Nineteen
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Intro Bb Dm F Bb
Bb Dm F
There's a fire in my heart
Bb Dm C
But I've got blood in my mouth
Bb
Tongue caged by my teeth
Dm F
Trying hard just to speak
Bb
But your shout has got me beat
Bb Bb
And I'm rusting I'm rusting
( Dm F Bb Dm C )
( Bb Dm Gm Bb Gm C )
Bb
And my mother always told me
Dm Gm
Tread lightly don't step
On his toes And that was
Bb
Okay at a young age
Dm Gm
But I am fully grown
Bb
Suit and tie at the table
Dm C
Another disappointment
Bb
I'll stay quiet
Still unstable
Dm Gm
I'll swallow the poison
Bb
Cause I am not who
Dm Gm
You were at nineteen
Bb
I am not the man
Gm C
You want me to be
Bb
I'm not a warrior
Dm Gm
I am fragile I am weak
Bb
I'm not a warrior
Gm C
I am not you I'm
Bb Dm F Bb
Barely me
Bb
Someday I hope to make it clear
Dm F
To you that success is not
Bb
Determined by leather bound books
Dm
And ink on paper but rather
The passion that I have
F Bb
Found out of heartbreak and
Dm
Anger I know that happiness
F Bb
Is stability but stability
Is not a desk job and
Bb Dm
I refuse to sacrifice my
F Bb
Aspirations for an income and
Dm F
Security What the hell is security?
( Dm C Bb Am Gm Am )
Dm C
See I'd rather die at my fullest
Bb Am
Poor but free to roam than let an
Gm Am
Office drain me slowly for the sake
Dm C
Of a home Cause I watched your
Bb Am Gm
Endless intermission an actor
Am Dm
Trapped in mediocrity Gave up
C
On your ambitions and your
Bb Am
Convictions compared to mine
Gm Am
What a rigid dichotomy
Bb
Cause I am not who
Dm Gm
You were at nineteen
Bb
I am not the man
Gm C
You want me to be
Bb
I'm not a warrior
Dm Gm
I am fragile I am weak
Bb
I'm not a warrior
Gm C
I am not you
Bb
Cause I am not who
You were at nineteen
Dm
I am not the man
C
You want me to be
Bb
I am not
Gm
I am not
C
I am not my
Bb
Father's son
How to play Nineteen
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bb. 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.