Tone: [D]
Capo: 1
Fingerpicking/Strumming pattern:
Intro
[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]Sev[G]ent[G]een[G]
[D] He would [D]tell me I was [A]beautiful [A]
[G] Sneaking [G]in the neighb[G]neighbors' swimming pool [G]
[D] Yeah he [D]taught me how to [A]break the rules [A]
[G]Sev[G]ent[G]een[G]
But [E]hey, those [E]days are long [A]gone
A G (let this ring)
And when I hear this song
It takes me back
We were on top of the [D]world
Back when [D]I was your [A]girl
We were [A]living so [G]wild an[G]and free[G]free
Acting s[G]stupid for [D]fun
All we [D]needed was [A]love
That's the [A]way it's sup[G]supposed [G]to be[G]be
[G]Seventeen
[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]Sev[G]ent[G]een[G]
[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]Sev[G]ent[G]een[G]
But [E]hey, those [E]days are long [A]gone
And [A]when I hear this [G]song
It [G]takes me back[G]back
We were on [G]top of the [D]world
Back when [D]I was your [A]girl
We were [A]living so [G]wild an[G]and free[G]free
Acting s[G]stupid for [D]fun
All we [D]needed was [A]love
That's the [A]way it's sup[G]supposed [G]to be[G]be
We were [G]running red [D]lights
We were [D]going all [A]night
Didn't [A]care about [G]any[G]anythi[G]thing
Cause we were [G]living our [D]dream
We were [D]living like a [A]dream
And [A]we were [G]sev[G]ent[G]een[G]
[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 rem[D]remember what it [A]felt like [A]
[G] Just a s[G]small town [G]kind of life [G]
[D] If only [D]I could just go [A]back in time [A]
G (let it ring)
Seventeen
We were on top of the [D]world
Back when [D]I was your [A]girl
We were [A]living so [G]wild an[G]and free[G]free
Acting s[G]stupid for [D]fun
All we [D]needed was [A]love
That's the [A]way it's sup[G]supposed [G]to be[G]be
We were [G]running red [D]lights
We were [D]going all [A]night
Didn't [A]care about [G]any[G]anythi[G]thing
Cause we were [G]living our [D]dream
We were [D]living like a [A]dream
And [A]we were [G]sev[G]ent[G]een[G]
[D] [D] [A] [A]
[G]Sev[G]ent[G]een[G]
[G]Sev[G]ent[G]een[G]
[G]Sev[G]ent[G]een[G]
[D](let it ring)
