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Seventeen

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[Intro]
G   Em
G   Em
[Verse 1]
GI know what you wanna sEmay
GI think that you're all the sEmame
GConstantly being led astEmray
GYou think you know something you dEmon't
[Chorus]
GDowntown hotspEmot
Halfway up the stDreet
I used to be freC/Ge
I used to be seventGeen
Follow my shadEmow
Around your cornDer
I used to be seventC/Geen
Now you're just like mGe
[Verse 2]
GDown beneath the ashes and the stEmone
GSure of what I've lived and have knEmown
GI see you so uncomfortably aloEmne
GI wish I could show you how mEmuch you've grown
[Chorus]
GDowntown hotsEmpot
I used to be on this stDreet
I used to be seventC/Geen
I used to be seventGeen
Now you're a hotsEmhot
Hanging on my blDock
Sun coming C/Gup
Who's my shadowG?
[Bridge]
GLa-la-la-la-la-la-Emla
DLa-la-la-la-la-la-C/Gla
GLa-la-la-la-la-la-Emla
DLa-la-la-la-la-la-C/Gla
[Verse 3]
GI know what you're gonna beEm  
GI know that you're gonna beEm  
GYou're crumbling it up just to Emsee
GAfraid that you'll be just like Emme
[Chorus]
GDowntown hotspotEm  
Halfway through this lifeD  
I used to feel freeC/G  
Was it just a dream?G  
Now you're a hotshotEm  
Think you're so carefreeD  
But you're just seventeenC/G  
So much like meG  
You're just seventEmeen
You're just seventDeen
SeventC/Geen
G

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Seventeen

by Sharon Van Etten

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

[Intro]

G Em

[Verse 1]

G Em

I know what you wanna say

G Em

I think that you're all the same

G Em

Constantly being led astray

G Em

You think you know something you don't

[Chorus]

G Em

Downtown hotspot

Halfway up the street

C/G

I used to be free

I used to be seventeen

Follow my shadow

Around your corner

C/G

I used to be seventeen

Now you're just like me

[Verse 2]

G Em

Down beneath the ashes and the stone

G Em

Sure of what I've lived and have known

G Em

I see you so uncomfortably alone

G Em

I wish I could show you how much you've grown

[Chorus]

G Em

Downtown hotspot

I used to be on this street

C/G

I used to be seventeen

Now you're a hotshot

Hanging on my block

C/G

Sun coming up

Who's my shadow?

[Bridge]

G Em

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

D C/G

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

G Em

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

D C/G

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

[Verse 3]

G Em

I know what you're gonna be

G Em

I know that you're gonna be

G Em

You're crumbling it up just to see

G Em

Afraid that you'll be just like me

[Chorus]

G Em

Downtown hotspot

Halfway through this life

C/G

I used to feel free

Was it just a dream?

Now you're a hotshot

Think you're so carefree

C/G

But you're just seventeen

So much like me

You're just seventeen

C/G

Seventeen

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