Guitar chords with lyrics
Intro: Bm7/G* -G+G -
Gmaj7Gmaj7 -
Em/GEm/G - G* 2x Bm7/G
G+G
Gmaj7Gmaj7
Em/GEm/G G* I learned the truth at seven- teen Dsus2/A
A minorAm E/A
Am7Am7 That love was meant for beauty queens E*
D7/F#D7/F# and high school girls with clear skinned smiles Bm7/G
G+G
Gmaj7Gmaj7
Em/GEm/G G* who married young and then re- tired Bm7/G* -
G+G -
Gmaj7Gmaj7 -
Em/GEm/G - G* Bm7/G
G+G
Gmaj7Gmaj7
Em/GEm/G G* The valen- tines I never knew, Dsus2/A
A minorAm E/A
Am7Am7 the friday nights, cha- rades of youth E*
D7/F#D7/F# Were spent on one more beautiful Bm7/G
G+G
Gmaj7Gmaj7
Em/GEm/G G* At seven- teen I learned the truth Bm7/G* -
G+G -
Gmaj7Gmaj7 -
Em/GEm/G - G*
Bb majorBb And those of us with ravaged faces,
A minorAm
D7/F#D7/F# lacking in the social graces
G minorGm
C minorCm Desp'ratly re- mained at home
G minorGm
C minorCm in- venting lovers on the phone
Eb MajorEb
D MajorD
Bb6Bb6 -
Cm6Cm6 Who called and say: "come dance with me"
G minorGm
C minorCm and murmured vague ob- scenities,
Am7Am7 It isn't all it seems
D7/F#D7/F# at seventeen Bm7/G
G+G
Gmaj7Gmaj7
Em/GEm/G G*
A augmentedA brown eyed girl in hand-me- downs, Dsus2/A
A minorAm E/A
Am7Am7 whose name I never could pro- nounce E*
D7/F#D7/F# said "Pity, please, the ones who serve, Bm7/G
G+G
Gmaj7Gmaj7
Em/GEm/G G* they only get what they de- serve. Bm7/G* -
G+G -
Gmaj7Gmaj7 -
Em/GEm/G - G* Bm7/G
G+G
Gmaj7Gmaj7
Em/GEm/G G* The rich re- lationed home-town queen Dsus2/A
A minorAm E/A
Am7Am7 marries into what she needs
D7/F#D7/F# With a guarantee of company Bm7/G
G+G
Gmaj7Gmaj7
Em/GEm/G G* and haven for the elder- ly" Bm7/G* -
G+G -
Gmaj7Gmaj7 -
Em/GEm/G - G*
Bb majorBb Re- member those who win the game,
A minorAm
D7/F#D7/F# lose the love they sought to gain
G minorGm
C minorCm In debentures of quality
G minorGm
C minorCm and dubious in- tegrity
Eb MajorEb
D MajorD G* Their small town eyes will gape at you
G minorGm
C minorCm in dull surprise when payment due
Am7Am7 Ex- ceeds accounts received
D7/F#D7/F# at seventeen
Break: Bm7/G* -G+G -
Gmaj7Gmaj7 - EmG - G* Dsus2/A -
A minorAm - E/A -
Am7Am7 -
D7/F#D7/F# Bm7/G* -
G+G -
Gmaj7Gmaj7 - EmG - G*
Bb majorBb
A minorAm -
D7/F#D7/F# -
G minorGm -
C minorCm
G minorGm -
C minorCm
Eb MajorEb -
D MajorD - G*
G minorGm -
C minorCm e|-------7s5/-----7p5| |--2-3-/2-------/2-----/--2-3-2-3--2/
BB|-----1----/-7p5-7p5| |0-3-3-/3-3---3-/3-3---/3-3--------3/
G+G|-0---0-7s5/-7p5-7p5| |4-4-4-/4-4-4-4-/4-4-4-/4-4--------4/ 2x
D MajorD|--2--2----/-7p5----| |5-5-5-/5-5-5-5-/5-5-5-/5-5--------5/
A augmentedA|0--0-0----/5-------| |5-----/--------/------/------------/
E MajorE|----------/--------| |3-----/--------/------/------------/ Bm7/G
G+G
Gmaj7Gmaj7
Em/GEm/G G* To those of us who know the pain Dsus2/A
A minorAm E/A
Am7Am7 of valen- tines that never came,
D7/F#D7/F# and those whose name were never called Bm7/G
G+G
Gmaj7Gmaj7
Em/GEm/G G* when choosing sides at basket- ball Bm7/G* -
G+G -
Gmaj7Gmaj7 -
Em/GEm/G - G* Bm7/G
G+G
Gmaj7Gmaj7
Em/GEm/G G* It was long a- go and far a- way Dsus2/A
A minorAm E/A
Am7Am7 The world was younger than to- day
D7/F#D7/F# and dreams were all they gave for free Bm7/G
G+G
Gmaj7Gmaj7 Em/C G* to ugly duckling girls like me Bm7/G* -
G+G -
Gmaj7Gmaj7 -
Em/GEm/G - G*
Bb majorBb We all play the game and when we dare
A minorAm
D7/F#D7/F# to cheat ourselves at solitaire
G minorGm
C minorCm In- venting lovers on the phone,
G minorGm
C minorCm re- penting other lives unknown
Eb MajorEb
D MajorD G* that call and say "Come dance with me",
G minorGm
C minorCm and murmur vague ob- scenities
Am7Am7 at ugly girls like me,
D7/F#D7/F# at seventeen Bm7/G* -
G+G -
Gmaj7Gmaj7 -
Em/GEm/G - G* Bm7/G// Bm7/G* 32023x
G+G 3200xx
Gmaj7Gmaj7 3240xx
Em/GEm/G 3220xx G* 320xxx Bm7/G 3202xx Dsus2/A x0223x E/A x0210x
Am7Am7 x0201x E* 0xxxxx
D7/F#D7/F# 2x021x
G minorGm 35533x
C minorCm x35543
Eb MajorEb x65343
D MajorD x54232
Bb6Bb6 xxx333
Cm6Cm6 xxx545