Seventeen

Am F Dm G used to be a major scale Am F Dm G but the melody went stale Am F Dm G musical cacophony let Am F Dm G eensy weensy spider free you’re a rich little boy who’s had to work for his toys you’ve got all the sensibilities of an upper class guy Am C F G no i’m not your little slave Am C F G no i don’t twist and turn that way Am C F G only got bad things to say Am C G F you’re always asking what is up , up with me Am C F could never tell you what happened G C G Am the day i turned seventeen C G Am the rise of a king and the fall of a queen C G F C G Am seventeen , seventeen ( same chords as Verse 1 ) oh , you are embarrassed of me cos i use my tongue freely bet you wish i couldn’t speak cos when i do , you know i tell you why you’re being weak you want a hassle free life go get your upper class wife oh , she’s got all the personality of a lemon that has been truly sucked dry you teach me how to behave i felt you question the way i was brought up as a baby well you don’t know fxxk about my family could never tell you what happened the day i turned seventeen the rise of a king and the fall of a queen seventeen , seventeen C G Am never fell down like a princess C G Am i used to kid myself in this stress C G F that it was just how things C G Am were meant to be C G Am C G Am oh , seventeen , seventeen . ( original last Verse ) never fell down like a princess but at least i picked myself up like a queen