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[Intro]
G Intro (With C and Em Hammer-ons)
[Verse 1]
GLittle boy in the backseat asking
EmWhy do all these songs keep saying
AmBaby you're driving me cCrazy
AmWhy do they always say that saCme thing
[Pre-Chorus]
GI said you wont know what it means til your sixteen
And you're driving around feeling free
Cwith your favourite girl on the bench seat
Trying to speak louder than your heartbeat
GAnd you're working hard to get it right
Cause Thinking about it got you up all night
CCause she drives you wild with a single smile 
She's so fine you're going out of your mind
EmAnd it will all make sense soCmeday
[Chorus]
CThat's what they mean when they say cGrazy
CThat's what they mean when they say EmcrazyC  
[Verse 2]
GHow bout when they talk about heartbreak
EmAnd somebody's always leaving
AmAnd you just can't get them Cback
AmTell me have you ever felt like Cthat?
[Pre-Chorus]
GI said it happened to me when I was 18
Helping her pack for the Ivy League
CAnd I watched the car drive away
I loved her too much to ask her to stay 
GAnd my friends said you're gonna be alright
But thinking about it kept me up all night
CSo I called her up a thousand times
She must have thought I was out of my mind
EmAnd you're probably gonna feel that way soCmeday
[Chorus]
CThat's what they mean when they say hGeartbreak
CThat's what they mean when they say hEmeartbreak 
CThat's what they mean when they say cGrazy C  
[Bridge]
GI know you didn't ask but at 22
I found the one and I just knew
CAnd I bought a ring she said I do
we settled down and then had you
EmAnd every day just keeps on getting Cbetter
EmGrowing old togeCther 
[Chorus]
CThat's what they mean when they say Gforever
CThat's what they mean when they say Emforever 
CThat's what they mean when they say Gcrazy 
CThat's what they mean when they say Emcrazy 
CThat's what they mean when they say Gcrazy 
[Outro]
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What They Mean

by Donovan Woods

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[Intro]

G Intro (With C and Em Hammer-ons)

[Verse 1]

Little boy in the backseat asking

Why do all these songs keep saying

Am C

Baby you're driving me crazy

Am C

Why do they always say that same thing

[Pre-Chorus]

I said you wont know what it means til your sixteen

And you're driving around feeling free

with your favourite girl on the bench seat

Trying to speak louder than your heartbeat

And you're working hard to get it right

Cause Thinking about it got you up all night

Cause she drives you wild with a single smile

She's so fine you're going out of your mind

Em C

And it will all make sense someday

[Chorus]

C G

That's what they mean when they say crazy

C Em C

That's what they mean when they say crazy

[Verse 2]

How bout when they talk about heartbreak

And somebody's always leaving

Am C

And you just can't get them back

Am C

Tell me have you ever felt like that?

[Pre-Chorus]

I said it happened to me when I was 18

Helping her pack for the Ivy League

And I watched the car drive away

I loved her too much to ask her to stay

And my friends said you're gonna be alright

But thinking about it kept me up all night

So I called her up a thousand times

She must have thought I was out of my mind

Em C

And you're probably gonna feel that way someday

[Chorus]

C G

That's what they mean when they say heartbreak

C Em

That's what they mean when they say heartbreak

C G C

That's what they mean when they say crazy

[Bridge]

I know you didn't ask but at 22

I found the one and I just knew

And I bought a ring she said I do

we settled down and then had you

Em C

And every day just keeps on getting better

Em C

Growing old together

[Chorus]

C G

That's what they mean when they say forever

C Em

That's what they mean when they say forever

C G

That's what they mean when they say crazy

C Em

That's what they mean when they say crazy

C G

That's what they mean when they say crazy

[Outro]

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