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B F#
I've got a couple more years on you, babe, and that's all.
B
I've had more chances to fly and more places to fall.
E
Ain't that I'm wiser, I've just spent more time with my back to the wall.
F# B
And I've picked up a couple more years on you, babe, and that's all.
I've been down more roads than you, babe, and that's all.
I'm tired of runnin' while you're only learning to crawl.
You're headin' somewhere, I've been that somewhere, found it's nowhere at all.
And I've picked up a couple more years on you babe, and that's all.
["I wrote that for you, never finished it." "You should"]
Version from Springtime in New York
Bb F
I've got a couple more years on you, babe, and that's all.
Bb
I've had more chances to fly and more places to fall.
Eb
Ain't that I'm wiser, I've just spent more time with my back to the wall.
F Bb
And I've picked up a couple more years on you, babe, and that's all.
I've been down a couple more roads than you, babe, and that's all.
Now I'm tired of runnin' while you're only learning to crawl.
You're headin' somewhere, I've been somewhere, and found that it's nowhere at all.
And I've picked up a couple more years on you babe, and that's all.
Well, sayin' goodbye don't ever come easy at all. But you're gonna fly because you've heard those young voices call. Someday when you're older, you'll smile at a man strong and tall. You'll say: I've got a couple more years on you, babe, and that's all. [OK, right here]
I've got a couple more years on you, babe, and that's all. I've had more chances to fly and more places to fall. Well, it ain't that I'm wiser, I've just spent more time with my back to the wall. And I've picked up a couple more years on you, babe, and that's all.