Intro: Em7 Bm x3 Em7 Verse 1: Em7 Bm Em7 Bm See, as people we try to please one another Em7 Bm Em7 Bm In order to be equal, we lie so we don't have to suffer Em7 Bm Em7 Bm But I'm tired of hiding for the benefit of my peers
Em7 What's so wrong with shining? Bm Em7 Why've you got so much fear? Bm Pre-Chorus: G I got my skin all out F#m Em7 I don't care, I'm proud to be me Yeah G I was scared to stand out F#m Now I'm wearing my hair down Chorus: Em7 And I feel so free Bm Oh it's good to be seventeen C#m Well I feel so free Em7 Bm Oh it's good to be seventeen C#m Seventeen Verse 2: Em7 Bm Em7 Bm See, as teenagers we think we have to blend in Em7 Bm Em7 Bm But if you want to be greater than this, there's no use in pretending Em7 Bm Em7 Bm Cause I tried to change myself for the benefit of my friends Em7 Well now it's time to wave goodbye cause Bm Em7 My used-to-be's are at an end Bm Pre-Chorus: G I got my skin all out F#m Em7 I don't care, Iâ??m proud to be me Yeah G I was scared to stand out F#m Now I'm wearing my hair down Chorus: Em7 And I feel so free Bm Oh it's good to be seventeen C#m Well I feel so free Em7 Bm Oh it's good to be seventeen C#m Seventeen Post-Chorus: Em7 Bm I will be myself cause I like who I'm becoming Em7 Bm If you're ready come with me, these boots are made for running Em7 Bm But, I'm sick of running in circles around ya Em7 This ain't about ya, this ain't about ya Pre-Chorus: G I got my skin all out F#m Em7 I don't care, I'm proud to be me Yeah G I was scared to stand out F#m Now I'm wearing my hair down Chorus: Em7 And I feel so free Bm Oh it's good to be seventeen C#m Seventeen Em7 Bm Seventeen C#m Seventeen Post-Chorus: Em7 Bm I will be myself cause I like who I'm becoming C#m If you're ready come with me, these boots are made for running Em7 Bm But, I'm sick of running in circles around ya C#m This ain't about ya, this ain't about ya