Hellogoodbye - Getting Old

the intro is played on ukelele but this way sounds decent on guitar . and i
tried to put in the count for the strumming pattern; i hope it’s right but
i haven’t done that in years so please correct me if it’s not . also , the
second half of the verses has a distinct rhythm so listen to the song for
it . enjoy!

intro :
+a 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e+a 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e+a
E | – 55 | 5 – 5 – 7 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 55 – – | 5 – 5 – 7 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5555 | 5 – 5 – 7 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 55 – – | 5 – 5 – 7 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5555 |
B | – 55 | 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 7 – 5 – 55 – – | 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 7 – 5 – 5555 | 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 7 – 5 – 55 – – | 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 7 – 5 – 5555 |
G | – 66 | 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 66 – – | 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6666 | 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 66 – – | 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6666 |
D | – 77 | 7 – 7 – x – x – x – 7 – 77 – – | 7 – 7 – x – x – x – 7 – 7777 | 7 – 7 – x – x – x – 7 – 77 – – | 7 – 7 – x – x – x – 7 – 7777 |
A | – 77 | 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 77 – – | 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7777 | 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 77 – – | 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7777 |
E | – 55 | 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 55 – – | 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5555 | 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 55 – – | 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5555 |

verse :
A F#m D A
when we were younger time was under careful lock and key .
A F#m D A
now it’s open , tipped and pourin’ out all over me .
F#m C#m Bm F#m C#m Bm
oh what a shame! that our days , you exclaimed , i thought you had meant they were long .
F#m C#m Bm F#m C#m A
not ’till the night when i turned 25 , i saw that i had it all wrong .

( between the two verses you can play half the intro or just keep playing an a chord )

verse :
A F#m D A
i was gettin’ tired of lettin’ all my hours pass .
A F#m D A
hopin’ someday soon or some way everything would last .
F#m C#m Bm F#m C#m Bm
oh what a shame! when i look at your frame , i know someday it will be dust .
F#m C#m Bm F#m C#m A
not that i thought it’s that close , ’cause it’s not , but i guess it’s just creepin’ up .

( between the verse and chorus you can play the full intro or a chords )

chorus :
A D A E
oh and it’s not that bad , it’s all this time we’ve had .
C#m D A E
things that could be , became history . we’ll never know instead .
A D A E
oh we’re not too far gone . it hasn’t been that long .
C#m D
oh and our tea cup is getting filled up .
A E A ( x4 )
so we’ll never have to dread getting old .

bridge :
F#m D
ohhhhhhhhh
F#m D
ohhhhhhhhh
F#m D
ohhhhhhhhh
B E
ohhhhhhhhhhhhh

intro :
1 + 2 + 3 + 4e 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e+a 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e 1 + 2 + 3 + 4e+a
E | 5 – 5 – 7 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 55 – – | 5 – 5 – 7 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5555 | 5 – 5 – 7 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 55 – – | 5 – 5 – 7 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5555 |
B | 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 7 – 5 – 55 – – | 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 7 – 5 – 5555 | 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 7 – 5 – 55 – – | 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 7 – 5 – 5555 |
G | 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 66 – – | 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6666 | 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 66 – – | 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6666 |
D | 7 – 7 – x – x – x – 7 – 77 – – | 7 – 7 – x – x – x – 7 – 7777 | 7 – 7 – x – x – x – 7 – 77 – – | 7 – 7 – x – x – x – 7 – 7777 |
A | 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 77 – – | 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7777 | 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 77 – – | 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7777 |
E | 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 55 – – | 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5555 | 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 55 – – | 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5555 |

chrous :
A D A E
oh but it’s not that bad , it’s all this time we’ve had .
C#m D A E
oh things that could be , became history . we’ll never know instead .
A D A E
oh we’re not too far gone . it hasn’t been that long .
C#m D
oh and our tea cup is getting filled up .
A E A
so we’ll never have to dread getting old ,
A A A
getting old , getting old , getting old!