Alessia Cara – Seventeen Chords

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Bm   

Verse IMy Adaddy says that life comes at you fast
We all like blades of grass
We Dcome to prime and in time we just wither away
And it all F#mchanges
My view with a looking glass won’t catch the past
Only Dphotographs remind us of the passing of Edays
Oh Anothing stays the same from yesteryears
See I recall being aDfraid of the dark
And holding on to teddy bears
I’d F#mwrap myself in blankets just to cover me from fears
That was Dthen and now I’m here
And the Enight is mineChorusSo hear me sAcream
I was too young to understand what it Dmeans
I couldn’t wait til I could be sevenF#mteen
I thought he lied when he said take my time to Ddream
Now I wish I could freeze the time at sevenAteen
I’m SevenDteen
SevenF#mteen
SevenDteen
Now I wish I could freeze the time at sevenAteen

Verse IIMy Amother said don’t forget where you come from, where you’ve been
DAlways keep your closest friends they can't slip away
They keep you F#mgrounded
Oh keep yourself surrounded with good advice
And Dyeah I guess that sounded nice when I was ten
Oh but Anever were there truer words
And I’ll my days I’ve ever heard
And Dwhen she told me little girl the answer is love
So those are F#mwords that I keep with me
Though the seasons change so quickly
Keep them Dburied in my heart
And never foughtChorusSo hear me sAcream
I was too young to understand what it Dmeans
I couldn’t wait til I could be sevenF#mteen
I thought he lied when he said take my time to Dbreathe
Now I wish I could freeze the time at sevenAteen
I’m SevenDteen
SevenF#mteen
SevenDteen
Now I wish I could freeze the time at sevenAteen BridgeAI been goin on, I been growin Dup
I’m a know it all, I don’t know eF#mnough
See I was racing and waiting for the day that I would be old eBmnough
Guess I’ll be patient and pace myself gotta prepare for when goings AroughChorusSo hear me sAcream
I was too young to understand what it Dmeans
I couldn’t wait til I could be sevenF#mteen
I thought he lied when he said take my time to Dbreathe
Now I wish I could freeze the time at sevenAteen
I’m SevenDteen
SevenF#mteen
SevenDteen
Now I wish I could freeze the time at sevenAteen