Seventeen
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Intro: C Em F Am G
verse 1
C
I can go for days, even months
Em
without thinking of you, not even once
F Am G
then like a wave you come crashing into my dreams
C
I'm sitting with you in your beat up car
Em
laughing and looking up at the stars
F Am G
a shadow falls over your face as you turn to me
Pre-Chorus
C
You say I won't be happy til I give you the world
F
Don't you know you'll always be my girl
Am G
and I wake up with your words echoing through my head
[Refrão]
C
Are you thinking of me where you are now?
Em
Are you happy with how your life's turning out?
F
Although we were kids back then
Am G
We both knew how much it meant
C
I'm thinking of you where I am now
Em
I'm happy with how my life's turing out
F
But a part of me will always be
Am G
Holding onto seventeen
C Em F Am G
verse 2
C
I leave my eyes closed so I can keep
Em
slow dancing with your memory
F Am G
But the image that once burned brightly starts to fade
Pre-Chorus
C
I know I romanticize all that we were
F
at the end of the day you and I didn't work
Am G
Yet so much of who I am I owe to you
[Refrão]
C
Are you thinking of me where you are now?
Em
Are you happy with how your life's turning out?
F
Although we were kids back then
Am G
We both knew how much it meant
C
I'm thinking of you where I am now
Em
I'm happy with how my life's turing out
F
But a part of me will always be
Am G C
Holding onto seventeen
Bridge
C
If I knew back then what I know now
F
Could have foretold the end somehow
Am
I still don't think I would change a thing
G
about how I felt at seventeen
[Refrão]
C
Are you thinking of me where you are now?
Em
Are you happy with how your life's turning out?
F
Although we were kids back then
Am G
We both knew how much it meant
C
I'm thinking of you where I am now
Em
I'm happy with how my life's turing out
F
But a part of me will always be
Am G
Holding onto seventeen
Outro
C Em F Am G
How to play Seventeen
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.