Chelsea Cutler - Growing Up Is Hard: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Growing Up Is Hard" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Growing Up Is Hard Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Chelsea Cutler

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Growing Up Is Hard" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

E                                         G#m
Threw a mattress on the floor and made a home
          F#
out of a dorm room
            E                                  G#m
She got a credit card in her name to buy what she
           F#
couldn't afford to
               E
And now she's eighteen, she can barely eat and
G#m
barely  drive
F#
Mind racing, what's the meanin' of being alive?
E                                        G#m
I don't blame her for not doing anything she
        F#
was supposed to

Chorus:
                  E
So much for the young and free
G#m              F#
I know that you feel confused
                   E
I'm sorry that it hurt so much
 G#m           F#
Growing up is hard to do
                    E
You'll always be a part of me
G#m                     F#
Swear I'll take better care of you
                   E
I'm sorry that it hurt so much
  G#m          F#                  E
Growing up is hard to do, hard to do

Rubbing drugs into your gums to prove to
your friends
That you're a good time, 'til you're
crying in the stairwell
Holding your hair back, wishing you had
kept your body to yourself
Can't forget the way it felt

Chorus:
So much for the young and free
I know that you feel confused
I'm sorry that it hurt so much
Growing up is hard to do
You'll always be a part of me
Swear I'll take better care of you
I'm sorry that it hurt so much
Growing up is hard to do, hard to do

                    F#
You drank yourself dizzy
                  E
Held in all your secrets
                                             G#m
Took off running naked with a handle in your arms
              F#
Woke up in a fever
                         E
Sweating out your bad decisions

Couldn't even see straight but you still got
       G#m
in the car
              F#
Tried to be a cool girl
                       E
You know the way that boys are

You just want to talk, but it's
                   G#m
your body that he counts
                    F#
It's snowing up in Amherst
                  E
You don't feel a damn thing

Everything's a mess when you got nothing figured
G#m F# E G#m F#
out

You'll always be a part of me
Swear I'll take better care of you
I'm sorry that it hurt so much
Growing up is hard


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

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 "Growing Up Is Hard" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Growing Up Is Hard" by Chelsea Cutler.