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                             18 Candles - Nina Nesbitt *Updated*
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Intro: Em, D, Em, D
Keep your Empictures in the Dscrapbook
Put your Emposters on the Dwall
Save your Empennies in your Dpocket
Cause the Empressure's on us Dall
COh, Doh, it's just begunEm  D  Em  D  
Keep your Emfriends by your Dshoulder
Save your Emlovers in your Dheart
Put your Emenemies behinDd your back
That's Emwhere they always Dare
COh, Doh, it's just begunEm  D  Em  D  
Now I'm C18 Dseeing somethiEmng I've never seen
When I was 1C6, Dthought I knew it Emall
Now I'm C18 Dwalking through the Emfire and it fuels me
I've C18 Dcandles left to burnEm  
Em, D, Em, D
Draw an Emoutline in the Dsketch book
EEmrase all your Dregrets
You Emgo behind the Dbike shed
To Emsmoke a cigaDrette
COh, Doh, it's just begunEm  D  Em  D  
EEmmotions like a Dpick 'n' mix
Don't Emknow what you're gonna Dget
You're Emcrying to the Dmirror now
It's Emall just in your Dhead
COh, Doh, it's just begunEm  D  Em  D  
Now I'm C18 Dseeing somethiEmng I've never seen
When I was 1C6, Dthought I knew it Emall
Now I'm C18 Dwalking through the Emfire and it fuels me
I've C18 Dcandles left to burnEm  
Em13 Dcandles, Emsoon you'll Dlearn
Em14 Dcandles, Emwatch them Dburn
Em15 Dcandles, Emsoon you'll Dlearn
Em16 Dcandles, Emwatch them Dburn
Em17 Dcandles, Emsoon you'll Dlearn
Em18 Dcandles, Emit's my Dturn
Now I'm C18 Dseeing somethiEmng I've never seen
When I was 1C6, Dthought I knew it Emall
Now I'm C18 Dwalking through the Emfire and it Dfuels me
I've C18 Dcandles left to burnEm  
Now I'm C18 Dseeing somethiEmng I've never seen
When I was 1C6, Dthought I knew it Emall
Now I'm C18 Dwalking through the Emfire and it Dfuels me
I've C18 Dcandles left to burnEm  
I've C18 Dcandles left to burnEm  

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18 Candles

by Nina Nesbitt

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18 Candles - Nina Nesbitt *Updated*

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Intro: Em, D, Em, D

Em D

Keep your pictures in the scrapbook

Em D

Put your posters on the wall

Em D

Save your pennies in your pocket

Em D

Cause the pressure's on us all

C D Em D Em D

Oh, oh, it's just begun

Em D

Keep your friends by your shoulder

Em D

Save your lovers in your heart

Em D

Put your enemies behind your back

Em D

That's where they always are

C D Em D Em D

Oh, oh, it's just begun

C D Em

Now I'm 18 seeing something I've never seen

C D Em

When I was 16, thought I knew it all

C D Em

Now I'm 18 walking through the fire and it fuels me

C D Em

I've 18 candles left to burn

Em, D, Em, D

Em D

Draw an outline in the sketch book

Em D

Erase all your regrets

Em D

You go behind the bike shed

Em D

To smoke a cigarette

C D Em D Em D

Oh, oh, it's just begun

Em D

Emotions like a pick 'n' mix

Em D

Don't know what you're gonna get

Em D

You're crying to the mirror now

Em D

It's all just in your head

C D Em D Em D

Oh, oh, it's just begun

C D Em

Now I'm 18 seeing something I've never seen

C D Em

When I was 16, thought I knew it all

C D Em

Now I'm 18 walking through the fire and it fuels me

C D Em

I've 18 candles left to burn

Em D Em D

13 candles, soon you'll learn

Em D Em D

14 candles, watch them burn

Em D Em D

15 candles, soon you'll learn

Em D Em D

16 candles, watch them burn

Em D Em D

17 candles, soon you'll learn

Em D Em D

18 candles, it's my turn

C D Em

Now I'm 18 seeing something I've never seen

C D Em

When I was 16, thought I knew it all

C D Em D

Now I'm 18 walking through the fire and it fuels me

C D Em

I've 18 candles left to burn

C D Em

Now I'm 18 seeing something I've never seen

C D Em

When I was 16, thought I knew it all

C D Em D

Now I'm 18 walking through the fire and it fuels me

C D Em

I've 18 candles left to burn

C D Em

I've 18 candles left to burn

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