Dm C F
The old bastard left his ties and his suit
C F C F A#
G brown box, mothballs and bowling shoes
Dm C F
and his opinion so you'd never have to choose
C F C F A#
Pretty soon, you'll be an old bastard too
G7
You get smaller as the world gets big
A#
The more you know you know you don't know shit
G7 A#
"The Whiz Man" will never fit you like "The Whiz Kid" did
F C Dm C A#
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
G7 A#
It's OK if you don't know everything
F C Dm C A#
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
G7 A#
It's OK if you don't know everything
Dm C F
Close your eyes close your ears young man
C F C F A#
You've seen and heard all an old man can
Dm C F
Spread the facts on the floor like a fan
C F C F A#
throw away the ones that make you feel bad
(Palm muted)
G7
Kids today gettin' old too fast
A#
they can't wait to grow up so they can kiss some ass
G7
They get nostalgic about the last ten years
G7 A#
before the last ten years have passed
(Normal down strums)
F C Dm C A#
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
G7 A#
It's OK if you don't know everything
F C Dm C A#
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
G7 A#
It's OK if you don't know everything
Dm C Gm A# Dm/A Gm A#
Dm C Gm A# Dm/A G A#
(Enter Vocals)
Dm C/E C Gm/A# A# Dm/A Gsus4
A#maj7 G11 A#maj7
Gm7 A#maj7 G9 A#maj7 Gm9
A#maj7 Gm11 A#maj7 Gm13 A#maj13
Gm11 F6
Dm C F
Tears land on a hand on the chest
C F C F A#
The old bastard had a paradigm arrest
G7
He got smaller as the world got big
A#
The more he knew he knew he didn't know shit
G7 A#
"The Whiz Man" never fit him like "The Whiz Kid" did
F C Dm C A#
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
G7 A#
It's OK if you don't know everything
F C Dm C A#
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
G7 A#
It's OK if you don't know everything
[Outro]
F A# G Bdim A#
F F7 A# G Bdim A#
F F7 A# G Bdim A#
F A# G Bdim Cmaj9