Bm A D
The old bastard left his ties and his suit
A D A D G
E brown box, mothballs and bowling shoes
Bm A D
and his opinion so you'd never have to choose
A D A D G
Pretty soon, you'll be an old bastard too
E7
You get smaller as the world gets big
G
The more you know you know you don't know shit
E7 G
"The Whiz Man" will never fit you like "The Whiz Kid" did
D A Bm A G
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
E7 G
It's OK if you don't know everything
D A Bm A G
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
E7 G
It's OK if you don't know everything
Bm A D
Close your eyes close your ears young man
A D A D G
You've seen and heard all an old man can
Bm A D
Spread the facts on the floor like a fan
A D A D G
throw away the ones that make you feel bad
(Palm muted)
E7
Kids today gettin' old too fast
G
they can't wait to grow up so they can kiss some ass
E7
They get nostalgic about the last ten years
E7 G
before the last ten years have passed
(Normal down strums)
D A Bm A G
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
E7 G
It's OK if you don't know everything
D A Bm A G
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
E7 G
It's OK if you don't know everything
Bm A Em G Bm/F# Em G
Bm A Em G Bm/F# E G
(Enter Vocals)
Bm A/C# A Em/G G Bm/F# Esus4
Gmaj7 E11 Gmaj7
Em7 Gmaj7 E9 Gmaj7 Em9
Gmaj7 Em11 Gmaj7 Em13 Gmaj13
Em11 D6
Bm A D
Tears land on a hand on the chest
A D A D G
The old bastard had a paradigm arrest
E7
He got smaller as the world got big
G
The more he knew he knew he didn't know shit
E7 G
"The Whiz Man" never fit him like "The Whiz Kid" did
D A Bm A G
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
E7 G
It's OK if you don't know everything
D A Bm A G
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
E7 G
It's OK if you don't know everything
[Outro]
D G E Bdim G
D D7 G E Bdim G
D D7 G E Bdim G
D G E Bdim Cmaj9