Learn to play "I'll Sleep When I'm Older" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
D D6 Dmaj7 D The taste of a cigarette in Paris in spring Bm Bm6 Bm7 Bm Conversation with elders and the wisdom they bring G G6 Gmaj7 G Sunrise in Georgia as holy choirs sing A A6 A7 A The view from an aeroplane at twelve thousand feet Meet God on a mountaintop along with the stars Find love somewhere, anywhere, fall deep from the start Misplace my mind and follow my heart See the cosmos unfolding and know I'm a part Chorus: Dmaj7 D7sus4 D9 I'll sleep when I'm older Dmaj7 When the world's got me weathered D7sus4 D9 I'll finally find my way home Fmaj9/A Cmaj7/G Fmaj7 Cmaj9/E Dmaj7 I'll sleep when I'm older Dmaj7 Sleep when I'm older I'll be a firework, not a flickering flame Treat life all around me like a one-player game I'll go to the party and forget all the names Should it come back to haunt me, it ends all the same Chorus: I'll sleep when I'm older When the world's got me weathered I'll finally find my way home I'll sleep when I'm older (Older) I'll sleep when I'm older I'll sleep when I'm older I'll sleep when I'm older Sleep when I'm older You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA A6 A7 Bm Bm6 Bm7 Cmaj7 D D6 D7sus4 D9 Dmaj7 E Fmaj7 G G6 Gmaj7 Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "I'll Sleep When I'm Older" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I'll Sleep When I'm Older" by Bruno Major.