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I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore
Words & Music by Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick LoeweRecorded by Maurice Chevalier, 1958*
From the movie "Gigi"
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How lovely to sit here in the shade
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With none of the woes of man and maid --
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I'm glad I'm not young an - y - more!
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The ri - vals that don't ex - ist at all,
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The feel - ing you're on - ly two feet tall --
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I'm glad I'm not young an - y - more!
Bridge:
D A7 A7+5 Am6 B7 F#m Cdim Em B+ Em7
No more con - fu - sion, no "morn - ing af - ter" sur - prise,
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No self - de - lu - sion
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That when you're tell - ing those lies, she is - n't wise.
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And even if love comes through the door,
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The kind that goes on for - ev - er more,
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For - ev - er - more is short - er than be - fore --
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Oh, I'm so glad that I'm not young an - y - more.
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The tiny remark that tor - tures you,
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The fear that your friends won't like her, too --
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I'm glad I'm not young an - y - more!
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The longing to end a stale affair,
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Until you find out she doesn't care --
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I'm glad I'm not young an - y - more!
Bridge 2:
D A7 A7+5 Am6 B7 F#m Cdim Em B+ Em7
No more frus - tra - tion, no star-crossed lov - er am I;
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No ag - gra - va - tion,
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Just one re - luc - tant re - ply, "La - dy, good - bye!"
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The foun - tain of youth is dull as paint;
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Me - thu - se - luh is my pa - tron saint.
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I've nev - er been so comf - ter - ble be - fore,
DM7 Gdim D6 Fdim B7 Fdim E7/9 Em7 A7+5 D Dalt A7+5 Fdim D6
Oh, I'm so glad that I'm not young an - y - more.
Maurice Chevalier's version is cited here primarily as a courtesy to the most recognizeable of the few recordings made of this song. In point of fact, however, my appreciation of this song -- and a huge amount of what I hear in my head whenever I'm reminded of the title, lyrics or melody -- is based on the performance of fellow piano bar denizon Bill M., whom I have heard sing this song for many years.