Intro:C G Am G F GC G Am G FC G Am G
Your little hands wrapped around my finger
F G
And itʼs so quiet in the world tonight
C G
Your little eyelids
Am G
Flutter cause youʼre dreaming
F
So I tuck you in
G
Turn on your favorite night light
Pre-Chorus:F Am
To you, everythingʼs funny
F
You got nothing to regret
G
Iʼd give all I have honey
If you could stay like that
Chorus:C G Am G
Oh darling donʼt you ever grow up,
F
Donʼt you ever grow up
G C
Just stay this little
G Am G
Ohh darling donʼt you ever grow up,
F
Donʼt you ever grow up
G F
It could stay this simple
Am
I wonʼt let nobody hurt you
F
Wont let no one break your heart
G
No one will desert you
C G Am G F G
Just try to never grow up
C G Am G F G
Never grow up
C G Am G
Youʼre in the car on the way to the movies
F G
And youʼre mortified your momʼs dropping you off
C G Am G
At fourteen, thereʼs just so much you canʼt do
F
And you canʼt wait to move out
G
Someday and call your own shots
Pre-Chorus:F Am
But donʼt make her drop you off around the block
F
Remember that sheʼs getting older too
And donʼt lose the way that you dance
G
Around in your PJs getting ready for school
Chorus:C G Am G
Oh darling donʼt you ever grow up,
F
Donʼt you ever grow up
G C
Just stay this little
G Am G
Oh darling donʼt you ever grow up,
F
Donʼt you ever grow up
G F
It could stay this simple
Am
And no oneʼs ever burned you
F
Nothinʼs ever left you scarred
G
And even though you want to
C G Am G F G
Just try to never grow up
Bridge:F C G F
Take pictures in your mind of your childhood rooom
C G
Memorize what is sounded like what your dad gets home
F C
Remember the footsteps, remember the words said
G
And all your little brotherʼs favorite songs
F C G
I just realized everything I had is someday gonna be gone
C G Am G
So here I am in my new apartment
F G
In a big city, they just dropped me off
C G Am G
Itʼs so much colder than I thought it would be
F G F C G
So I tuck myself in and turn my nightlight on
F C G
Wish Iʼd never grown up
G
I wish Iʼd never grown up
Chorus:C G Am G
Oh I donʼt want to grow up
F
Wish Iʼd never grown up
G
Could still be little
C G Am G
Ooohh I donʼt want to grow up
F
Wish Iʼd never grown up
G C
It could still be simple
G Am G
Oh darling donʼt you ever grow up,
F
Donʼt you ever grow up
G C
Just stay this little
G Am G
Oh darling donʼt you ever grow up,
F
Donʼt you ever grow up
G C
It could stay this simple
G Am G F
Oh, I wonʼt let nobody hurt you
G C G
Wonʼt let no one break your heart
Am G F
And even though you want too
G C
Please try to never grow up
G Am G F G C
Ohhhohoh,ohhoh, donʼt you ever grow up
G Am G F G C
Ohhhoh,(never grow up) just never grow up
