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Seventeen

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From his album "A Place in the Sun"
[Intro]
G A C G A C
[Verse 1]
GBack seat of her Adaddy's car
CI was tryin' not to go too far
GKept thinkin' 'bout the words that the preacher man said
GLightning flashed Aacross the sky
CI saw love in a young girl's eyes
GAnd that's a Alook you never forget
[Chorus]
GSeventeen only comes Aonce in a lifetime
CDon't it just fly by wild and free
GGoin' any way the wind blew baby
GSeventeen, livin' on Acrazy dreams
CRock and roll and faded blue jeans
GStandin' on the edge of Aeverything
GSeventeen
[Instrumental]
G A C G A C
[Verse 2]
GLegs hangin' of a Abayou bridge
CFeedin' fish potato chips
GAnd talkin' 'bout the Amysteries of the Cuniverse
GYeah, the world was Asomewhere else
CWe had the summer all to ourselves
GAnd the stars Awent off like Cfireworks
[Chorus]
GSeventeen only comes Aonce in a lifetime
CDon't it just fly by wild and free
GGoin' any way the wind blew baby
GSeventeen, livin' on Acrazy dreams
CRock and roll and faded blue jeans
GStandin' on the edge of Aeverything
GSeventeen
[Instrumental]
G A C G A C
[Chorus]
GSeventeen only comes Aonce in a lifetime
CDon't it just fly by wild and free
GGoin' any way the wind blew baby
GSeventeen, livin' on Acrazy dreams
CRock and roll and faded blue jeans
GStandin' on the edge of Aeverything
GSeventeen
[Outro]
G A C G A C

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Seventeen

by Tim McGraw

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

From his album "A Place in the Sun"

[Intro]

G A C G A C

[Verse 1]

G A

Back seat of her daddy's car

I was tryin' not to go too far

Kept thinkin' 'bout the words that the preacher man said

G A

Lightning flashed across the sky

I saw love in a young girl's eyes

G A

And that's a look you never forget

[Chorus]

G A

Seventeen only comes once in a lifetime

Don't it just fly by wild and free

Goin' any way the wind blew baby

G A

Seventeen, livin' on crazy dreams

Rock and roll and faded blue jeans

G A

Standin' on the edge of everything

Seventeen

[Instrumental]

G A C G A C

[Verse 2]

G A

Legs hangin' of a bayou bridge

Feedin' fish potato chips

G A C

And talkin' 'bout the mysteries of the universe

G A

Yeah, the world was somewhere else

We had the summer all to ourselves

G A C

And the stars went off like fireworks

[Chorus]

G A

Seventeen only comes once in a lifetime

Don't it just fly by wild and free

Goin' any way the wind blew baby

G A

Seventeen, livin' on crazy dreams

Rock and roll and faded blue jeans

G A

Standin' on the edge of everything

Seventeen

[Instrumental]

G A C G A C

[Chorus]

G A

Seventeen only comes once in a lifetime

Don't it just fly by wild and free

Goin' any way the wind blew baby

G A

Seventeen, livin' on crazy dreams

Rock and roll and faded blue jeans

G A

Standin' on the edge of everything

Seventeen

[Outro]

G A C G A C

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