrinkled, I’m l[Am]osing my hair.
T[Em]he guy in the mirror's not m[Am]e
I so[G]metimes need help getting u[Am]p from my chair,
F[Em]riends say it gets wor[D]se, wait and s[Em]ee.
They s[D]ay it gets worse, wait and s[Em]ee.
W[Am]hy is this happening, can you t[Em]ell me what to do.
Is there’s s[Am]omething I should have been t[Em]old;
to help m[Am]e understand what it i[Em]s I’m going through;
as I'm pa[D]ying the price to grow o[Em]ld
just wh[D]at is the price to grow o[Em]ld
My s[G]tep used to have a spring, n[Am]ow it seems gone
I c[Em]an’t do things I did in my p[Am]rime
I don't r[G]est when I go to bed, I w[Am]ake up at dawn
I c[Em]an't sleep,I'm t[D]ired all the t[Em]ime
No, I c[D]an't sleep, I'm tired all the t[Em]ime
B[G]ut sometimes when I sleep, I h[Am]ave these dreams
about a ti[Em]me when things weren’t so b[Am]ad
then I w[G]ake and find nothings [Am]like it seems
like it w[Em]as in my d[D]reams and I’m s[Em]ad
like it w[D]as in my dreams and I’m s[Em]ad
W[Am]hy has this happened, can you t[Em]ell me what to do.
Is there’s s[Am]omething I should have been t[Em]old;
I don't u[Am]nderstand what I[Em]’ve been going through;
as I've p[D]aid the price to grow o[Em]ld?
Yes, I'm p[D]aying the price to grow o[Em]ld
and it’s a v[D]ery high price to grow o[Em]ld!
Find a Path or Make One This is a motto I have been following my entire life and one I am currently using with my music.
Big Jim from Ashville Ohio
Big Jim from Ashville Ohio
