When I'm Five
1984
David Bowie
ACDDsus4G5 chords used in this song
| D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 |
| D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 |
| G | D |
| I will | Gwash my face and hands all | Dby myself |
| G | D | C |
| I will | Gchew and spit tabacco like my | Dgrandfather | CJones |
| G | D |
| 'Cause I'm | Gonly four and five is far a | Dway |
| G | D |
| I will | Gread the magazines in | Dmummy's drawer |
| G | D | C |
| I will | Gwalk behind the soldiers in the | DMay Day pa | Crade |
| G | D |
| 'Cause I'm | Gonly four and grown-ups walk too | Dfast |
| G | C | G | C |
| GYesterday was | Chorrid day, 'cause | GRaymond kicked my | Cshin |
| G | C | G | C |
| And mummy | Gsays if I am | Cgood, she'll let me | Ggo to school in | CAugust |
| A | D | A | D |
| Daddy | Ashouted loud at | Dmummy and I | Adropped my toast at | Dbreakfast |
| A | D | A | D |
| And I | Alaughed when Bonzo | Dlicked my | Aface, because it | Dtickled |
| A | G | D |
| I | Awonder why my daddy cries and | Ghow I wish that I was nearly | Dfive |
| G | D |
| I will | Gcatch a butterfly and eat it and I | Dwon't be sick |
| G | D | C |
| I will | Gjump in puddles, laugh in church and | Dmarry my | Cmum |
| G | D |
| And I'll | Glet my daddy do the washing | Dup |
| G | C | G | C |
| GIf I close one | Ceye, the people | Gon that side can't | Csee me |
| G | C | G | C |
| I get | Gheadaches in the | Cmorning and I | Grode on Freddie's | Ctricycle |
| A | D | A | D |
| And | Aeverywhere was | Dfunny, when I | Aran down to the | Dsweetshop |
| A | D | A | D |
| Then I | Afell and bleeded- | Dup my knee and | Aeverybody | Dsoppied me |
| A | G | D |
| I | Asaw a photograph of Jesus | Gand I asked him if he'd make me | Dfive |
| A | G | D |
| I | Asaw a photograph of Jesus | Gand I asked him if he'd make me | Dfive |
| D |
| When I'm | Doah... (yawning) |
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