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[Intro]
A D A D
[Verse 1]
  F#mI Ddo remember lAearningE  
F#mIt came and wDent real fAastC#  
But I'm F#mwasted now on cDonfidence
I'm bAusy, I'm hEesitant to sF#mpend my precious tDime in clAass
   E   F#mI run a hDamster wheel called GAamut
WF#monder what my Dold friends thAink
They're sF#mwimming in the Dkoi pond at the mAall and yelling through the glass
"You F#mare an opportDunist dAick"
[Chorus]
I'm alBmive and I'm on fAire
    DI’ll have a cAider
DI will speak fAor my generatiDon
Famous bAy associatiDon
I'm twenty oAne, DI'm twenty AonDe
[Instrumental]
 F#m D A E
 F#m D A E
[Verse 2]
I F#mweigh a hDundred and fucking sAomething poundsE  
    F#mThat makes me Dalmost gAoodE  
It is nF#mice to be a hDero
But it's bAetter to be aEnything that F#manyone could wDant in a wAoman
     F#mMy Sittoo's wDatching me and lAaughing
SF#mlumly, you're a grDown-up nAow
You don't F#mhave to be an Dingenue
And thAere is nothing wrEong with you
As F#mlong as you make your fDamily prAoud
[Chorus]
You're alBmive and you're on fAire
    DWhy are you so tAired
   DYou're twenty oAneE,    yDou're twenty oAne
   DCan you beliAeve it Eoh,    Dyou're twenty oAneD  
[Outro]
   BmSalt of the eAarth, vinegar, pBmiss
Pillar to pAost insisting Bmthis
Man, I can be hAere and Enot of itBm  
I'm twenty AonEeD  

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F#m

[Intro]

A D A D

[Verse 1]

F#m D A E

I do remember learning

F#m D A C#

It came and went real fast

F#m D

But I'm wasted now on confidence

A E F#m D A

I'm busy, I'm hesitant to spend my precious time in class

E F#m D A

I run a hamster wheel called Gamut

F#m D A

Wonder what my old friends think

F#m D A

They're swimming in the koi pond at the mall and yelling through the glass

F#m D A

"You are an opportunist dick"

[Chorus]

Bm A

I'm alive and I'm on fire

D A

I’ll have a cider

D A D

I will speak for my generation

A D

Famous by association

A D A D

I'm twenty one, I'm twenty one

[Instrumental]

F#m D A E

[Verse 2]

F#m D A E

I weigh a hundred and fucking something pounds

F#m D A E

That makes me almost good

F#m D

It is nice to be a hero

A E F#m D A

But it's better to be anything that anyone could want in a woman

F#m D A

My Sittoo's watching me and laughing

F#m D A

Slumly, you're a grown-up now

F#m D

You don't have to be an ingenue

A E

And there is nothing wrong with you

F#m D A

As long as you make your family proud

[Chorus]

Bm A

You're alive and you're on fire

D A

Why are you so tired

D A E D A

You're twenty one, you're twenty one

D A E D A D

Can you believe it oh, you're twenty one

[Outro]

Bm A Bm

Salt of the earth, vinegar, piss

A Bm

Pillar to post insisting this

A E Bm

Man, I can be here and not of it

A E D

I'm twenty one

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