Capo on 1st fret 

Intro: D G A x2 

D         G        A 
Pack your bags and hug your mom 
     D              G           A 
Been dreaming about leaving for so long 
    Bm                  D         G 
You start to cry as you crank the truck 
                A                   D  G  A    
Yeah, that's the downside of growing up 

D        G           A 
Fixin' up your brand new place 
     D               G     A 
First day in and something breaks 
     Bm                     D      G    
Your dad ain't there to get you unstuck 
                 A            D 
Yeah, that's the downside of growing up 

        G              D 
That's alright, that's okay 
              A                D 
It's just the way you find your way 
          G             D                        A 
It's the road you gotta take to get where you're going 
       G                          D    
You're gonna twist, you're gonna turn 
          A                Bm 
But it's how you're gonna learn 
             G                D 
A lot about life, a lot about love 
       A                    D  G  A 
On the downside of growing up 

D             G          A 
It starts out as a simple date 
   D               G           A 
Before too long, he's your everything 
    Bm                  D         G 
'Til he leaves you standing in a cloud of dust 
                A                   D  G  A    
Yeah, that's the downside of growing up 

        G              D 
That's alright, that's okay 
              A                D 
It's just the way you find your way 
          G             D                        A 
It's the road you gotta take to get where you're going 
       G                          D    
You're gonna twist, you're gonna turn 
          A                Bm 
But it's how you're gonna learn 
             G                D 
A lot about life, a lot about love 
       A                    D   G   D   A    D   G   D  A 
On the downside of growing up 

Bm                  
I know what you're feeling 
E 
Yeah, I understand 
       G 
'Cause where you are is where I've been 
          G 
And where I still am 

        G              D 
And I'm alright, I'm okay 
        A                D 
Yeah, I know I'll find my way 
       G             D                    A 
On the road I gotta take to get where I'm going 
          G                D    
I'm gonna twist, I'm gonna turn 
         A                Bm 
But it's how you're gonna learn 
             G                D 
A lot about life, a lot about love 
       A                    D    
On the downside of growing up 
             G                D 
A lot about life, a lot about love 
       A                    D   G   D   A   G   D  A 
On the downside of growing up