Seventeen Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][G][Am][C][Dm][C][G][Am][Dm][Am][G][Am][Dm]
[G][C][Dm][Dsus4][G]

[Verse 1]
Just a [Am]girl, [G]with a dre[Am]am
Had it all, only seventeen
Went to school,
[G]then to [Am]church
[G]Understood, felt no [Am]need to search
She left home, just because
Her boyfriend, say how fly she was
She made [G]love, night and day
[Am]Had his baby,
now he's gone away

[Verse 2]
[Am]Seventeen, [C]oh [Dm]girl[C]
[G]Sev[Am]enteen, yea[C]h yea[Dm]h yea[G]h
Sev[Am]enteen, [C]made [G]her stronger
Sev[C]en [Am]teen[C][Dm]
[G]Sold her soul,

[Verse 3]
[Am]to the streets
[G]So [Am]her child,
has some food to [G]eat
[Am]Running home, [G]she won't go
[Am]Cause everyone said, girl I told you so
Sex and [Dm]drugs,

[Verse 4]
[Am]oh
[C]There's mor[G]e to a lif[C]e
[Am]Friends gonna [Dm]push [Am]you, oh oh
[C]But do [G]what is [C]right
[Am]You can [Dm]walk[Am]
[C]And sti[G]ll hav[C]e fun
[Am]Educate your state of [Dm]mind[Am]
While you're young
[Em]Sev [Am]entee[C]n

[Verse 5]
On her own [G]girl
Seven[Am]teen, [C]made her [Dm]stronger[G]
Seven[Am]teen, [C]yeah [Dm]yeah[G] yeah
[Am]Seven[C]teen[Dm]
[G]Seventee[Am]n,
[C]sold [Dm]her soul to the street[G]s
[C]Seventeen, [Am]so her chil[Dm]d could
[C]have some [Am]food to eat
Seventeen, [C]just [Dm]a girl with a dream
[G]Seventee[C]n, had[Am] it all,
[C]onl[Dm]y seventee[G]n[Am]
[G][Am]

[Verse 6]
Sex and [Dm]drugs, sex and drug[Am]s
There's [G]more to [C]a life
[Am]Friends gonna [Dm]push you,
friends gonna push you
[Am]But do w[G]hat is r[C]ight
[Am]You can [Dm]walk, you can [Am]walk
[G]And still [C]have fun
[Am]Educate your state of mind,
[D]educate your [Dm]state [Am]of mind
While [E]you're [Am]young
[Am]Seventeen

[Interlude 1]
[Am][C][Dm][G][Dm][Am][C][Dm][G][Am][C][Dm][G][C][Am][C][Dm][G]
[Am][Dm][G][Dm][Am][C][Dm][G][Dm][C][Dm][G][C][Am][C][Dm]
[Am]
Sold [Dm]her soul [C]to the street

[Verse 7]
[G]s[Am]
So [C]her [Dm]child could have
some [G]food [Am]to eat
[Dm]Just a girl [C]with [G]a d[C]ream
[Am]Had it a[C]ll, [Dm]only s[G]ev[Am]enteen[C][Dm]
[G]Yeah yeah [Am]baby
[Dm][G][Am]

[Verse 8]
[C]
On her [Dm]own g[G]irl[C][Am]
[C]She's [Dm]only [G]seven[Am]teen
[C]Oh yea[Dm]h[G]
[Am]The [Dm]girl is only
[Am]seve[Dm]nteen now