Tom: C
C F
Stop the clock - take time out
C F
Time to regroup before you lose the bout
C F
Freeze the frame - back it up
C F
Time to refocus before they wrap it up
G F
Years are getting shorter
G F
Lines on your face are getting longer
G F
Feel like you're treading water
Em7 E F
But the riptide's getting stronger
Dm
Don't panic, don't jump ship
D#
Can't fight it, like taxes
A# G
At least it happens only once in your life
C Am
They're singing, happy birthday
Em F
You just wanna lay down and cry
C Am Em F G
Not just another birthday, it's 30/90
C Am
Why can't you stay 29
Em F
Hell, you still feel like you're 22
C Am
Turn thirty 1990
Em
Bang! You're dead
F G C
What can you do?
F
What can you do?
C F
What can you do?
C F
Clear the runway - make another pass
C F
Try one more approach before you're out of gas
G F
Friends are getting fatter
G F
Hairs on you head are getting thinner
G F
Feel like a clean up batter
Em7 E
On a team that ain't a winner?
F Dm
Don't freak out, don't strike out
D#
Can't fight it, like city hall
At least you're not alone
A# G
Your friends are there too
C Am
They're singing, happy birthday
Em F
You just wish you could run away
C Am
Who cares about a birthday?
Em F G C
But 30/90, hey
Am
Can't you be optimistic?
Em F
You're no longer the ingenue
C Am
Turn thirty, 1990
Em
Boom! You're passe
F G C
What can you do?
F
What can you do?
C
What can you do?
( E A D G )
Dm G
Peter pan and tinkerbell
C F
Which way to never never land?
A# D#
Emerald city's gone to hell
G#
Since the wizard
F Em Dm
Blew off his command
G
On the streets you hear the voices
C F
Lost children, crocodiles
A#
But you're not into
D#
Making choices, wicked witches
Cm
Poppy fields, or men behind the curtain
G#
Tiger lilies, ruby slippers
F G
Clock is ticking, that's for certain
D Bm
They're singing, happy birthday
F#m G
I just wish it all were a dream
D Bm
It feels much more like doomsday
F#m G A D
Fuck 30/90, seems
Bm
Like I'm in for a twister
F#m G
I don't see a rainbow, do you?
D Bm
Turn 30 in the 90's
Em
Into my hands now
The ball has passed
Bm
I want the spoils, but not too fast
Em
The world is calling
Bm
It's now or neverland
Why can't I stay a child forever
Em
And
30/90
30/90
F#m
30/90
30/90
G
30/90
A
30/90
D G
What can I do?
D G D
What can I do?
