A They say life begins at forty D Age is just a state of mind E If all that's true, you know that I've A Been dead for thirty-nine [Verse 2] A And if life begins at forty D Well, I hope it ain't the same E It's been tough enough without that stuff A I don't wanna be born again [Verse 3] A Well, I tried to sweep the slate clean D With a new broom every day E If that don't work, I'll jerk around A Until my next birthday [Verse 4] A Yeah, life begins at forty D Age is just a state of mind E Well, if all that's true, you know that I've A Been dead for thirty-nine [Outro] A G G D (x5) A