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