Avril Lavigne - 17 Chords
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[Opening]
[D] [D] [A] [A] [G] [G] [G] [G] [D] [D] [A] [A] [G] [G] [G] [G]
[D]He was [D]working at the [A]record shop [A]
[G]I would [G]kiss him in the [G]parking lot [G]
[D]Tasting like [D]cigarettes and [A]soda pop, [A] [G]seventeen
[verse 2]
[D]He would [D]tell me I was [A]beautiful [A]
[G]Sneaking [G]in the [G]neighbors’ swimming pool [G]
[D]Yeah he [D]taught me how to [A]break the rules [A] [G]seventeen
[chorus]
But [E]hey, those [E]days are long [A]gone
[G]And when I hear this song, it takes me back
[chorus]
We were on top of the [D]world, back when [D]I was your [A]girl
We were [A]living so [G]wild and free, acting [G]stupid for [D]fun
All we [D]needed was [A]love, that’s the [A]way it’s [G]supposed to be, [G]seventeen
[verse 3]
[D]Stealing [D]beers out of the [A]trailer park [A]
[G]Flicking [G]lighters just to [G]fight the dark [G]
[D]Favorite [D]place was sitting [A]in his car [A] [G]seventeen
[verse 4]
[D]Lay a [D]blanket on the [A]roof top [A]
[G]That time I [G]knew I wanted [G]me to stop [G]
[D]It was so [D]cold but we [A]kept him hot [A] [G]seventeen
[chorus]
But [E]hey, those [E]days are long [A]gone
And [A]when I hear this [G]song, it [G]takes me [G]back
[chorus]
We were on [G]top of the [D]world, back when [D]I was your [A]girl
We were [A]living so [G]wild [G]and [G]free, acting [G]stupid for [D]fun
All we [D]needed was [A]love, that’s the [A]way it’s [G]supposed [G]to [G]be
[verse 5]
We were [G]running red [D]lights, we were [D]going all [A]night
Didn’t [A]care about [G] [G]any[G]thing, ’cause we were [G]living our [D]dream
We were [D]living like a [A]dream, and [A]we were [G]seventeen
[verse 6]
[E]Oh [E]oh oh [A]oh [A]oh oh, [G]oh [G]oh [G]oh [G]
[E]Oh [E]oh oh [A]oh [A]oh oh, [G]oh [G]oh [G] [G]
[D]I [D]remember what it [A]felt like, [G]just a small town kind of life
[D]If only [D]I could just go [A]back in time [A] [G]seventeen
[chorus]
We were on top of the [D]world, back when [D]I was your [A]girl
We were [A]living so [G]wild [G]and [G]free, acting [G]stupid for [D]fun
All we [D]needed was [A]love, that’s the [A]way it’s [G]supposed [G]to [G]be
[verse 7]
We were [G]running red [D]lights, we were [D]going all [A]night
Didn’t [A]care about [G]anything, ’cause we were [G]living our [D]dream
We were [D]living like a [A]dream, and we were[G]Seventeen
[Closing]
[D] [D] [A] [A]
[G]Seventeen, [G]seventeen, [G]seventeen [D]