Verse 1
| F | Bbm7 |I'll be the one that stays 'til the end | Dm7 | Bbm9 |And I'll be the one that needs you again | F Am/E | Am7b5/Eb D7 |And I'll be the one that proposes in a garden of roses | Gm7 Bb/F | C/E C |And truly loves you long after our curtain closes | Dm7 | Dm7 Db | C7 | C7 Db |But will you still love me when nobody wants me around? | Dm7 | Dm7 Db | C7 | C7 |When I turn 81 and forget things, will you still be proud?
Verse 2
| F | Bbm7 |'Cause I am the one who's waited this long | Dm7 | Bb |And I am the one that might get it wrong | F Am/E | Am7b5/Eb D7 | Gm7 Bb/F | C/E C |And I'll be the one that will love you the way I'm supposed to, Girl, oh | Dm7 | Dm7 Db | C7 | C7/E Eb |But will you still love me when nobody wants me around, around? | Dm7 | Dm7 Dbmaj7 | C7 | C7/E |When I turn 81 and forget things, will you still be proud?
Verse 3
| F Am/E | Am7b5/Eb D7 |Proud of me and my short list of accomplishments, say | Gm7 Bb/F | C/E C | And me and my lack of new news| F Am/E | Am7b5/Eb D7 |Me and my selfishness, oh, me and myself Wish you| Gm7 Bb/F | C/E C | nothing but a happy new version of you
Verse 4
| Dm Dbaug | F/C Bm7b5 | Bbadd9 C11 | F |Because I, I, mm-mm Mm, mm, mm, mm-mm, yeah| Dm Dbdim7 | F/C Bm7b5 |I want you to tell me you find it hard to be yourself | Bbadd9 C11 | F |So I can say it's gonna be alright, yeah | Dm Dbdim7 | F/C Bm7b5 |And I want you to love me the way you love your family | Bbmaj7 C11 | C11 C13b9 | C13b9 | F |The way you love to show me what it's like To be happy
Guitar Solo
| Dm Dbaug | F/C Bm7b5 | Bbadd9 C11 | F | [x2]| Dm Dbaug | F/C Bm7b5 | Bm7b5 |
Ending
| Bb | Bbdim7 C | F |
