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The Story Of A Teenager

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[Verse 1]
CBoy, please don't Fmaj7throw away your Clife
All the joy, please Fmaj7don't end it with a Am7knife
'Cause D7you know there's hope for C/GyouEm7  Dm7  Fm  C  
CI was alone like the Fmaj7silence in the Cnight
I had no home no one Fmaj7close to hold me Am7tight
But D7you know there's hope for C/Gyou,Em7  Dm7  Fm  
For Cyou
[Chorus]
Everywhere I Flook I see your Cface
Every step I Am7take seems out of Em7place
You got to be a Fman to run the D7race
I'm not a hopeless Dm7man
Dm7/GHow can you say I Cam?
[Verse 2]
CI was alone like the Fmaj7silence in the Cnight
I had no home no one Fmaj7close to hold me Am7tight
But D7you know there's hope for C/Gyou,Em7  Dm7  Fm  
For Cyou
[Chorus]
Everywhere I Flook I see your Cface
Every step I Am7take seems out of Em7place
You got to be a Fman to run the D7race
I'm not a hopeless Dm7man
Dm7/GHow can you say I amBb/C  Am/C  Gm/C  Am/D  
Ending
  Bb/C    Am/C    Gm/C   Am/D(repeat and fade)

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The Story Of A Teenager

by America

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Am7

C/G

Em7

Dm7

Dm7/G

Bb/C

Am/C

Gm/C

Am/D

[Verse 1]

C Fmaj7 C

Boy, please don't throw away your life

Fmaj7 Am7

All the joy, please don't end it with a knife

D7 C/G Em7 Dm7 Fm C

'Cause you know there's hope for you

C Fmaj7 C

I was alone like the silence in the night

Fmaj7 Am7

I had no home no one close to hold me tight

D7 C/G Em7 Dm7 Fm

But you know there's hope for you,

For you

[Chorus]

F C

Everywhere I look I see your face

Am7 Em7

Every step I take seems out of place

F D7

You got to be a man to run the race

Dm7

I'm not a hopeless man

Dm7/G C

How can you say I am?

[Verse 2]

C Fmaj7 C

I was alone like the silence in the night

Fmaj7 Am7

I had no home no one close to hold me tight

D7 C/G Em7 Dm7 Fm

But you know there's hope for you,

For you

[Chorus]

F C

Everywhere I look I see your face

Am7 Em7

Every step I take seems out of place

F D7

You got to be a man to run the race

Dm7

I'm not a hopeless man

Dm7/G Bb/C Am/C Gm/C Am/D

How can you say I am

Ending

Bb/C Am/C Gm/C Am/D

(repeat and fade)

About The Story Of A Teenager Chords by America

Learn how to play The Story Of A Teenager by America with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Story Of A Teenager chords”, “The Story Of A Teenager guitar chords”, or “America The Story Of A Teenager chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Story Of A Teenager chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Story Of A Teenager lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, Fmaj7, Am7, D7, C/G, Em7.

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What key is "The Story Of A Teenager" in?

The chords for "The Story Of A Teenager" show the original chord names (including C, Fmaj7, Am7, D7, C/G, Em7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.