[Verse 1]
(Gmaj)
Make my way through the motions, I try to ignore it
     (Dmaj)
But home's looking farther the closer I get
(Gmaj)
Don't know why I can't see the end
           (Dmaj)
Is it over yet? Hmm
(Gmaj)
A short leash and a short fuse don't match
                                (Dmaj)
They tell me it ain't that bad, now don't you overreact
                          (Gmaj)
So I just hold my breath, don't know why
                                         (Dmaj)
I can't see the sun when young should be fun



[Pre-Chorus]
                (Gmaj)
And I guess the bad can get better

Gotta be wrong before it's right
(Dmaj)
Every happy phrase engraved in my mind
                (Gmaj)
And I've always been a go-getter

There's truth in every word I write
    (Dmaj)
But still the growing pains, growing pains

They're keeping me up at night



[Chorus]
(Gmaj)
Hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah

Hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah
      (Dmaj)
And I can't hide 'cause growing pains are keeping me up at night
(Gmaj)
Hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah

Hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah
      (Dmaj)
And I can't hide 'cause growing pains are keeping me up at night



[Verse 2]
(Gmaj)                                             (Dmaj)
Try to mend what's left of my content incomprehension

As I take on the stress of the mess that I've made
(Gmaj)                                                   (Dmaj)
Don’t know if I even care for "grown" if it's just alone, yeah



[Pre-Chorus]
                (Gmaj)
And I guess the bad can get better

Gotta be wrong before it's right
(Dmaj)
Every happy phrase engraved in my mind
            (Gmaj)
I've always been a go-getter

There's truth in every word I write
    (Dmaj)
But still the growing pains, growing pains

They're keeping me up at night



[Chorus]
(Gmaj)
Hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah

Hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah
      (Dmaj)
And I can't hide 'cause growing pains are keeping me up at night
(Gmaj)
Hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah

Hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, yeah
      (Dmaj)
And I can't hide 'cause growing pains are keeping me up at night


[Bridge]
(Gmaj)
Starting to look like Ms. Know-it-all

Can't take her own advice
           (Dmaj)
Can't find pieces of my peace of mind

I cry more than I'd like to admit
              (Gmaj)
But I can't lie to myself, to anyone

'Cause phoning it in isn't any fun
          (Dmaj)
Can't run back to my youth the way I want to
                                    (Gmaj)
The days my brother was quicker to fool

AM radio, not much to do
                              (Dmaj)
Used monsters as an excuse to lie awake

Now the monsters are the ones that I have to face
                                     (Gmaj)
No band-aids for the growing pains