Intro - Em e--3--2-0-----------------------------------------| B----------3--------------------------------------| G------------4---2-0------------------------------| D---------------------4--2------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------| Verse 1: Em D G The old bastard left his ties and his suit D G D D-Em A brown box, mothballs and bowling shoes Em D G and his opinion so you'd never have to choose D G D C Pretty soon, you'll be an old bastard too Am You get smaller while the world gets big C The more you know you know you don't know shit Am C The whiz man'll never fit you like the whiz kid did Chorus: G D Em D-C So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know? Am C It's okay if you don't know everything G D ED-C Why you gotta act like you know when you don't know? Am C It's okay if you don't know everything Verse 2: Em D G Close your eyes close your ears young man D G D D-Em You've seen and heard all an old man can Em D G Spread the facts on the floor like a fan D G D C throw away the ones that make you feel bad Am Kids today gettin' old too fast C they can't wait to grow up so they can get some ass Am They get nostalgic about the last ten years C before the last ten years have passed (Chorus) (Solo) E D G Tears land on a hand on the chest D G D GC The old bastard had a paradigm arrest Am You got smaller and the world got big C The more you knew we knew we didn't know shit Am C The whiz man never fit him the whiz kid did (Chorus) That's about it! Give me some feedback, please, if you enjoyed it or have any questions or comments. Thanks!