Roman
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
6th traste
[Verse 1]
C
Drinking beer and lemonade
G F
As lime trees sway in lush July
C
Stumbling drunk down the promenade
G F C
Afraid of the beautiful women walking by
[Chorus]
G
Seventeen and you can’t be serious
G C
Seventeen on a cool night in July
G
Seventeen ecstatic delirious
G C
Seventeen on a cool night in july
[Verse 2]
C
Smells of baking bread and mint
G F
Sticky alcohol and coffee
C
You don’t know where all your friends went
G F
A simple country boy drinking in the city
[Chorus]
G
Seventeen and you can’t be serious
G C
Seventeen on a cool night in July
G
Seventeen ecstatic delirious
G C
Seventeen on a cool night in july
[Bridge]
Am G
Dont be alarmed gendarmes
Am G
Don’t twist my arm gendarmes
Am G
I don’t mean no harm gendarmes
F G
I’m fresh on the farm gendarmes
[Verse 3]
C
Them pretty girls have got a read on you
G F
They tease you and the wine flushes your cheeks
C
A simple country boy drinking in the city
G F
A simple country boy at 17
[Chorus]
G
Seventeen and you can’t be serious
G C
Seventeen on a cool night in July
G
Seventeen ecstatic delirious
G C
Seventeen on a cool night in july
How to play Roman
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
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.