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FIFTEEN - Taylor Swift
Tabbed by: Krista
Tuning: Standard
e|-G3-Cadd9--3---Em73---D2--D/F#-3-|
B|-3---3---3---3---3-|
G|-0---0---0---2---2-|
D|-0---2---2---0---0-|
A|-2---3---2---x---0-|
E|-3---x---0---x---2-|
[Intro]
G Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9
[Verse]
GYou take a deep breath and you wCadd9alk through the doors
Its the morEm7ning of your very first daCadd9y
You say Ghi to your friends you aint sCadd9een in a while
Try and stay Em7out of everybodys wayCadd9  
GIt's your freshman year and you're Cadd9gonna be here
For the next Em7four years in this Cadd9town
Hoping one of those Gsenior boys will Cadd9wink at you and say
You know I Em7haven't seen you aroundCadd9, beforeCadd9  
[Chorus]
'Cause when you're Gfifteen and
Em7Somebody tells you they lDove you
You're gonna belCadd9ieve them
And when you're Gfifteen
FeD/F#eling like there's nEm7othing to figure oCadd9ut
Well Em7count to ten, take it Din
This is life before you Gknow who you're gD/F#onna Cadd9be
DAt fifteen
[Instrumental]
G Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9
[Verse]
GYou sit in class next to a rCadd9edhead named Abigail
And soon Em7enough you're best friendsCadd9  
GLaughing at the other girls who Cadd9think they're so cool
We'll be Em7out of here as soon as we canCadd9  
And Gthen you're on your very first dCadd9ate
And he's got a Em7car and you're feeling like flCadd9ying
And you're Gmomma's waiting up and you're Cadd9thinking he's the one
And you're daEm7ncing round your room when the Cadd9night ends
When the Cadd9night ends
[Chorus]
'Cause when you're Gfifteen and
Em7Somebody tells you they lDove you
You're gonna belCadd9ieve them
And when you're Gfifteen
AD/F#nd your first kiss mEm7akes your head spin 'rCadd9ound
But Em7in your life you'll do things Dgreater than
Dating the Gboy on the fD/F#ootball tCadd9eam
But I didnt Dknow it at fifteen
[Instrumental]
G Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 D
[Bridge]
Cadd9When all you wEm7anted was to be wDanted
Wish you could go back and Gtell yourself what D/F#you know nCadd9owD  
[Verse]
GBack then I swore I was gonna Cadd9marry him someday
But I Em7realized some bigger dreams of Cadd9mine
And GAbigail gave everyCadd9thing she had to a Em7boy
Who changed his Cadd9mind and we both Cadd9cried
[Chorus]
'Cause when you're Gfifteen and
Em7Somebody tells you they lDove you
You're gonna belCadd9ieve them
And when you're Gfifteen
DD/F#on't forget to lEm7ook before you fCadd9all
Em7I've found time can heal most Danything
And you just might Gfind who you're supD/F#posed to Cadd9be
I didn't Em7know who I was D/F#supposed to Cadd9be
DAt fifteen
[Outro]
G   Cadd9   Em7La Cadd9la la la la
GLCadd9a la lEm7a la la
Cadd9Your very fGirst dayC, take a deep breath girl
Em7Take a deep breath as you wCadd9alk through the doors

The story behind the song

"Fifteen" was written and recorded by Taylor Swift for her second studio album, Fearless (2008). The song was inspired by Swift's own freshman year of high school, narrating the experiences of teenage heartbreak and life aspirations she shared with her friend Abigail Anderson at age 15. Swift included the track on the album after getting Anderson's permission for the personal references. It's a country pop song with a pop melody, and it was released as a single in 2009.

AI-written from these sources:Fifteen (song) — Wikipedia ↗Taylor Swift — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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