Eighteen
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
2nd traste
[Verse 1]
C
Just turned eighteen
Em Am
And I don't really know what that means
F C
I've still got the same anxiety
Em Am F
I feel so controlled by society
[Verse 2]
C
And my friends
Em Am
They all seem to know what they wanna be
F C
Got their lives planned five years ahead of me
Em Am F
And I don't even know about next week
[Pre-Chorus]
C Em
Sometimes when I think ahead
Am F
It pulls the string around my chest
C Em
Too young to know how to live
Am
Too old to be a kid
[Chorus]
C
I just turned eighteen
Em Am
And I don't want the world to change me
F C
It doesn't take a lot to break me
Em Am F
'Cause I don't recognize me lately
C
I just turned eighteen
Em Am
Oh, one more year of this world turning
F C
It's just another candle burning
Em Am F
But my reality is hurting
Just turned eighteen
[Verse 3]
C
I'm off track
Em Am
Gotta wish that I could go back
F C
And live another day in my past
Em Am F
Calling to my youth
[Pre-Chorus]
C Em
Sometimes when I think ahead
Am F
It pulls the string around my chest
C Em
Too young to know how to live
Am
Too old to be a kid
[Chorus]
C
I just turned eighteen
Em Am
And I don't want the world to change me
F C
It doesn't take a lot to break me
Em Am F
'Cause I don't recognize me lately
C
I just turned eighteen
Em Am
Oh, one more year of this world turning
F C
It's just another candle burning
Em Am F
But my reality is hurting
Just turned eighteen
Just turned eighteen
[Bridge]
C
Just turned eighteen
Em Am
And I don't really know what that means
F C
I've still got the same anxiety
Em Am F
I feel so controlled by society, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
C
I just turned eighteen
Em Am
And I don't want the world to change me
F C
It doesn't take a lot to break me
Em Am F
'Cause I don't recognize me lately
(I don't recognize me lately)
C
I just turned eighteen
Em Am
Oh, one more year of this world turning
F C
It's just another candle burning
Em Am F
But my reality is hurting
C Em Am F
Just turned eighteen
(Happy birthday to me)
C Em Am F
Just turned eighteen
Just turned eighteen
(Happy birthday to me)
[Outro]
I just turned eighteen
How to play Eighteen
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.