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17 And 53

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intro:  Am   G  D  
  AmYou were GsevenDteen the year your father died
  AmAnd he was Gfifty-Dthree when you were seventeen
  AmIn the Gmuseum Dwhere you laid your head to sleep
  AmThe artiGfacts were cold to Dcomfort you
AmWhen you hGeard them fighting Dyou hid in the apple tree
AmThe branchGes broke their noisDe
AmAnd when yGour brother studied Dat the university
AmYou were lGeft alone to realizDe
DmThat while you were growing older
EmHe was busy growing older 
Amtoo, bah dah Gdum, da dah dah dah Ddum
Amtoo, bah dah Gdum, da dah dah dah Ddum
AmIn the sumGmer when your fatheDr drove you to the river
AmAnd he wouGld sing so loudD  
AmSoon to be Gkept silent when yDou climbed through barbed-wired fences
AmTo get to Gthe riversideD  
DmAnd while you were growing older
EmHe was busy growing older 
Amtoo, bah dah Gdum, da dah dah dah Ddum
Amtoo, bah dah Gdum, da dah dah dah Ddum
AmAnd in FebGruary you were runnDing late one day
AmAnd out thGe door you ranD  
AmLeaving leGft unsaid the thingDs you’d soon regret not telling
AmNever knowGing this would be yDour last chance
DmAnd while you were growing older
EmHe was busy growing older 
   AmAnd was it Dmfair to    G  Dmblame the Ggi-  
Amrl, And was it Dmfair to    G  Dmmake the Gchild
Amchoose, And when you Dmstood next Gto the Dmmoun-Gta-
Amin,  Did you Dmswear that you could Ghear him Dmcalling Gyou?
      Ambah dah Gdum, da dah dah dah Ddum
      Ambah dah Gdum, da dah dah dah Ddum
AmI am twentGy-two and you are fDifty-three
AmAnd only bGlood can tellD  
AmThat we arGe made up of stringDs and strands of DNA
AmDancing waGltzes in our cellsD  
Dmand while you are growing older
Emi am busy growing older 
Amtoo, bah dah Gdum, da dah dah dah Ddum
Amtoo, bah dah Gdum, da dah dah dah Ddum

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17 And 53

by Danielle Ate the Sandwich

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Am G D

intro:

Am G D

You were seventeen the year your father died

Am G D

And he was fifty-three when you were seventeen

Am G D

In the museum where you laid your head to sleep

Am G D

The artifacts were cold to comfort you

Am G D

When you heard them fighting you hid in the apple tree

Am G D

The branches broke their noise

Am G D

And when your brother studied at the university

Am G D

You were left alone to realize

That while you were growing older

He was busy growing older

Am G D

too, bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum

Am G D

too, bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum

Am G D

In the summer when your father drove you to the river

Am G D

And he would sing so loud

Am G D

Soon to be kept silent when you climbed through barbed-wired fences

Am G D

To get to the riverside

And while you were growing older

He was busy growing older

Am G D

too, bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum

Am G D

too, bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum

Am G D

And in February you were running late one day

Am G D

And out the door you ran

Am G D

Leaving left unsaid the things you’d soon regret not telling

Am G D

Never knowing this would be your last chance

And while you were growing older

He was busy growing older

Am Dm G Dm G

And was it fair to blame the gi-

Am Dm G Dm G

rl, And was it fair to make the child

Am Dm G Dm G

choose, And when you stood next to the moun-ta-

Am Dm G Dm G

in, Did you swear that you could hear him calling you?

Am G D

bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum

Am G D

bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum

Am G D

I am twenty-two and you are fifty-three

Am G D

And only blood can tell

Am G D

That we are made up of strings and strands of DNA

Am G D

Dancing waltzes in our cells

and while you are growing older

i am busy growing older

Am G D

too, bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum

Am G D

too, bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum

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