Love Is Always Seventeen chords by David Gates

Intro: A F#m D

VERSE 1

A                 A                                    F#m
 Sev-? en-teen,?      it's been a while? since I've seen?  sev-? en-teen,?
F#m                    D
    and the years since?  'been might-? y lean,?
D                               A         A
?  but there's no use com-plain-?  in'?             And


VERSE 2

A                A                         F#m
 for-? ty-two,?      has a way? of creep-in'?  up on you,?
F#m                      D
   and my chanc-? es left?  are?  get-tin' few,?
D                                A         A
   but there's still time re-main-? in'?

BRIDGE

E                             D                D                E
   And I've been wait-? in' for?  some-one?   who loves?  the way? I do?
A         D                           A
?            And girl I've got? my fing-?  ers crossed?  in
D                       E
 hopes? it might?  be you?


VERSE 3

A                A                               F#m
 Twen-? ty-one?      that's how ma-? ny dif-f'rent? jobs I've done?
F#m                       D              D                    A
   I re-mem-? ber quit-tin'?  ev-'ry one?      with no hes-i-tat-? in'?
A
        And

VERSE 4


A                   A                           F#m
 thir-? ty-three,?      that's how ma-? ny wo-men?  left?  on me?
F#m                       D               D
  I don't have? too good? a his-? to-ry,?      but I don't mind wait-?
A         A
?-in'?            'Cause it


D                        A               D                     A
 real-? ly does-? n't mat-? ter?   how ma-?   ny years you've seen?      'Cause

D                   E               A       A       F#m     F#m
 love? is al-? ways?  sev-?    en-teen?

BRIDGE


E                        D              D                  E
  I won-der if?  you'll be?   the one?  to end? this lone-some? heart,?
A       D                           A
?          'cause girl I've got? a lot?  to give?  and I'd?
D                    E
? sure like?  to start?      And it


D                        A               D           E
 real-? ly does-? n't mat-? ter?   how ma-?   ny years? you've seen,?

A           D                   E               A       A
?      'cause love? is al-? ways?  sev-?    en-teen?


F#m  F#m  D  E  A   A