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[Intro]
| Cmaj7 Am7 | Fadd#11 - | Cmaj7 Am7 |
[Verse 1]
Fadd#11 C Am7
When am I gonna stop being wise beyond my years and
F
just start being wise?
C Am7 F
When am I gonna stop being a pretty young thing to guys?
C Am7 F
When am I gonna stop being great for my age and just start
being good?
C Am7 F
When will it stop being cool to be quietly misunderstood?
[Chorus]
Em E
I'll blow out the candles,
F C
happy birthday to me
Em7 E7
Got your whole life ahead of you,
F C
you're only nineteen
Dm Fm
But I fear that they already got all the best parts of me
Dm Fm6 Fm
And I'm sorry that I couldn't always be your teenage dream
[Verse 2]
C Am7
And when does wide-eyed affection and all good intentions
F
start to not be enough?
C Am7 F
When will everyone have every reason to call all my bluffs?
C Am7 F
And when are all my excuses of learning my lessons gonna
start to feel sad?
C Am7 F
Will I spend all the rest of my years wishing I could go
back?
[Chorus]
Em7 E7
I'll blow out the candles,
F C
happy birthday to me
Em7 E7
Got your whole life ahead of you,
F C
you're only nineteen
Dm Fm
But I fear that they already got all the best parts of me
Dm Fm6 Fm
And I'm sorry that I couldn't always be your teenage dream
[Bridge 1]
C Em
They all say that it gets better
F Fm
It gets better the more you grow
C Em
Yeah, they all say that it gets better
F Fm
It gets better, but what if I don't?
C Em
Oh, they all say that it gets better
F Fm
It gets better the more you grow
C Em
Yeah, they all say that it gets better
F Fm
It gets better, but what if I don't?
[Bridge 2]
C Em
Oh, they all say that it gets better
F Fm
It gets better the more you grow
C Em
Yeah, they all say that it gets better
F Fm
It gets better, but what if I don't?
C Em
Oh, they all say that it gets better
F Fm
It gets better the more you grow
C Em
Yeah, they all say that it gets better
F Fm
It gets better, but what if I don't?
[Outro]
C Em F Fm C Em F Fm
Is this recording?
Of course it is
[Intro]
| Cmaj7 Am7 | Fadd#11 - | Cmaj7 Am7 |
[Verse 1]
| Fadd#11 - |
| C Am7 | F - | C Am7 | F - |
| C Am7 | F - | C Am7 | F - |
When am I gonna stop being wise beyond my years and
just start being wise?
When am I gonna stop being a pretty young thing to guys?
When am I gonna stop being great for my age and just start
being good?
When will it stop being cool to be quietly misunderstood?
[Chorus]
| Em E | F C | Em7 E7 | F C |
| Dm - | Fm - | Dm - | Fm6 Fm |
| -
I'll blow out the candles,
happy birthday to me
Got your whole life ahead of you,
you're only nineteen
But I fear that they already got all the best parts of me
And I'm sorry that I couldn't always be your teenage dream
[Verse 2]
C | Am7 F | - C | Am7 F |
| - C | Am7 F | - C | Am7 F |
| -
And when does wide-eyed affection and all good intentions
start to not be enough?
When will everyone have every reason to call all my bluffs?
And when are all my excuses of learning my lessons gonna
start to feel sad?
Will I spend all the rest of my years wishing I could go
back?
[Chorus]
Em7 | E7 F | C Em7 | E7 F |
| C Dm | - Fm | - Dm | - Fm6 |
| Fm
I'll blow out the candles,
happy birthday to me
Got your whole life ahead of you,
you're only nineteen
But I fear that they already got all the best parts of me
And I'm sorry that I couldn't always be your teenage dream
[Bridge 1]
C | Em F | Fm C | Em F |
| Fm C | Em F | Fm C | Em F |
| Fm
They all say that it gets better
It gets better the more you grow
Yeah, they all say that it gets better
It gets better, but what if I don't?
Oh, they all say that it gets better
It gets better the more you grow
Yeah, they all say that it gets better
It gets better, but what if I don't?
[Bridge 2]
C | Em F | Fm C | Em F |
| Fm C | Em F | Fm C | Em F |
| Fm
Oh, they all say that it gets better
It gets better the more you grow
Yeah, they all say that it gets better
It gets better, but what if I don't?
Oh, they all say that it gets better
It gets better the more you grow
Yeah, they all say that it gets better
It gets better, but what if I don't?
[Outro]
C | Em F | Fm C | Em F |
| Fm - |
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