Verse 1:
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I got these beliefs that I think you wanna break
E                     Gbm                         A
Got something here to lose that I think you wanna take from me
E                 Gbm                  A
You say that I'm asleep but I wanna be awake
E                     Gbm                        A
Got something here to lose that I know you wanna take
 
Pre-Chorus:
            E                     Gbm
And he said age is just a number, just like any other
A
We can do whatever, do whatever you want
E
Boy becomes a man now
      Gbm
Can't tell a man to slow down
A
He'€™ll just do whatever, do whatever he wants
 
Chorus:
E                      Gbm
I went out looking for love when I was seventeen
A
Maybe a little too young, but it was real to me
E                             Gbm
And in the heat of the night, saw things I'd never seen
A                            E
Oh oh oh oh oh oh, seventeen
 
Verse 2:
                Gbm                            A
You should know I'm green but I'll find my way around
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Heard the whispers, now let's see what all the talk's about
E                 Gbm                      A
I'm taking in the sights and measuring the sounds
E                   Gbm                        A
Heard the whispers, now let's see what all the talk's about
 
Pre-Chorus:
            E                     Gbm
And he said age is just a number, just like any other
A
We can do whatever, do whatever you want
E
Boy becomes a man now
      Gbm
Can't tell a man to slow down
A
He'€™ll just do whatever, do whatever he wants
 
Chorus:
E                      Gbm
I went out looking for love when I was seventeen
A
Maybe a little too young, but it was real to me
E                             Gbm
And in the heat of the night, saw things I'd never seen
A                            E
Oh oh oh oh oh oh, seventeen
 
Bridge:
E        Gbm
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
A
Seventeen, seventeen, seventeen
E        Gbm
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
A
Seventeen, seventeen, seventeen
 
Chorus:
E                      Gbm
I went out looking for love when I was seventeen
A
Maybe a little too young, but it was real to me
E                             Gbm
And in the heat of the night, saw things I'd never seen
A                            E
Oh oh oh oh oh oh, seventeen
                       Gbm
I went out looking for love when I was seventeen
A
Maybe a little too young, but it was real to me
E                             Gbm
And in the heat of the night, saw things I'd never seen
A                            E
Oh oh oh oh oh oh, seventeen
 
Outro:
E        Gbm
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
A
Seventeen, seventeen, seventeen
E        Gbm
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
A
Seventeen, seventeen, seventeen
 
Outro: E Gbm A