A E7 A
Don’t be ashamed of your age
B7
Don’t let the years get you down
E7 A F#m
That old gang you knew, they still think of you
E7 B7 E7
As a rounder in your old home town
A D
Don’t mind the grey in your hair
B7 E7
Just think of all the fun you've had puttin’ it there
A B7 F#7
And as for that old book of time, you’ve never skipped a page
B7 E7 A F#7
So don’t be ashamed of your age, brother
B7 E7 A
Don’t be ashamed of your age
E7 A
Now listen Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown
B7
Don’t let your age get you down
E7 A F#m
Life ain’t begun until your 40 some
E7 B7 E7
That’s when you really start to go to town
A D
Don’t wish that you were a lad
B7 E7
Why boy, you’ve lost more girls than they’ve ever had
A B7 F#7
And listen, you’ve graduated from that old sucker stage
B7 E7 A F#7
So don’t be ashamed of your age, brother
B7 E7 A
Don’t be ashamed of your age