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I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore
Words & Music by Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe
Recorded by Maurice Chevalier, 1958*
From the movie "Gigi"
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How lovely to sit here in the shade
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With none of the woes of man and maid --
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I'm glad I'm not young an - y - more!
Em Edim Em6 B7
The ri - vals that don't ex - ist at all,
Em Edim Em6 B7
The feel - ing you're on - ly two feet tall --
Bm7 E7 Em7 A7+5 DM7
I'm glad I'm not young an - y - more!
Bridge:
D A7 A7+5 Am6 B7 F#m Cdim Em B+ Em7
No more con - fu - sion, no "morn - ing af - ter" sur - prise,
Em6 C#m7-5 F#m7 B7
No self - de - lu - sion
D6 Edim Bm7-5 E7 A7 Em7 A7
That when you're tell - ing those lies, she is - n't wise.
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And even if love comes through the door,
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The kind that goes on for - ev - er more,
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For - ev - er - more is short - er than be - fore --
DM7 Gdim D6 Fdim B7 Fdim E7/9 Em7 A7+5 D Dalt Fdim A7
Oh, I'm so glad that I'm not young an - y - more.
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The tiny remark that tor - tures you,
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The fear that your friends won't like her, too --
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I'm glad I'm not young an - y - more!
Em Edim Em6 B7
The longing to end a stale affair,
Em Edim Em6 B7
Until you find out she doesn't care --
Bm7 E7 Em7 A7+5 DM7
I'm glad I'm not young an - y - more!
Bridge 2:
D A7 A7+5 Am6 B7 F#m Cdim Em B+ Em7
No more frus - tra - tion, no star-crossed lov - er am I;
Em6 C#m7-5 F#m7 B7
No ag - gra - va - tion,
D6 Edim Bm7-5 E7 A7 Em7 A7
Just one re - luc - tant re - ply, "La - dy, good - bye!"
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The foun - tain of youth is dull as paint;
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Me - thu - se - luh is my pa - tron saint.
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I've nev - er been so comf - ter - ble be - fore,
DM7 Gdim D6 Fdim B7 Fdim E7/9 Em7 A7+5 D Dalt A7+5 Fdim D6
Oh, I'm so glad that I'm not young an - y - more.
Maurice Chevalier's version is cited here primarily as a courtesy to the most recognizeable of the few recordings made of this song. In point of fact, however, my appreciation of this song -- and a huge amount of what I hear in my head whenever I'm reminded of the title, lyrics or melody -- is based on the performance of fellow piano bar denizon Bill M., whom I have heard sing this song for many years.
The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions on this site are the work of The Guitarguy and are intended for private study, research, or educational purposes only. Individual transcriptions are inspired by and and based upon the recorded versions cited, but are not necessarily exact replications of those recorded versions.
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