| C | C | C | C |


[Verse 1]
            C               C
Give it a whirl, give it a try
                C                      C
Why don't you sleep out, start living high?
                C                  C
You're on your own, you make your bed
             C                   C
No time for wasting, just look ahead


[Chorus]
      F                        C
Your poppa don't mind what you do or say
     F                     C
You can't surprise him anymore
      F                        C
He's got a reputation that he don't look back
      F           Dm  G   C
Your poppa don't mind at all


[Verse 2]
                C                 C
You're getting old, it's getting late
            C                C
It's soon tomorrow, so celebrate
          C             C
Bring it out and go to town
                C                   C
Before you're thinkin' of settling down


[Chorus]
      F                        C
Your poppa don't mind what you do or say
     F                     C
You can't surprise him anymore
    F                              C
He don't believe in Heaven like a good man should
      F           Dm  G   C
Your poppa don't mind at all


[Interlude]
| F | C | C | C |
| G | C | C | C |
| F | C | F | C |
| F | C | F Dm | Dm G |
| C |


[Verse 3]
         C               C
Finding out is half the fun
              C                     C
And when you find out don't try to run
             C                 C
And if you know then you've begun
            C                        C
But if you don't know it's still to come


[Chorus]
      F                        C
Your poppa don't mind what you do or say
     F                     C
You can't surprise him anymore
    F                             C
He talks about his women and his old school tie
      F           Dm  G   C
Your poppa don't mind at all


[Outro]
      F                        C
Your poppa don't mind what you do or say
     F                     C
You can't surprise him anymore
    F                              C
He don't believe in Heaven like a good man should
      F           Dm  G   C
Your poppa don't mind at all
      F           Dm  G   C
Your poppa don't mind at all
      F           Dm  G   C
Your poppa don't mind at all