Cm A# D#
The old bastard left his ties and his suit
A# D# A# D# G#
F brown box, mothballs and bowling shoes
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and his opinion so you'd never have to choose
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Pretty soon, you'll be an old bastard too
F7
You get smaller as the world gets big
G#
The more you know you know you don't know shit
F7 G#
"The Whiz Man" will never fit you like "The Whiz Kid" did
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So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
F7 G#
It's OK if you don't know everything
D# A# Cm A# G#
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
F7 G#
It's OK if you don't know everything
Cm A# D#
Close your eyes close your ears young man
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You've seen and heard all an old man can
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Spread the facts on the floor like a fan
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throw away the ones that make you feel bad
(Palm muted)
F7
Kids today gettin' old too fast
G#
they can't wait to grow up so they can kiss some ass
F7
They get nostalgic about the last ten years
F7 G#
before the last ten years have passed
(Normal down strums)
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So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
F7 G#
It's OK if you don't know everything
D# A# Cm A# G#
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
F7 G#
It's OK if you don't know everything
Cm A# Fm G# Cm/G Fm G#
Cm A# Fm G# Cm/G F G#
(Enter Vocals)
Cm A#/D A# Fm/G# G# Cm/G Fsus4
G#maj7 F11 G#maj7
Fm7 G#maj7 F9 G#maj7 Fm9
G#maj7 Fm11 G#maj7 Fm13 G#maj13
Fm11 D#6
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Tears land on a hand on the chest
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The old bastard had a paradigm arrest
F7
He got smaller as the world got big
G#
The more he knew he knew he didn't know shit
F7 G#
"The Whiz Man" never fit him like "The Whiz Kid" did
D# A# Cm A# G#
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
F7 G#
It's OK if you don't know everything
D# A# Cm A# G#
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
F7 G#
It's OK if you don't know everything
[Outro]
D# G# F Bdim G#
D# D#7 G# F Bdim G#
D# D#7 G# F Bdim G#
D# G# F Bdim Cmaj9