At Seventeen Janis Ian

At Seventeen

Janis Ian

Brandon Parker

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0:00 4:27
Afinación Estándar (E A D G B E)
Compás 4/4
Tonalidad: C
Cejilla:
Traste 5
Rasgueo 1

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Letra

[Verse 1]
         Gadd9
I learned     the truth at seventeen
         Am7
That love   was meant for beauty queens
Amadd11/D                                              Gadd9
         And high school girls with clearskinned smiles
Who married young and then retired
       Gadd9
The valentines I never knew
       Am7
The Friday night charades of youth
Amadd11/D                                Gadd9
         Were spent on one more beautiful
At seventeen I learned the truth

[Chorus]
         Gm/Bb
And those     of us with ravaged faces
Am7                 Amadd11/D
   Lacking in the social graces
Gm/Bb               Cm/G
Desperately remained    at home
  Gm/Bb            Cm/G
Inventing lovers on    the phone
    Bbsus4
Who called to say,
           Amadd11/D
"Come dance         with me"
Gm/Bb                  Cm/G
     And murmured vague    obscenities
Am7
   It isn't all it seems
   Amadd11/D
At seventeen

[Verse 2]
       Gadd9
A browneyed girl in handmedowns
Am7
   Whose name I never could pronounce
Amadd11/D
         Said, "Pity, please,
the ones who serve
Gadd9
     They only get what they deserve"
            Gadd9
And the rich     relationed hometown queen
Am7
Marries into what she needs
           Amadd11/D
With a guarantee of company
    Gadd9
And haven for the elderly

[Chorus]
     Gm/Bb
Remember those who win the game
Am7                      Amadd11/D
Lose the love they sought         to gain
   Gm/Bb             Cm/G
In debentures of quality
    Gm/Bb        Cm/G
And dubious integrity
      Bbsus4               Amadd11/D
Their small town eyes will gape     at you
       Gm/Bb        Cm/G
In dull     surprise    when payment due
Am7
   Exceeds accounts received
   Amadd11/D
At seventeen

[Solo]
| Gadd9     | -         | Am7       | -         |
| Amadd11/D | -         | Gadd9     | -         |
| Gm/Bb     | -         | Am7       | Amadd11/D |
| Gm/Bb     | Cm/G      | Gm/Bb     | Cm/G      |
| Bbsus4    | Amadd11/D | Gm/Bb     | Cm/G      |
| Am7       | -         | Amadd11/D | -         |
| Gadd9     | -         | -         | -         |

[Verse 3]
        Gadd9
To those     of us who knew the pain
   Am7
Of valentines that never came
Amadd11/D
         And those whose names were never called
Gadd9
     When choosing sides for basketball
           Gadd9
It was long     ago and far away
Am7
   The world was younger than today
Amadd11/D
         When dreams were all they gave for free
Gadd9
     To ugly duckling girls like me

[Chorus]
       Gm/Bb
We all play the game and when we dare
   Am7                   Amadd11/D
To cheat ourselves at solitaire
  Gm/Bb            Cm/G
Inventing lovers on    the phone
  Gm/Bb              Cm/G
Repenting other lives    unknown
     Bbsus4
They call  and say,
           Amadd11/D
"Come dance         with me"
Gm/Bb                Cm/G
     And murmur vague    obscenities
Am7
   At ugly girls like me
   Amadd11/D
At seventeen

[Outro]
| Gadd9 |

Compases

[Verse 1]
| Gadd9     | - | Am7       | - |
| Amadd11/D | - | Gadd9     | - |
| -         | - | Gadd9     | - |
| Am7       | - | Amadd11/D | - |
| Gadd9     | - | -         | - |

I learned     the truth at seventeen
That love   was meant for beauty queens
And high school girls with clearskinned smiles
Who married young and then retired
The valentines I never knew
The Friday night charades of youth
Were spent on one more beautiful
At seventeen I learned the truth

[Chorus]
| Gm/Bb  | -         | Am7       | Amadd11/D |
| Gm/Bb  | Cm/G      | Gm/Bb     | Cm/G      |
| Bbsus4 | Amadd11/D | Gm/Bb     | Cm/G      |
| Am7    | -         | Amadd11/D | -         |

And those     of us with ravaged faces
Lacking in the social graces
Desperately remained    at home
Inventing lovers on    the phone
Who called to say,
"Come dance         with me"
And murmured vague    obscenities
It isn't all it seems
At seventeen

[Verse 2]
| Gadd9     | - | Am7       | - |
| Amadd11/D | - | Gadd9     | - |
| -         | - | Gadd9     | - |
| Am7       | - | Amadd11/D | - |
| Gadd9     | - | -         | - |

A browneyed girl in handmedowns
Whose name I never could pronounce
Said, "Pity, please,
the ones who serve
They only get what they deserve"
And the rich     relationed hometown queen
Marries into what she needs
With a guarantee of company
And haven for the elderly

[Chorus]
| Gm/Bb  | -         | Am7       | Amadd11/D |
| Gm/Bb  | Cm/G      | Gm/Bb     | Cm/G      |
| Bbsus4 | Amadd11/D | Gm/Bb     | Cm/G      |
| Am7    | -         | Amadd11/D | -         |

Remember those who win the game
Lose the love they sought         to gain
In debentures of quality
And dubious integrity
Their small town eyes will gape     at you
In dull     surprise    when payment due
Exceeds accounts received
At seventeen

[Solo]
| Gadd9     | -         | Am7       | -         |
| Amadd11/D | -         | Gadd9     | -         |
| Gm/Bb     | -         | Am7       | Amadd11/D |
| Gm/Bb     | Cm/G      | Gm/Bb     | Cm/G      |
| Bbsus4    | Amadd11/D | Gm/Bb     | Cm/G      |
| Am7       | -         | Amadd11/D | -         |
| Gadd9     | -         | -         | -         |

[Verse 3]
| Gadd9     | - | Am7       | - |
| Amadd11/D | - | Gadd9     | - |
| -         | - | Gadd9     | - |
| Am7       | - | Amadd11/D | - |
| Gadd9     | - | -         | - |

To those     of us who knew the pain
Of valentines that never came
And those whose names were never called
When choosing sides for basketball
It was long     ago and far away
The world was younger than today
When dreams were all they gave for free
To ugly duckling girls like me

[Chorus]
| Gm/Bb  | -         | Am7       | Amadd11/D |
| Gm/Bb  | Cm/G      | Gm/Bb     | Cm/G      |
| Bbsus4 | Amadd11/D | Gm/Bb     | Cm/G      |
| Am7    | -         | Amadd11/D | -         |

We all play the game and when we dare
To cheat ourselves at solitaire
Inventing lovers on    the phone
Repenting other lives    unknown
They call  and say,
"Come dance         with me"
And murmur vague    obscenities
At ugly girls like me
At seventeen

[Outro]
| Gadd9 |

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