Key: C Verse 1: C Stop the clock F Take time out C Time to regroup F Before you lose the bout A C Freeze the frame
F Back it up C Time to refocus F Before they wrap it up G F Year's are getting shorter G F The lines on your face are getting longer G F Feel like you're treading water Em E But the riptide's getting stronger Pre-Chorus: F Don't panic, don't jump ship Dm Can't find it, like taxes D# At least it happens A# G Only once in your life Chorus: C Am They're singing, "Happy birthday" Cm F You just wanna lay down and cry C Am Dm G Not just another birthday, it's 30/90 C Am Why can't you stay 29 Em F Hell, you still feel like you're 22 C Am Turn 30 in 1990 Gm G C Bang! You're dead, what can you do? F C What can you d-o? F What can you do? Verse 2: C Clear the runway F Make another pass C Try one more approach F Before you're out of gas G F Friends are getting fatter G F Hairs on you head are getting thinner G F Feel like a clean up batter Em E On a team that ain't a winner Pre-Chorus: F Don't freak out, don't strike out Dm Can't fight it, like city hall D# At least you're not alone A# G Your friends are there too Chorus: C Am They're singing, "Happy birthday" Cm F You just wish you could run away C Am Dm G Who cares about a birthday? But 30/90 C Am Hey! Can't you be optimistic? Em F You're no longer the ingenue C Am Turn 30, 1990 Gm Boom! You're passe C What can you do? F C What can you d-o? F What can you do? Transition: E D A G Bridge: D G Peter Pan and Tinker Bell C F Which way to never never land? A# D# Emerald City's gone to hell G# F Since the wizard blew off his command Dm G On the streets you hear the voices C F Lost children, crocodiles A# But you're not into D# Making choices, wicked witches Cm Poppy fields, or men behind the curtains G# Tiger lilies, ruby slippers Fm G Clock is ticking, that's for certain Chorus: D Bm They're singing, "Happy birthday" F#m G I just wish it all were a dream D Bm It feels much more like dooms day Em D But 30/90 Bm Seems like I'm in for a twister F#m G I don't see a rainbow, do you? D Turn 30 in the 90's Em Into my hands now The ball has passed Bm I want the spoils But not too fast Bm The world is falling Em It's now or Neverland Bm Why can't I stay a child forever and Em 30/90 30/90 F# 30/90 30/90 G 30/90 30 30/90 A D G D What can I do? (30/90 30 30/90) G D What can I do?