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(B)Sev en a.
m., the u su al morn ing (E5)line up.
(B)Start on the chores, and sweep ’til the floor’s all (E5)clean.
(C)Pol ish and wax, do laun dry, and mop, and (G)shine up.
Sweep a (B)gain, and by (E)then it’s, like, (F#7)sev en fif (B7)teen.
And so I’ll (E)read a (E)book, or may be (F#m7)two or (E)three; I’ll add a (C#m7)few more (F#7)paint ings to my (A)gal ler (E)y; I’ll (B)play gui (C#m7)tar, and (F#7)knit, and cook, and (A)ba sic ’ly just won der, (F#7sus)“When will my (B7sus)life be (E)gin?”
(B)Then af ter lunch, it’s puz zles, and darts and (E5)bak ing...
(B)pa pier mâ ché, a bit of bal let and (E5)chess...
(C)pot ter y and ven tril o quy, can dle (G)mak ing...
then I’ll (B)stretch, may be (E)sketch, take a (F#7)climb, sew a (B7)dress.
And I’ll re (E)read the (E)books if I have (F#m7)time to (E)spare.
I’ll paint the (C#m7)walls some (F#7)more; I’m sure there’s (A)room some (E)where.
And (B)then I’ll (C#m7)brush, and (F#7)brush and brush, and (A)brush my hair, stuck in the (F#7sus)“When will my (B7sus)life be (E)gin?”
(F#7sus)same place I’ve (Esus2)al (G#)ways (C#m)been,
and I’ll keep (F#7sus)won d’ring and (E)won d’ring and (A)won d’ring and (G#m)won (C#7)d’ring, (F#7sus)“When will my (B7sus)life be (E)gin?”
To mor row night...
the (E)lights will ap (A)pear,
(E)just like they (A6)do on my (E)birth day each (F#m7)year.
(C#m7)What is it (F#7)like
out (B7sus)there where they (E7)glow?
(A6)Now that I’m (E)old er, Moth er (A)might just let me (Bsus)go...
This page shows “When Will My Life Begin” by Mandy Moore in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of E at 104 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.