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18 - 5 Seconds of Summer
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Tuning: EADGBe
Nice easy song, just play the chords as power chords.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------4-5-4-2-0------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-----------2-2-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------------|
[Intro] A5   F#5  G5  
[Verse 1]
AI wish F#mthat I was Geighteen,
ADo all the things,
F#mYou read iGn a magazine
AI?m not saying F#mI wannGa be Charlie Sheen.
C G D
AShe?s just a lF#mittle Gbit older,
ABut I want to F#mget to Gknow her,
ABut she said iF#mt's alGready over.
C G D
[Pre-Chorus]
EmSo tell me what else can I Gdo?
I bought my fake ID for you.
DShe told me to meet her Athere,
I can?t afford the bus Emfare,
I?m not old enough for her,
GI?m just waiting ?tGmil I?m eighteen.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------4-5-4-2-0------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-----------2-2-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------------|
[Intro] A   F#m  G  
[Verse 2]
AI think F#mshe wants to get wGith me,
ABut she?s got a F#mjob in the Gcity,
ASays that she?s F#malways too Gbusy.
C G D
AShe?s got a naF#mughty Gtattoo,
AIn a place that F#mI want to Gget to,
ABut my mom F#mstill drives me Gto school.
C G D
[Pre-Chorus]
EmSo tell me what else can I Gdo?
I bought my fake ID for you.
[Chorus]
DShe told me to meet her Athere,
I can?t afford the bus Emfare,
I?m not old enough for her,
GI?m just waiting ?tGmil I?m eighteen.
DYou got me waiting in a Aqueue,
For a bar I can?t get Eminto,
I?m not old enough for you,
GI?m just waiting ?Gmtil I?m eighteen.
[Use octave power chords for the break]
B C#m D G E D
[Bridge]
BIn my bedroom thinking of ya,
B C#m D G E D
BHer pictures in my private folder,
B C#m D G E D
DI know one day that I will hold her,
B C#m D G E
EmI?ll make my move when I get older.
GMake my move when I get older.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------4-5-4-2-0------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-----------2-2-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------4-5-4-2-0------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-----------2-2-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
DShe told me to meet her Athere,
I can?t afford the bus Emfare,
I?m not old enough for her,
GI?m just waiting ?tGmil I?m eighteen.
DYou got me waiting in a Aqueue,
For a bar I can?t get Eminto,
I?m not old enough for you,
GI?m just waiting ?Gmtil I?m eighteen.
[Outro]
GI'm so sick of Gmwaiting 'til I'm Deighteen.
All chords in this song (13)

The story behind the song

5 Seconds of Summer is an Australian pop rock band that gained international fame after touring with One Direction. They have achieved significant success, selling millions of albums and concert tickets worldwide. As you play "18," you can feel the energy of a band that started as YouTube celebrities and grew into one of Australia's most successful musical acts.

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