Teenage Daughters
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Intro: C F C F C F C F
Verse
C
I ain't complainin'
F C
But I'm tired, so I'm just sayin'
F
What I think
F
And if we're being honest
G C F C
Then honestly I think I need a drink
Verse
C
My baby's growin' up
F C
She thinks she's fallin' all in love
F
And that I hate her
F G
At seventeen, she's just like me when I was seventeen
C
So I don't blame her
Pre-Chorus
Am
Do do do do
Am
Do do do do
F7
What are we gonna do?
Am
Do do do do
Am
Do do do do
G
What are we gonna do about it?
[Refrão]
C
Remember when we use to be
Am
Everything they ever need
F G
We had them believing we were cool
C
It's like it happened over night
Am
We're always wrong, they're always right
F G
We use to be the one's breakin' the rules
F G
Now we're just mothers, we're just fathers of
C
Teenage daughters
C F C F C F C F C
Verse
C
She rolls her eye's when I'm funny
F C F
But she's sweet when she wants money and her freedom
F
Oh my god, she's got a car
G
Swears they won't go far
C
And I wish I believed 'em
Pre-Chorus
Am
Do do do do
Am
Do do do do
F
What are we gonna do?
Am
Do do do do
Am
Do do do do
G
What are we gonna do about it?
[Refrão]
C
Remember when we use to be
Am
Everything they ever need
F G
We had them believing we were cool
C
It's like it happened over night
Am
We're always wrong, they're always right
F G
We use to be the one's breakin' the rules
F G
Now we're just mothers, we're just fathers of
C F C
Teenage daughters
Verse
Am Cmaj9 C
They're beautiful, wild and free
Dm C F
Everything we wish we could be
Am9 F7
But they're still crazy
Am F7
Oh you know, they make us crazy
Am9 Am F7 Am G
[Refrão]
C
Remember when we use to be
Am
Everything they ever need
F G
We had them believing we were cool
C
It's like it happened over night
Am
We're always wrong, they're always right
F G
We use to be the one's breakin' the rules
F G
Now we're just mothers, we're just fathers of
C F C
Teenage daughters
Outro
F C F C
Yeah teenage daughters
C
I ain't complainin'
F C
But I'm tired, so I'm just sayin'
F
What I think
F
And if we're being honest
G C F C
Then honestly I think I need a drink
How to play Teenage Daughters
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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.