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[Intro]
e|--------------------------|
B|-10-7---------------------|
G|------9-7-----7-----------| x2
D|----------7h9---9-7-------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
[Verse]
DI know somethiBmng you Ddon’tBm  
DYou think you know it Bmall but you Dwon’tBm  
DWe don’t speak these Bmdays like I thought we DwouldBm  
DI wanna go back to Bmbeing the top of your DworldBm  
[Chorus]
GMy god there it goes
DAnother fight I couldn’t let go
GMy god there it is
DHe’s saying I’m too young for this
GDo my thoughts mean a thing
DIf I never know what I mean
AHe says my god
AYou’re only 17
D Bm
[Verse]
DA few mistakes and I Bmrot what we built DtogetherBm  
DI always thought Bmblood was thicker than DwaterBm  
DBut you toss me out sink or Bmswim, just like I Dtaught yaBm  
DIf you keep on pushing this Bmhard, I’ll only fall DoverBm  
DBut I know Bmsomething you Ddon’tBm  
DYou think you know it Bmall but you Dwon’tBm  
[Chorus]
GMy god there it goes
DAnother fight I couldn’t let go
GMy god there it is
DHe’s saying I’m too young for this
GDo my thoughts mean a thing
DIf I never know what I mean
AHe says my god
AYou’re only 17
[Break]
G  D  G  D
G(17D)A  A  
[Bridge]
DAnd I’m off Grunning fast as I DcanG  
DYou’ll never catch Gme, I’ll never let you DinG  
ACause I know something you don’t
[Chorus] (x3)
GMy god there it goes
DAnother fight I couldn’t let go
GMy god there it is
DHe’s saying I’m too young for this
GDo my thoughts mean a thing
DIf I never know what I mean
AHe says my god
AYou’re only 17

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[Intro]

e|--------------------------|

B|-10-7---------------------|

G|------9-7-----7-----------| x2

D|----------7h9---9-7-------|

A|--------------------------|

E|--------------------------|

[Verse]

D Bm D Bm

I know something you don’t

D Bm D Bm

You think you know it all but you won’t

D Bm D Bm

We don’t speak these days like I thought we would

D Bm D Bm

I wanna go back to being the top of your world

[Chorus]

My god there it goes

Another fight I couldn’t let go

My god there it is

He’s saying I’m too young for this

Do my thoughts mean a thing

If I never know what I mean

He says my god

You’re only 17

D Bm

[Verse]

D Bm D Bm

A few mistakes and I rot what we built together

D Bm D Bm

I always thought blood was thicker than water

D Bm D Bm

But you toss me out sink or swim, just like I taught ya

D Bm D Bm

If you keep on pushing this hard, I’ll only fall over

D Bm D Bm

But I know something you don’t

D Bm D Bm

You think you know it all but you won’t

[Chorus]

My god there it goes

Another fight I couldn’t let go

My god there it is

He’s saying I’m too young for this

Do my thoughts mean a thing

If I never know what I mean

He says my god

You’re only 17

[Break]

G D G D

G D A A

(17)

[Bridge]

D G D G

And I’m off running fast as I can

D G D G

You’ll never catch me, I’ll never let you in

Cause I know something you don’t

[Chorus] (x3)

My god there it goes

Another fight I couldn’t let go

My god there it is

He’s saying I’m too young for this

Do my thoughts mean a thing

If I never know what I mean

He says my god

You’re only 17

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