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D G                 D 
 How do I know my youth is all spent? 
    A                 D             
My get up and go has got up and went 
         G                   D    
But in spite of it all I'm able to grin 
      A                                D 
And think of the places my get up has been 


verse 1: 
D                A       
Old age is golden so I've heard said 
                             D 
But sometimes I wonder as I crawl into bed 
       G                       A 
With my ears in a drawer, my teeth in a cup 
  E                         A 
My eyes on a table until I wake up 
    D                    A 
As sleep dims my vision I say to myself: 
                              D              
Is there nothin' else I should lay on the shelf? 
          G                       D 
But though nations are warring and business is vexed 
    A                                      D  
I'll still stick around to see what happens next. 


REPEAT Chorus 

verse 2: 
 D                    A          
When I was young my slippers were red 
                                D 
I could kick up my heels right over my head 
G                    D 
When I was older my slippers were blue 
     E                                   A 
But still I could dance the whole night through 
 D                 A 
Now I am older my slippers turned black 
   A7                       D 
I huff to the store and I puff my way back 
     G                  D  
But never you laugh, I don't mind at all 
            A                                  D 
'cause I'd rather be huffing than not puff at all 


REPEAT Chorus 

verse 3: 
  D                        A                 
I get up each morning and dust off my wits 
  A7                D 
Open the paper and read the 'obits 
G                    D  
If I'm not there I know I'm not dead 
      A                                   D 
So I eat a good breakfast and go back to bed 

REPEAT Chorus