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Seventeen:The Fontaine Sisters.
Topped the charts in 1956.
             (Capo 6th fret.)
#1.
CSeventeen, F7seventeen, Ccool and solid Em7sevenA7teen.
Dm7Young enough to G7dance and sing,
COld enough to G7get Dm7that G7swing.
CPast sixteen F7just been kissed,
CGraduated and Em7got that A7twist.
Dm7Kind of love you G7can't Dm7re...G7sist,
CAt F7sevenCteen.
CHORUS:
Now, E7sloppy shirt, old blue jeans,
AmDirty shoes, by all means.
D7Patch of blonde, peroxide hair,
G7Jukebox baby ain't Dm7no   G7square.
#2.
CSeventeen, F7she's the queen.
CCutest gal you've Em7ever A7seen.
Dm7All the boys are G7really keen,
CdimOn   my  Chep cat doll F7of Csev..Gen..Cteen.
CHORUS:
Now, E7sloppy shirt, old blue jeans,
AmDirty shoes, by all means.
D7Patch of blonde, peroxide hair,
G7Jukebox baby ain't Dm7no   G7square.
#3.
CSeventeen, F7seventeen, Ccool and solid Em7sevenA7teen.
Dm7Young enough to G7dance and sing,
COld enough to G7get Dm7that G7swing.
CPast sixteen F7just been kissed,
CGraduated and Em7got that A7twist.
Dm7Kind of love you G7can't Dm7re...G7sist,
CAt F7sevenCteen.
CHORUS:
Now, E7sloppy shirt, old blue jeans,
AmDirty shoes, by all means.
D7Patch of blonde, peroxide hair,
G7Jukebox baby ain't Dm7no   G7square.
#4.
CSeventeen, F7she's the queen.
CCutest gal you've Em7ever A7seen.
Dm7Tell the world I'm G7really keen,
CdimOn   my  Chep cat doll F7of Csev..Gen..Cteen.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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The Fontaine Sisters - Seventeen

by Misc Unsigned Bands

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Dm7

Cdim

Seventeen:The Fontaine Sisters.

Topped the charts in 1956.

(Capo 6th fret.)

#1.

C F7 C Em7 A7

Seventeen, seventeen, cool and solid seventeen.

Dm7 G7

Young enough to dance and sing,

C G7 Dm7 G7

Old enough to get that swing.

C F7

Past sixteen just been kissed,

C Em7 A7

Graduated and got that twist.

Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7

Kind of love you can't re...sist,

C F7 C

At seventeen.

CHORUS:

Now, sloppy shirt, old blue jeans,

Dirty shoes, by all means.

Patch of blonde, peroxide hair,

G7 Dm7 G7

Jukebox baby ain't no square.

#2.

C F7

Seventeen, she's the queen.

C Em7 A7

Cutest gal you've ever seen.

Dm7 G7

All the boys are really keen,

Cdim C F7 C G C

On my hep cat doll of sev..en..teen.

CHORUS:

Now, sloppy shirt, old blue jeans,

Dirty shoes, by all means.

Patch of blonde, peroxide hair,

G7 Dm7 G7

Jukebox baby ain't no square.

#3.

C F7 C Em7 A7

Seventeen, seventeen, cool and solid seventeen.

Dm7 G7

Young enough to dance and sing,

C G7 Dm7 G7

Old enough to get that swing.

C F7

Past sixteen just been kissed,

C Em7 A7

Graduated and got that twist.

Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7

Kind of love you can't re...sist,

C F7 C

At seventeen.

CHORUS:

Now, sloppy shirt, old blue jeans,

Dirty shoes, by all means.

Patch of blonde, peroxide hair,

G7 Dm7 G7

Jukebox baby ain't no square.

#4.

C F7

Seventeen, she's the queen.

C Em7 A7

Cutest gal you've ever seen.

Dm7 G7

Tell the world I'm really keen,

Cdim C F7 C G C

On my hep cat doll of sev..en..teen.

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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