Biography:
John Sebastian (born John Benson Sebastian on 17 March 1944, in Greenwich Village, New York City) is an American songwriter and harmonica player. He is best known as a founder of The Lovin' Spoonful, a band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. His tie-dyed denim jacket is prominently displayed there.
Early in their recording and airwave career, Lovin' Spoonful members termed their approach "good-time music". Unlike many pop groups of the day
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Capo on 2nd
Verse 1
C F
I know there's things you never thought before
C F
That have to do with walking out old doors
C F
You've been prepared as long as time allowed
Chorus
Dm7 G C
Well I don't know how but you're a big boy now
Dm7 G C
Come on and take a bow 'cause you're a big boy now
Verse 2
C F
You know the girls are taking notice of you
C F
They say your hair is getting curly too
Dm7 G
So shave today, you shave tomorrow as well
Dm7 G
You're run by you and not a classroom bell
Dm G C C B Bb
Well I don't know how but you're a big boy now
Middle-8
A7 Dm7
in the great big world daddy threw before you
D G7
with the pretty faces and the claws that tore you
A7 Dm7
and it's all so different when you get to sources
D G7
and love will make you strong as a team of wild horses
Verse 3
I know there's things you never thought before
That have to do with walking out old doors
You've been prepared as long as time allowed
Chorus chords (play G7 instead of G and Cmaj7 instead of C if you feel like it, sounds nice that way)
And I don't know how but you're a big boy now
And I don't know how but you're a big boy now
Come on and take a bow cos you're a big boy now...
Do-do-do m-m-m, whatever.
Fade-out.
Enjoy! This one always makes me happy.
Verse 1
C F
I know there's things you never thought before
C F
That have to do with walking out old doors
C F
You've been prepared as long as time allowed
Chorus
Dm7 G C
Well I don't know how but you're a big boy now
Dm7 G C
Come on and take a bow 'cause you're a big boy now
Verse 2
C F
You know the girls are taking notice of you
C F
They say your hair is getting curly too
Dm7 G
So shave today, you shave tomorrow as well
Dm7 G
You're run by you and not a classroom bell
Dm G C C B Bb
Well I don't know how but you're a big boy now
Middle-8
A7 Dm7
in the great big world daddy threw before you
D G7
with the pretty faces and the claws that tore you
A7 Dm7
and it's all so different when you get to sources
D G7
and love will make you strong as a team of wild horses
Verse 3
I know there's things you never thought before
That have to do with walking out old doors
You've been prepared as long as time allowed
Chorus chords (play G7 instead of G and Cmaj7 instead of C if you feel like it, sounds nice that way)
And I don't know how but you're a big boy now
And I don't know how but you're a big boy now
Come on and take a bow cos you're a big boy now...
Do-do-do m-m-m, whatever.
Fade-out.
Enjoy! This one always makes me happy.
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