Loudon Wainwright Iii - Grown Man

G
you got a grown man for a boyfriend ,
C G
so you better treat him just like a baby .
D C
he’s a saint on sunday , he’s a bum on monday;
D C
the rest of the week he’s just crazy .

G
he’s unpredictable , like an animal ,
C G
proud as an eagle , big and strong like a bear;
D C
he’s a snake and a frog , he’s a pig and a dog;
C D
there’s a menagerie that’s living in there .

G
you’ll be his princess – – forever after , yes – –
C G
if you keep acting like you’re always sixteen .
D C
he is the king , ruling the kingdom’s his thing;
C D ( don’t you forget it )
just remember his mother is queen .

interlude A – – – – – D – – A E D – – – – E you can pick these chords however you like .

A
sometimes he fools around when he goes out of town
D A
but sooner or later he’s bound to get caught .
E D
he loves coming home , but then he has to roam;
D E
mr . ambivalence is the guy that you’ve got .

A
he’s got some problems – – no , you can’t solve them – –
D A
he’s got some goblins he can’t exorcise .
E D
mostly he wants to cry , he’s afraid to die ,
D E
but he’s living life like it’s a booby prize .

A
he wishes he were young , a little better hung ,
D A
and he’s paranoid you feel that way too;
E D
so reassure him , you’ll never cure him ,
D E
but he still needs his daily dose of you .

repeat chorus . . . . . to end