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Phoebe Green – So Grown Up Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsCC/BAm F G

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[Intro]
C   C/B   Am   C C/B

[Verse 1]
      C
What happened to the boys we
           C/B
with at school?
               Am
Now you're in love with a man
                      C/B
the same age as your dad..
             C
And I'm in love with a girl
      C/B
that I can't stand
      C
What happened to the men we
                   C/B
lost our virginity to?
     Am
The older we get,
                 C/B
the younger we seed
 C                    C/B
Two little girls with wet rosy cheeks

[Chorus]
          F
And you don't see all
         G       Am
that different now
     F                        G
You act like a woman, but you look
         Am
like a child (We're so grown up now)

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[Interlude]
C   C/B Am   C C/B

[Verse 2]
     C                        C/B
I forget which skin to slip into
     Am                        C  C/B
I forget whose skin to get under
   C
I don't know how to behave
          C/B
when I'm sober
        Am
Every time I go home I feel like a
    C/B     C           C/B
ghost that stole my own thunder

[Chorus]
          F
And you don't se all
          G       Am
that different now
     F
You act like a woman,
        G             Am
but you look like a child
       F
And I don't feel all
        G         Am
that different now
    F                       G
I look like a woman, but I act like
    Am
a child (We're so grown up now)
F   G

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[Bridge]
         Am
Don't forget about me,
don't forget about me
F  G         Am
   Don't forget about
 being seventeen
    F             G      Am
If only I could shed my skin
(Don't forget about me,
don't forget about me)
F                G            Am
Slither out and let it rot so I can't
slip back in(Don't forget
about being seventeen)

[Chorus]
          F                G         Am
'Cause I don't know how to be myself
            F
Will they want me when
    G                 Am
my innocence runs out?..
     F        G          Am
And we're so grown up now
(We're so grown up now)
  F              G
Ending phone calls with,
                    Am
"Look after yourself"
(We're so grown up now)

[Outro]
         F                          G
Does he use those lips to kiss his wife
and kids?
          Am
You're a good girl,
so much better than this
F  G  Am

How to play So Grown Up: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for So Grown Up by Phoebe Green on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

So Grown Up by Phoebe Green is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: C, C/B, Am, F and G.

The backbone of the song is F – G – Am – F (IV – V – vi – IV in C major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – lah – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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So Grown Up chords: questions

What key is So Grown Up in?

So Grown Up by Phoebe Green is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in So Grown Up?

So Grown Up uses 5 chords: C, C/B, Am, F, G.

What is the chord progression of So Grown Up?

The main progression is F – G – Am – F (IV – V – vi – IV).

Is So Grown Up easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

How to play So Grown Up: key, chords and progression

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So Grown Up chords: questions

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