14. When I Grow Up (Tall and Smart and Strong and Brave)
q=c.80 Swung x
0
1
Tommy
F mp When I grow up
4 That hat I need to to rea reach
Bb‹ 7
Reginald
F and When I grow up
[+soft organ, same pattern] pattern]
10
Bb‹ Quest - ions that you need
C I will be
F C
to cl cliimb The trees
Music & Lyrics Tim Minchin
to know
you get
to
C I will be
F C wers to
tall e - nough to reach the bran - ches
Bb
climb Wh When you' ou're grown up.
the ans -
Bb
Bb
smart e - nough to ans - wer all
be - fore You're grown up.
the
Bb
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14. When I Grow Up - 3
22
B
up.
When I grow up,
up.
[rhythm stops]
26
I will be
When I grow up,
up.
Bb
I will be
3
When I grow up,
strong
F
C
[drum fill]
[drum groove]
Lavender, Alice Nigel,Eric, Tommy
strong e - nough to car - ry all
the
Hea - vy things you have
to haul
A - round
Amanda, Hortensia Reginald
Bb('2) Bb‹6/G 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
with you when you're A grown up.
F
C
with you when you're A grown up.
with you when you're A grown up.
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14. When I Grow Up - 4
29
Lavender, Alice Nigel,Eric, Tommy
Lavender, Nigel, Eric
Bb F C Bb('2) Bb‹6/G F C
and When I grow up,
Amanda, Hortensia Reginald
Hortensia, Reginald
When I grow
up,
Amanda, Alice, Tommy
3
When I grow up,
I will be
I will be
I will be
!
32
brave e - nough to fight
the crea - tures
That you have to fight
be - neath
the bed
each night to be
a grown - up.
brave e - nough to fight
the crea - tures
That you have to fight
be - neath
the bed
each night to be
a grown - up.
brave e - nough to fight
the crea - tures
That you have to fight
be - neath
the bed
each night to be
a grown - up.
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14. When I Grow Up - 5
35
C
Bb Bb('2) A‹7 G‹7 Lavender, Nigel, Eric
I
will
have
and When I grow up,
I
will
have
and When I grow up,
I
will
have
Hortensia, Reginald
Amanda, Alice, Tommy
and When I grow up,
!
37
treats
ev - 'ry day
And I'll
play
with things that Mum
Pre - tends
that
treats
ev - 'ry day
And I'll
play
with things that Mum
Pre - tends
that
treats
ev - 'ry day
And I'll
play
with things that Mum
Pre - tends
that
sim.
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14. When I Grow Up - 6
F Bb('2) A‹7 G‹7 39
mums don't think are
fun.
And
mums don't think are
fun.
And
I
will wake
mums don't think are
fun.
And
I
will wake
When the
sun
up
When the
sun
up
When the
sun
3
3
I
will wake up
41
comes
up and
I
Will spend
all
day
just
ly - ing in
the
sun
And
comes
up and
I
Will spend
all
day
just
ly - ing in
the
sun
And
comes
up and
I
Will spend
all
day
just
ly - ing in
the
sun
And
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14. When I Grow Up - 7
43
C A7 D‹ F /C Bb
I won'tburn cos I'll
be all
grown - up.
When I
grow
up.
I won'tburn cos I'll
be all
grown - up.
When I
grow
up.
I won'tburn cos I'll
be all
grown - up.
When I
grow
up.
!
D
[vcl]
!
mp
mp
49
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14. When I Grow Up - 8
E
A bit more relaxed ("Naughty" tempo)
Miss Honey When I grow up
[pno solo]
I will be
brave e - nough
to fight
the crea - tures
55
That
you
have
to
fight
57
be - neath
the
bed
each
night
to
be
a
grown - up.
F
When I grow up,
Matilda
Just be cause you find that life's not fair,
B¨2 [gtr]
It
does n't mean that you just have to grin and bear
FŒ„"9/A
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it.
14. When I Grow Up - 9
60
3
If
you
al - w ays take it
on the chin and wear it,
G‹7
62
Just be -cause I find my - self
B¨2
in this
sto -
ry,
When I grow up
Noth - ing will change.
F
[vcl]
does - n't mean that ev - 'ry - thing is writ - ten
FŒ„"7/A
for
me.
64
If I think the end - ing is fixed
G‹7
al - read - y,
I
might as well be say ing
I think that it's O - K
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Matilda & Lavender
and that's not right.
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