14. When I Grow Up q=c.80 Swung x
(Tall and Smart and Strong and Brave) Tommy
Music & Lyrics Tim Minchin
When I grow up
I will be
tall e - nough to reach the bran - ches
mp
F
C
Bb
3 That I need to reach
to climb The trees
Bb‹
6 Reginald and When I grow up
you get
to
F
C
Bb
smart e - nough to ans - wer all
the
to know
the ans
C
Bb
9
climb When you're grown up.
I will be
Bb‹
F [+soft organ, same pattern]
Quest - ions that you need
-
wers to
be - fore You're grown up.
F
C
Bb
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14. When I Grow Up - 2
Alice, Eric
A
and When I grow up
I will
eat
sweets ev - 'ry day
Bb('2) [+light shaker]
4 kids thus far
ev - 'ry night.
F
to work and
And I will wake up
When the sun
Bb('2)
comes up and
I
Will watch car -
A‹
Lavender, Nigel, Eric
18
toons un - til my eyes
go
square
And I won't care cos I'll Hortensia, Reginald
be
And I won't care cos I'll Amanda, Alice, Tommy
be
And
be
all
toons un - til my eyes
go
square
all
go
square
G‹7
I won't care cos I'll
all
When I
grown up
toons un - til my eyes
+Ens
grown up
Will go to bed
G‹
I
15
F/A
late
On the way
grow
+Ens
When I
grow
+Ens
grown up
When I
grow
C
A/C©
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D‹
D‹7/C
14. When I Grow Up - 3
B
21
up.
When I grow up,
[drum fill]
25
Lavender, Alice Nigel,Eric, Tommy
strong e - nough to car - ry all
the
strong F
I will be
up.
When I grow up,
Bb
up.
[rhythm stops]
3
I will be
When I grow up,
C
[drum groove]
Hea - vy things you have to haul
A - round
with you when you're A grown up.
Amanda, Hortensia Reginald
strong e - nough to car - ry all
the
Hea - vy things you have to haul
A - round
strong e - nough to car - ry all the Hea - vy things you have to haul A - round Bb('2)
Bb‹6/G
with you when you're A grown up.
with you when you're A grown up.
F
C
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14. When I Grow Up - 4
28
Lavender, Nigel, Eric
and When I grow up,
Hortensia, Reginald
Lavender, Alice Nigel,Eric, Tommy
Bb²
F
31 the crea - tures
the crea - tures
Bb('2)
I will be
3
When I grow up,
I will be
That you have to fight
be - neath
the bed
each night to be
a grown - up.
That you have to fight
be - neath
the bed
Bb‹6/G
up,
C
brave e - nough to fight the crea - tures That you have to fight be - neath the bed brave e - nough to fight
I will be
brave e - nough to fight
When I grow
Amanda, Alice, Tommy
Amanda, Hortensia Reginald
each night to be
a grown - up.
F
each night to be
a grown - up.
C
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14. When I Grow Up - 5
34
C
Lavender, Nigel, Eric
Hortensia, Reginald
Amanda, Alice, Tommy
and When I grow up,
and When I grow up,
Bb²
36
treats
treats
A‹7
day
ev - 'ry
day
ev
treats
ev - 'ry
day
- 'ry
and When I grow up,
And I'll
And I'll
I
will
have
I
will
have
I will have
play
play
Bb('2)
with things that Mum Pre - tends
that
with things that Mum Pre - tends
And I'll play
with things that Mum Pre - tends
sim.
G‹7
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that
that
14. When I Grow Up - 6
38
mums don't think are
fun.
And
I
will wake 3
up
When the sun
mums don't think are
fun.
And
I
will wake
up
When the sun
fun.
F
40
A‹7
And
Will spend all
comes up and
I
Will spend
all
comes up and
I
Will spend
all
I
will wake up
When the sun
Bb('2)
I
comes up and
3
mums don't think are
the
sun
And
the
sun
And
sun
And
day
day
day
just
just
just
ly - ing
ly - ing
ly - ing
G‹7
in
in
in
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the
14. When I Grow Up - 7
42
I won't burn cos I'll
be all
I won't burn cos I'll
I won't burn cos I'll
be all
grown - up.
be all
When I
F
C
Bb‹6/G
F
Bb²
C
up.
F²/C
B¨2
grow
up.
grow
When I
up.
When I
48
grow
grown - up.
D
C A7 D‹
grown - up.
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Bb
14. When I Grow Up - 8
A bit more relaxed ("Naughty" tempo)
Miss Honey E
When I grow up
I will be
brave e - nough to fight
the crea - tures
F [+soft organ, same pattern]
C
Bb
54 That
you
have
to
fight
Bb‹
be - neath
each
night
to
be
a
grown - up.
F
C
F
When I grow up,
Matilda
Bb
bed
56
the
Just be cause you find
B¨2
that life's
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not
fair,
It
14. When I Grow Up - 9
58
does - n't mean that you just have to grin and
A‹7
60
bear
3
Noth - ing will change.
F
pp
And
G‹7
When I grow up
I
E - ven if you're lit - tle
B¨2
wear it,
will wake
up
you can do
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When
If you al ways take it on the chin and
Kids
it.
the
a
lot,
sun
You
must
14. When I Grow Up - 10
62
comes
up
and
I
- n't let a
A‹7
lit - tle
thing like
3-part division as before
I
won't
care
cos
C
66
Will
watch
car
- toons
I'll
un
A7
til
my
eyes
go
square
all
grown
up
O - K
And
top,
You
and that's not
If you sit a round and let them get on
be
-
G‹7
you.
you think that it's
[org]
lit - tle stop
might as well be say - ing
64
right.
D‹
Lavender: (suddenly interrupting) Hello. I'm Lavender, by the way. Matilda's best friend...
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