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[Intro] Am7 Em
        Am7 Em
        Am7 Em
        Am7 Am7

        Am7       Em                 Am7       Em
See, as people we try to please one another
               Am7       Em                       Am7     Em
In order to be equal, we lie so we don't have to suffer
        Am7                      Em            Am7    Em
But i'm tired of hiding for the benefit of my peers
          Am7
What's so wrong with shining?
Em                      Am7   Em
Why've you got so much fear?

         C
I got my skin all out
         D9/B              Am7
I don't care, i'm proud to be me, yeah
       C
I was scared to stand out
         D9/B                Am7
Now i'm wearing my hair down


And i feel so free
                    Am7      Em  D9/F#
Oh it's good to be seventeen

Well i feel so free
                         Am7      Em  D9/F#
Oh it's good to be seventeen

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Seventeen

        Am7          Em       Am7              Em
See, as teenagers we think we have to blend it
                       Am7         Em
But if you want to be greater than this, there's no use in
Am7       Em
Pretending
        Am7                             Em                   Am7 Em
Cause i tried to change myself for the benefit of my friends
                       Am7
Well now it's time to wave goodbye cause
Em                            Am7
My used-to-be's are at an end

 C
I got my skin all out
         D9/B              Am7
I don't care, i'm proud to be me, yeah
       C
I was scared to stand out
         D9/B                Am7
Now i'm wearing my hair down


And i feel so free
                    Am7      Em  D9/F#
Oh it's good to be seventeen

Well i feel so free
                    Am7      Em  D9/F#
Oh it's good to be seventeen

seventeen

  C                      Em
I will be myself cause i like who i'm becoming
           C                         Em
If you're ready come with me, these boots are made for running
      C                      Em
But, i'm sick of running in circles around ya
 Am7
This ain't about ya, this ain't about ya

 C
I got my skin all out
         D9/B              Am7
I don't care, i'm proud to be me, yeah
       C
I was scared to stand out
         D9/B                Am7
Now i'm wearing my hair down

And i feel so free
                    Am7      Em  D9/F#
Oh it's good to be seventeen

Seventeen
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Seventeen

Seventeen
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Seventeen

Seventeen