Too much, too young (1980)    (video)

 

                  D             G        C             D

1. You've done too much, much too young,

                         D                   G

    now you're married with a kid,

                       C                      F

    when you could be having fun with me.

     D               G                            A

    Oh no, no gimme no more pickni !

 

                  D             G        C             D

2. You've done too much, much too young,

                         D                    G

    now you're married with a son,

                         C                      F

    when you should be having fun with me.

             D                                             G                                  A

    We don't want, we don’t want, we don't want no more pickni.

 

      D          C        D        C

+  Ain't he cute ? No he ain't,

            D                   C                     D         C

    he's just another burden on the welfare state.

 

                  D             G        C             D

3. You've done too much, much too young,

                         D                   G

    now you're married with a kid,

                       C                      F

    when you could be having fun with me.

           D                                 G                            A

    No gimme, no gimme, no gimme no more pickni.

 

       D                  C         D             C

+  Call me immature or call me a poser,

          D                           C                 D       C

    I'd love to spread manure in your bed of roses.

       D                 C           D                  C

    Don't want to be rich, don't want to be famous,

     D                  C                         D                     

    but I'd really hate to have the same name as you.

 

+  D - C   - D - C (4x)

 

                  D             G        C             D

4. You've done too much, much too young,

                          D                  G

    now you're married with a kid,

                       C                      F

    when you could be having fun with me.

          D                      G                                 A

    Gi we de birth control, we no want no pickni.

 

                  D             G        C             D

5. You've done too much, much too young,

                          D                   G

    now you're chained to the cooker,

                   C                 F

    making currant buns for tea.

     D               G                            A

    Oh no, no gimme no more pickni.

 

     D              C                  D          C 

+  Ain't you heard of the starving millions ?

     D              C          D        C

    Ain't you heard of contraception ?

                   D                   C                  D  C

    Do you really want a program of sterilization ?

      D            C             D     C

    Take control of the population ?

 

       D                                   D

+  Boom. It's in your living room.

                                   - D                                D

    Keep a generation       gap, try wearing a cap !

 

    (The Specials)