John Gorka
John Gorka - People My Age CAPO: 4th Fret N.C. G People my age Have started looking gross I cannot say all D And I shouldn't say most G I've seen them in the grocery C I've seen 'em up close G D People my age G Have started looking gross N.C. G People my age Are showing some wear There's holes where their teeth was D And their heads have gone bare G Their brains are shrinking C Faces sinking into fat G D And as for the mirror G We won't be looking into that INTERLUDE: D G Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm N.C. G People my age Have started looking gross Maybe not in Colorado D Or up the Silicon Coast G Back in Pennsylvania C I'd eat scrapple on toast G D Those were my first steps G On the road to looking gross INTERLUDE: D G Hmm, hmm, hmm, oh, oh, oh, oh N.C. G People my age Are looking overripe Some are getting operations D To tighten up what ain't tight G What gravity's ruined C They try to fix with a knife G D What's pleasant in the darkness G Is plain scary in the light INTERLUDE: D G Hmm, hmm, hmm, oh, oh, oh, oh Gross
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Am
People my age
Have started looking gross
I cannot say all
E
And I shouldn't say most
Am
I've seen them in the grocery
Am/G D/F# Dm
I've seen 'em up close
Am
People my age
E Am
Have started looking gross
Am
People my age
Are showing some wear
There's holes where their teeth was
E
And their heads have gone bare
Am
Their brains are shrinking
Am/G D/F# Dm
Faces sinking into fat
Am
And as for the mirror
E Am
We won't be looking into that
Am E Am
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
Am
People my age
Have started looking gross
Maybe not in Colorado
E
Or up the Silicon Coast
Am
Back in Pennsylvania
Am/G D/F# Dm
I'd eat scrapple on toast
Am
Those were my first steps
E Am
On the road to looking gross
Am E Am
Hmm, hmm, hmm, oh, oh, oh, oh
Am
People my age
Are looking overripe
Some are getting operations
E
To tighten up what ain't tight
Am
What gravity's ruined
Am/G D/F# Dm
They try to fix with a knife
Am
What's pleasant in the darkness
E Am
Is plain scary in the light
Am E Am Am7
Hmm, hmm, hmm, oh, oh, oh, oh
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Here’s a rewrite of the song with a focus on difficult life experiences, hard-earned lessons, love, and lifetime accomplishments:
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1. **People my age have been through the fight
Faced down their struggles kept going despite
The weight on their shoulders The long, sleepless nights
People my age Deserve to Stand in the light.
2. **People my age wear their scars with pride
The losses they’ve felt and the tears they’ve cried
But love’s been kind through the years by their side
And with every wrinkle there’s a story inside
3. **People my age have walked long roads
The dreams they’ve chased The burdens they’ve towed
They’ve built things that mattered and carried the load
They’ve had to learn to live by the code
4. **People my age know hard work and strife
They’ve made sacrifices for a meaningful life
For every success comes with pain as the price
And the lessons they’ve learned are but a small slice.
5. **People my age have weathered the storm
Loved deeply and fiercely though their hearts may be worn
Their wisdom now shines in each gray hair adorned
People my age have lived and transformed
