Metric - Grow Up and Blow Away: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Grow Up and Blow Away" 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.
Bm Floating the room A Two by two from the womb E To the holiday D There is no holiday Bm A First double-cross her heart D He wants to start a family E Needing something to go on Bm Em If she weren't writing in blood G G#m She'd bring him her jokes G A new liver and a shovel for the mud Bm Em If he were not knee-deep in mud G G#m He'd bring her his drugs G He'd get her a typewriter B D If this is the life G A Why does it feel so good to die today? B D Blue to gray G D Grow up and blow away... B D If this is the life G A Why does it feel so good to die today? B D Blue to gray G D Grow up and blow away... Nobody knows which street to take He took the easy way What was the easy way? First, double-cross her heart He wants to start a family She always thought she would not If she weren't writing in blood She'd bring him her jokes, a new liver And a shovel for the mud If he were not knee-deep in mud He'd bring her his drugs He'd get her a typewriter Chorus First, double-cross her heart He wants to start a family Her body is the baby Chorus Blue to gray Grow up and blow away Blue to gray Grow up and blow away Blue to gray Grow up and blow away Blue to gray Grow up and blow away You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  D  E  Em  G  G#m  B  Bm  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 "Grow Up and Blow Away" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Grow Up and Blow Away" by Metric.