Capo: 4 Tuning:

AT SEVENTEEN - Janis Ian Capo on 4th Intro: Bm7/G* - G - Gmaj7 - Em/G - G* 2x

I ^Bm7/G learned the ^G truth at ^Gmaj7 seven- ^Em/G teen ^G* That^Dsus2/A love was^Am meant for ^E/A beauty ^Am7 queens ^E* and ^D7/F# high school girls with clear skinned smiles who ^Bm7/G married ^G young and^Gmaj7 then re-^Em/G tired^G*

Bm7/G* - G - Gmaj7 - Em/G - G*

The ^Bm7/G valen- ^G tines I^Gmaj7 never ^Em/G knew, ^G* the^Dsus2/A friday^Am nights, cha-^E/A rades of ^Am7 youth ^E* Were^D7/F# spent on one more beautiful At ^Bm7/G seven- ^G teen I ^Gmaj7 learned the^Em/G truth ^G*

Bm7/G* - G - Gmaj7 - Em/G - G*

And ^Bb those of us with ravaged faces, ^Am lacking in the^D7/F# social graces ^Gm Desp'ratly re-^Cm mained at home in- ^Gm venting lovers on the ^Cm phone Who^Eb called and say: "come ^D dance with me" ^Bb6

^Cm6 and ^Gm murmured vague ob-^Cm scenities, It ^Am7 isn't all it seems at ^D7/F# seventeen

A ^Bm7/G brown eyed ^G girl in ^Gmaj7 hand-me-^Em/G downs, ^G* whose^Dsus2/A name I ^Am never ^E/A could pro-^Am7 nounce ^E* said ^D7/F# "Pity, please, the ones who serve, ^Bm7/G they only ^G get what^Gmaj7 they de-^Em/G serve. ^G*

Bm7/G* - G - Gmaj7 - Em/G - G*

The ^Bm7/G rich re-^G lationed ^Gmaj7 home-town ^Em/G queen ^G* ^Dsus2/A marries^Am into ^E/A what she ^Am7 needs With a ^D7/F# guarantee of company and ^Bm7/G haven ^G for the^Gmaj7 elder-^Em/G ly" ^G*

Bm7/G* - G - Gmaj7 - Em/G - G*

Re- ^Bb member those who win the game, ^Am lose the love they ^D7/F# sought to gain In^Gm debentures of ^Cm quality and^Gm dubious in-^Cm tegrity Their^Eb small town eyes will ^D gape at you ^G* in^Gm dull surprise when^Cm payment due Ex-^Am7 ceeds accounts received at^D7/F# seventeen

Break: Bm7/G* - G - Gmaj7 - EmG - G* Dsus2/A - Am - E/A - Am7 - D7/F# Bm7/G* - G - Gmaj7 - EmG - G* Bb Am - D7/F# - Gm - Cm Gm - Cm Eb - D - G* Gm - Cm e|-------7s5/-----7p5| |--2-3-/2-------/2-----/--2-3-2-3--2/ B|-----1----/-7p5-7p5| |0-3-3-/3-3---3-/3-3---/3-3--------3/ G|-0---0-7s5/-7p5-7p5| |4-4-4-/4-4-4-4-/4-4-4-/4-4--------4/ 2x D|--2--2----/-7p5----| |5-5-5-/5-5-5-5-/5-5-5-/5-5--------5/ A|0--0-0----/5-------| |5-----/--------/------/------------/ E|----------/--------| |3-----/--------/------/------------/

To^Bm7/G those of ^G us who ^Gmaj7 know the^Em/G pain ^G* of^Dsus2/A valen-^Am tines that ^E/A never ^Am7 came, and^D7/F# those whose name were never called when^Bm7/G choosing ^G sides at^Gmaj7 basket- ^Em/G ball ^G*

Bm7/G* - G - Gmaj7 - Em/G - G*

It was^Bm7/G long a-^G go and^Gmaj7 far a-^Em/G way ^G* The^Dsus2/A world was^Am younger ^E/A than to-^Am7 day and^D7/F# dreams were all they gave for free to^Bm7/G ugly ^G duckling ^Gmaj7 girls like^Em/C me ^G*

Bm7/G* - G - Gmaj7 - Em/G - G*

We all^Bb play the game and when we dare to^Am cheat ourselves a^D7/F#t solitaire In-^Gm venting lovers^Cm on the phone, re-^Gm penting other^Cm lives unknown that^Eb call and say "Come ^D dance with me", ^G* and^Gm murmur vague ob^Cm- scenities at ^Am7 ugly girls like me, at ^D7/F# seventeen

Bm7/G* - G - Gmaj7 - Em/G - G* Bm7/G// Bm7/G* 32023x G 3200xx Gmaj7 3240xx Em/G 3220xx G* 320xxx Bm7/G 3202xx Dsus2/A x0223x E/A x0210x Am7 x0201x E* 0xxxxx D7/F# 2x021x Gm 35533x Cm x35543 Eb x65343 D x54232 Bb6 xxx333 Cm6 xxx545

Janis Ian - At seventeen