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[Intro]
  A    E(x2)
[Verse 1]
NiAneteen Eis not the age of reAason. EI didn’t have a rBmeason  Dfor settin’ you fAreeE.
IA’ve seen Ea lotta love go soAur. EBut that’s not Bmour love.D  
                     Bm   EN.C.                A    E(x2)
You see the problem was — I was only nineteen.
[Verse 2]
EYeah, I was only niAneteen. EI finished up with hAigh schoolE.
EHeaded to a sBmtate school D— wandered into Bmyou.E  
BAig screen E— kissin’ in a mAovie. EGod, you mBmoved me around.D  
                    Bm   EN.C.                    A    E(x2)
We got seriously down.   But I was only nineteen.
[Pre-Chorus]
   BmAll I ever wanted to do    Bm      C#m    Dwas lie around in bDed with you.
[Chorus]
N.C.               A                   E    A  E  
I was only nineteen. I was only nineteen.
N.C.               A                   E    A  E  
I was only nineteen. I was only nineteen.
[Break]
  A    E(x2)  
Bm  D  Bm  E
[Verse 3]
IA’ve seen Ea lotta love go Bmbad now.  AThat’s not Bmhow our affairD  
                         Bm   EN.C.                    A   E   A  E  
would’ve wound up, I swear.    But I was only nineteen.
[Pre-Chorus]
   BmAll I ever wanted to do    Bm      C#m    Dwas lie around in bDed with you.
[Chorus]
N.C.               A                   E    A  E  
I was only nineteen. I was only nineteen.
N.C.               A                   E    A  E  
I was only nineteen. I was only nineteen.
[Outro]
I was only niAneteen. EI was only nineteAen.  EI was only ninetAee—Eee—Aee—eEen.
A(reEpeat & fade)

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Nineteen

by Old 97's

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C#m

[Intro]

A E

(x2)

[Verse 1]

A E A E Bm D A E

Nineteen is not the age of reason. I didn’t have a reason for settin’ you free.

A E A E Bm D

I’ve seen a lotta love go sour. But that’s not our love.

Bm E A E

N.C. (x2)

You see the problem was — I was only nineteen.

[Verse 2]

E A E A E

Yeah, I was only nineteen. I finished up with high school.

E Bm D Bm E

Headed to a state school — wandered into you.

A E A E Bm D

Big screen — kissin’ in a movie. God, you moved me around.

Bm E A E

N.C. (x2)

We got seriously down. But I was only nineteen.

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm Bm C#m D D

All I ever wanted to do was lie around in bed with you.

[Chorus]

A E A E

N.C.

I was only nineteen. I was only nineteen.

A E A E

N.C.

I was only nineteen. I was only nineteen.

[Break]

A E

(x2)

Bm D Bm E

[Verse 3]

A E Bm A Bm D

I’ve seen a lotta love go bad now. That’s not how our affair

Bm E A E A E

N.C.

would’ve wound up, I swear. But I was only nineteen.

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm Bm C#m D D

All I ever wanted to do was lie around in bed with you.

[Chorus]

A E A E

N.C.

I was only nineteen. I was only nineteen.

A E A E

N.C.

I was only nineteen. I was only nineteen.

[Outro]

A E A E A E A E

I was only nineteen. I was only nineteen. I was only ninetee—ee—ee—een.

A E

(repeat & fade)

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