My Get Up And Go Chords & Lyrics - Pete Seeger

[D] H[G]ow do I know my yo[D]uth is all spent?
My g[A]et up and go has g[D]ot up and went
But in sp[G]ite of it all I'm ab[D]le to grin
And th[A]ink of the places my get up has b[D]een

[VERSE 1]
[D]Old age is golden[A] so I've heard said
But sometimes I wonder as I c[D]rawl into bed
With my[G] ears in a drawer, my te[A]eth in a cup
My[E] eyes on a table until I w[A]ake up
As s[D]leep dims my vision I[A] say to myself:
Is there nothin' else I should[D] lay on the shelf?
But though[G] nations are warring and[D] business is vexed
I'll[A] still stick around to see what happens[D] next.

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[VERSE 2]
W[D]hen I was young my sl[A]ippers were red
I could kick up my heels right o[D]ver my head
[G]When I was older my s[D]lippers were blue
But s[E]till I could dance the whole night t[A]hrough
N[D]ow I am older my s[A]lippers turned black
I h[A7]uff to the store and I pu[D]ff my way back
But n[G]ever you laugh, I d[D]on't mind at all
'cause I'd r[A]ather be huffing than not puff at a[D]ll

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[VERSE 3]
I [D]get up each morning and d[A]ust off my wits
Op[A7]en the paper and r[D]ead the 'obits
[G]If I'm not there I kn[D]ow I'm not dead
So I e[A]at a good breakfast and go back to b[D]ed

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