Tom: C4 Intro: C4 C C9 C C4 C C9 C C4 C C9 C Well I stood stone like at midnight C4 C C9 C Suspended in my masquerade C4 C C9 C And I combed my hair till it was just right C4 C C9 C And commanded the night brigade F C G C I was open to pain and crossed by the rain F C G C And I walked on a crooked crutch F C G C I strolled all alone through a fallout zone F C G G C F C And came out with my soul untouched F G I hid in the clouded wrath of the crowd F Am But when they said sit down I stood up F G C4 C C9 C C4 C C9 C Ooh-ooh growin' up C4 C C9 C Well The flag of piracy flew from my mast C4 C C9 C My sails were set wing to wing C4 C C9 C I had a jukebox graduate for a first mate C4 C C9 C She couldn't sail but she sure could sing F C G C And I pushed B-52 and bombed em with the blues F C G C With my gear set stubborn on standing F C G C I broke all the rules, strafed my old high school F C G G C F C Never once gave thought to landing F G I hid in the clouded wrath of the crowd F Am But when they said come down I threw up F G C4 C C9 C C4 C C9 C Ooh-ooh growin' up Solo: F C G C F C G C F C G C Am F G C4 C C9 C C4 C C9 C C4 C C9 C I took month long vacations in the stratosphere C4 C C9 C And you know it's really hard to hold your breath C4 C C9 C Swear I lost everything I ever loved or feared C4 C C9 C I was the cosmic kid in full costume dress F C G Well my feet they finally took root in the earth C F C G C But I got me a nice little place in the stars F C G C And I swear I found the key to the universe F C G G C F C In the engine of an old parked car F G I hid in the mother breast of the crowd F Am But when they said pull down I pulled up F G Am G Ooh-ooh growin' up F G C4 C C9 C Ooh-ooh growin' up OUTRO NOTES: F E D C B A G chord