21
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Intro B5 D5 E5
B5 D5 E5
B5 D5 E5
B5 D5 E5
B5 D5 E5 B5 D5 E5
Well, I am 21 years old
B5 D5 E5
I'm still not going to parties
B5
And I don`t drink not even beer
B5 D5 E5 B5 D5 E5
Well I still the same kid that I was
B5 D5 E5 B5 D5 E5
Maybe now I am taller
F# E B5 D5 E5
Maybe now I am smarter
F# E
Well, I have to say
B5 D5 E5
I don't see differences between you and me
F# E
I think we are barely the same
B5 D5 E5
We are one
( B5 D5 E5 )
( B5 D5 E5 )
( F# E B B7 )
E B
How suttle a Friday night can be
E
So quiet
B A G F#
So silent
B5 D5 E5 B5 D5 E5
Well, I am 21 years old
B5 D5
I don't know how to dance
E5 B5
Like the other girls do
B
But I think it's okay
A
But I think that's nice
G F#
But I think I'm alright
B B7
Well sometimes I think
B B7
What is happening in our heads
E E7
Why we're standing here
B F# E
Talking about people we don't even know
B5
Why they don't smile?
It's so simple
It's really, really simple
E
Do you remember when you were a kid?
F# F#7
It's the same thing
B
One day I was in a house
Full of artists of the town
E
And everybody was declaiming poems
F# E
And they used a lot of words
B
Telling about black people, white people
F#
Rich people, poor people
E B F#7
But hey, why?
B
I think everybody is the same
B B7 B
I can't understand why we have so many names
E E7 E
I can't understand why we use so many names
How to play 21
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B5. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.