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Teenage Dreams

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Note: Chords are played as barre chords.
Special Open Barre Chords:
Em* (079980)
D* (x57700)
A* (577600)
G* (355400)
Intro:
Em* D* A* G* x2
Verse:
Em*
Calm down now
D*
Gotta trust the mind
A*
Take as common sense
G*
In the good of time
Em*
Can't talk much 
       D*
just a little bit
A*                   G*
 The truth is a tree if you start shaking it
Em* D*
Chorus:
 F#mSometimes I C#mask the wrong questions
but I Dget the right Aanswers
F#mMoved to a C#mtear by
the sDubway breakAdancerD  A  
DIt's never too Alate for teenage DdreAams
BmIt's never too late
F#mIt's never too late for teenage C#mdreams
DTeenage dAreamsD  A  
Repeat Verse and Chorus chords throughout song until bridge:
Bridge:
EYou'll get through the days when you're Dway too F#mlate
EAnd the clouds lift the top off of the Dempire F#mstate
EEven those days
Repeat chorus as necessary until end.

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Teenage Dreams

by Nada Surf

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

Note: Chords are played as barre chords.

Special Open Barre Chords:

Em* (079980)

D* (x57700)

A* (577600)

G* (355400)

Intro:

Em* D* A* G* x2

Verse:

Em*

Calm down now

Gotta trust the mind

Take as common sense

In the good of time

Em*

Can't talk much

just a little bit

A* G*

The truth is a tree if you start shaking it

Em* D*

Chorus:

F#m C#m

Sometimes I ask the wrong questions

D A

but I get the right answers

F#m C#m

Moved to a tear by

D A D A

the subway breakdancer

D A D A

It's never too late for teenage dreams

It's never too late

F#m C#m

It's never too late for teenage dreams

D A D A

Teenage dreams

Repeat Verse and Chorus chords throughout song until bridge:

Bridge:

E D F#m

You'll get through the days when you're way too late

E D F#m

And the clouds lift the top off of the empire state

Even those days

Repeat chorus as necessary until end.

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