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'll 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 had putting it there 

                C                       D7              A7 
And as for that old book o time boy you never skipped a page 

D7       G7              C    A7 
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 the years get you down 

      G7               C             Am 
Cause life ain't begun until your 40 some 

       G7                       D7    G7 
That's when you really start to go to town 

C                              F 
And 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 what's more you've graduated from that old southern state 

D7       G7              C    A7 
Don't be ashamed of your age  brother 

D7       G7              C 
Don't be ashamed of your age