COMING OF AGE

Words and music: Byron

Capo: 4th fret

Intro:
(Bm7)-(C#m7)-(F#m)-(D)-(E)-(F#m)
(Bm7)-(E)-(C#m7)-(F#m)-(Dmaj7)

(A)Coming of age! (D)
(F#m)Coming of age! (E)-(A)-(D)-(A)-(Bm)-(E)
(A)Coming of age! (D)
(F#m)Coming of age! (E)-(A)-(D)-(A)-(Bm)-(E)

Verse 1
(A)There comes a time in each of our lives (D)
When we (A)come to a crossroads and we've got to decide (A9)
Just (D)what it is we're reaching for.
What (Bm)is it that I (E)want out of (A)life?
(A)Am I responsible, am I strong in the faith? (D)
Do I (A)feel that I'm ready, that I've got what it takes (A9)
To be (D)used of God like I ought to be,
(Bm)And be counted (E)on to fill my (A)place?
[Ya gonna fill it?] (F#m)-(C#m)-(E)

Chorus 1
(F#m)Coming of (D)age, realize my (Bm)calling and (E)start
[Taking your (A)place]
To(D)day within the (Bm)Kingdom of (E)God.
[(F#m)Learning to (D)be]
Just what He (Bm)wants me to (E)be
That's coming of (A)age. (D)
(F#m) [Coming of (E)age.] [(D)Yeah, (A)-(Bm)we're (E)comin'!]

Verse 2
(A)So much is given us,
So much freedom and grace. (D)
(A)Can we be trusted to keep Him in first place? (A9)
Can (D)we uphold the standard and be (Bm)true in
Every(E)thing we say and (A)do? [Can you be true?]
(A)There is a flame burning in each of our hearts, (D)
An un(A)dying conviction that we've got to impart; (A9)
The (D)sample of the love and de(Bm)dication
That we (E)find in the (A)Word.
[In the Word!] [It's in the Word!]

Chorus 2
(F#m)Coming of (D)age, realize my (Bm)calling and (E)start,
[Taking your (A)place]
To(D)day within the (Bm)Kingdom of (E)God.
[(F#m)Learning to (D)be]
Just what He (Bm)wants me to (E)be-
That's coming of (A)age.

Raggae DJ
Tune in to the King of sounds and blues!
(E)Now, if ya (F#m)learns ta be just what He calls ya to (E)be,
Yah, me (F#m)say me wants to know, so are ya of age?
(E)Say (A)yah! [Yah!]

Rap 1
I love teaching kids, 'cause they're the future,
My calling in life is to be a teacher!
Wherever I can I like to dance and sing!
I work in the office, computer's my thing!
I go out a lot and I love to witness.
I've learned to drive and I take care of business.
I'm a handy man and I work real hard,
All over the house and out in the yard.

Break
There's (A)so many things we can do.
Just (D)how fulfilled you are, well, that's up to (E)you.

Rap 2
Well, I oversee the kitchen and I'm proud of
The food that we prepare with so much love.
Your time is never your own, I know what that means,
'Cause I'm a shepherdess and I work with teens.
I speak the local language and I teach it, too,
But provisioning is what I usually do.
There are so many things you can do, it's true,
But how fulfilled you are, well, that's up to you!

Music break:
(Bm7)-(C#m7)-(F#m)-(D)-(E)-(F#m)
(Bm7)-(E)-(C#m)-(Dmaj7)-(E)-(F#)

Chorus 3
(B)Coming of (E)age, realize my (C#m)calling and (F#)start
[Taking your (G#m)place]
To(E)day within the (C#m)Kingdom of (F#)God.
[Learning to (G#m)be]
(E)Just what He (C#m)wants me to (F#)be
That's coming of (B)age. [(E)Coming of age.] (F#)

Chorus 4
(B)Coming of (E)age, realize your (C#m)calling and (F#)start
(B)Taking your (E)place within the (C#m)Kingdom of (F#)God.
Learning to (G#m)be, (E)yeah,
Just what He's (C#m)called me to (F#)be-
That's coming of (B)age. [Coming of age.] (E)
[(G#m)Coming of age.] (F#)

Chorus 5
(B)Coming of (E)age, realize my (C#m)calling and (F#)start
[Taking your (G#m)place]
To(E)day within the (C#m)Kingdom of (F#)God.
[Learning to (G#m)be]
Just what He (C#m)wants me to (F#)be-
That's coming of (B)age. [(E)Coming of age.] (F#)
That's coming of (B)age. [Coming of age.] (E)
[(G#m)Coming of age.] (F#)
(E)-(B)-(E)-(C#m)-(F#)

[Repeat Chorus 4]

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