Am G C
The old bastard left his ties and his suit
G C G C F
D brown box, mothballs and bowling shoes
Am G C
and his opinion so you'd never have to choose
G C G C F
Pretty soon, you'll be an old bastard too
D7
You get smaller as the world gets big
F
The more you know you know you don't know shit
D7 F
"The Whiz Man" will never fit you like "The Whiz Kid" did
C G Am G F
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
D7 F
It's OK if you don't know everything
C G Am G F
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
D7 F
It's OK if you don't know everything
Am G C
Close your eyes close your ears young man
G C G C F
You've seen and heard all an old man can
Am G C
Spread the facts on the floor like a fan
G C G C F
throw away the ones that make you feel bad
(Palm muted)
D7
Kids today gettin' old too fast
F
they can't wait to grow up so they can kiss some ass
D7
They get nostalgic about the last ten years
D7 F
before the last ten years have passed
(Normal down strums)
C G Am G F
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
D7 F
It's OK if you don't know everything
C G Am G F
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
D7 F
It's OK if you don't know everything
Am G Dm F Am/E Dm F
Am G Dm F Am/E D F
(Enter Vocals)
Am G/B G Dm/F F Am/E Dsus4
Fmaj7 D11 Fmaj7
Dm7 Fmaj7 D9 Fmaj7 Dm9
Fmaj7 Dm11 Fmaj7 Dm13 Fmaj13
Dm11 C6
Am G C
Tears land on a hand on the chest
G C G C F
The old bastard had a paradigm arrest
D7
He got smaller as the world got big
F
The more he knew he knew he didn't know shit
D7 F
"The Whiz Man" never fit him like "The Whiz Kid" did
C G Am G F
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
D7 F
It's OK if you don't know everything
C G Am G F
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
D7 F
It's OK if you don't know everything
[Outro]
C F D Bdim F
C C7 F D Bdim F
C C7 F D Bdim F
C F D Bdim Cmaj9