Twenty chords by Emma Hamel

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:
Bb
Today I turn twenty
And that feels scary
                        Eb
Even though I know it’s not
                           Bb
It just came sooner than I thought




Bb
Today I turn twenty
I’ll treat her gently
                      Eb
As I try to make some sense
                 Bb
As I wish myself content

Pre-Chrous 1:
Eb                                  Ebm
I’ve kissed pretty people
I’ve met beautiful souls
    Bb
I’m lucky that my first 20 years were in places that felt like home
            Eb                                  Ebm
And there’s so much I don’t know, and I’m still learning that’s okay
    Bb                                                Eb
I’m learning not to worry knowing nothing stays the same


Ebm
Ohh


Chorus:
   Bb
My headspace feels lighter
    G/B
The noise quiets down
   Eb/C
Horizons feel wider
    Eb
The more that I’ve found

  Bb
I don’t need the answers
      G/B
Don’t spoil the ending
     Eb/C
Lost count of the chapters
    Eb
I’m still comprehending

     F
It’s bitter and sweet
   F
We finally meet
      Eb
Feels funny to say
    Eb
I’m twenty today


Verse 2:
Bb
I reminisce my versions
So determined
                      Eb
Trying to memorize my lines
                       Bb
Hoping everything goes right

Bb
But over introspection
Kills perspective
                   Eb
So I try to take a breath
        Ebm                  Bb
Where I should be is where I am


Pre-Chrous 2:
      Eb                             Ebm
Cause I’ve collected stories, simple moments I adore
           Bb
Though nostalgia stings a little I’m not bitter anymore
      Eb                      Ebm
Now I listen to my body and I tell her she’s enough
      Bb                                             Eb
Feels lovely just to sit here now that I’m not in a rush


Ebm
Ohh


Chorus:
   Bb
My headspace feels lighter
    G/B
The noise quiets down
   Eb/C
Horizons feel wider
    Eb
The more that I’ve found

  Bb
I don’t need the answers
      G/B
Don’t know all the questions
    Eb/C
Whatever comes after
Eb
Whatever direction

     F
It’s bitter and sweet
   F
We finally meet
      Eb
Feels funny to say
    Eb
I’m twenty today


Bridge:
  Bb                    F           F#dim        Gm
A woman at the bus stop told me she misses being young
                        Eb
I’ll admit that made my heart drop
    Bb                 F             F#dim        Ab
Somebody’s telling me again that I’m living in my best years
            Eb                 Bb
But I don’t trust everything I hear

                  F  F#dim
Nothing stays the same
    Gm                       Eb
So I hope I live a life I’ll miss one day
                  F  F#dim
Nothing stays the same
     Gm                         Eb
But I won’t be bitter ‘bout the way things change

                  F  F#dim
Nothing stays the same
    Gm                       Eb
So I hope I live a life I’ll miss one day
                  F  F#dim
Nothing stays the same
     Gm                         Eb
But I won’t be bitter ‘bout the way things change


Chorus:
   Bb
My headspace feels lighter
    G/B
The noise quiets down
   Eb/C
Horizons feel wider
    Eb
The more that I’ve found

  Bb
I don’t need the answers
      G/B
Don’t spoil the ending
     Eb/C
Lost count of the chapters
    Eb
I’m still comprehending

     F
It’s bitter and sweet
   F
We finally meet
      Eb
Feels funny to say
    Ebm
I’m twenty today