Tom: C
C G7 C
Don’t be ashamed of your age
D7
Don’t let the years get you down
G7 C Am
That old gang you knew, they still think of you
G7 D7 G7
As a rounder in your old home town
C F
Don’t mind the grey in your hair
D7 G7
Just think of all the fun you've had puttin’ it there
C D7 A7
And as for that old book of time, you’ve never skipped a page
D7 G7 C A7
So don’t be ashamed of your age, brother
D7 G7 C
Don’t be ashamed of your age
G7 C
Now listen Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown
D7
Don’t let your age get you down
G7 C Am
Life ain’t begun until your 40 some
G7 D7 G7
That’s when you really start to go to town
C F
Don’t wish that you were a lad
D7 G7
Why boy, you’ve lost more girls than they’ve ever had
C D7 A7
And listen, you’ve graduated from that old sucker stage
D7 G7 C A7
So don’t be ashamed of your age, brother
D7 G7 C
Don’t be ashamed of your age
