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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: A
Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro:
A D A Amaj7
Verse 1:
A Amaj7 A
I do remember learning
A D A
It came and went real fast
F#m D
But I'm wasted now on confidence
A Amaj7 A D A
I'm busy, I'm hesitant to spend my precious time in class
Verse 2:
A Amaj A
I run a hamster wheel called Gamut
A D A
Wonder what my old friends think
F#m D A Amaj7
They're swimming in the koi pond at the mall and yelling through the glass
A D A
"You are an opportunist dick"
Refrain:
F#m A Amaj7
I'm alive and I'm on fire
A D A
I'll have a cider
D A Amaj7
I will speak for my generation
D A Amaj7
Famous by association
D A D A Amaj7 F#m
I'm 21, I'm 21
A D A Amaj7
Verse 3:
A Amaj7 A
I weigh a hundred and fucking something pounds
A D A
That makes me almost good
F#m D
It is nice to be a hero
A Amaj7 A D A
But it's better to be anything that anyone could want in a woman
Verse 4:
A Amaj7 A
My Sittoo's is watching me and laughing
A D A
Slumly, you're a grown-up now
F#m D
You don't have to be an ingenue
A Amaj7
And there is nothing wrong with you
A D A
As long as you make your family proud
Refrain:
F#m A Amaj7
You're alive and you're on fire
A D A
Why are you so tired
D A Amaj7 F#m
You're 21,
D A
you're 21
D A Amaj7 F#m D A Amaj7 F#m
Can you believe it huh, you're 21
Bridge:
D A Amaj7 D
Salt of the earth, vinegar, piss
D A Amaj7 D
Pillar to post insisting this
D A Amaj7
Man, I can be here and not of it
D A Amaj7 F#m
I'm 21
Other versions of this song
- 21 (Chords)
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025