They tell you while you’re ^Cyoung Girls, go out and have your ^Amfun Then they hunt and slay the ^Emones Who a^Fctually do ^Git Criticize the way you ^Cfly When you’re soaring through the ^Amsky Shoot you down and then they ^Emsigh And say, “She ^Flooks like she’s been ^Gthrough it”

Lord what will become of m^Fe Once I’ve lost my n^Govelty

^F I’ve had^G too much to d^Crink tonight And I ^G/Bknow it’s sad but ^Amthis is what I think about And I^F wake up^G in the middle of the nigh^Ct It’s like^G/B I can ^Amfeel time moving ^F How can a person know e^Gverything at 18 But ^Cnothing^G/B at ^Am22? And will you ^Fstill want me ^G*When I’m nothing new?

^C How long will it be cute All this crying in my ^Amroom When you can’t blame it on my ^Emyouth And roll your ^Feyes with affe^Gction And my cheeks are growing ^Ctired From turning red and faking ^Amsmiles Are we only biding ^Emtime till I ^Flose your atten^Gtion?

And someone else lights up the roo^Fm People love an i^Gngénue

^F I’ve had^G too much to d^Crink tonight How d^G/Bid I go from growin^Amg up to breaking down? And I^F wake up^G in the middle of the nigh^Ct It’s like^G/B I can ^Amfeel time moving ^F How can a person know e^Gverything at 18 But ^Cnothing^G/B at ^Am22? And will you ^Fstill want me ^G*When I’m nothing new?

I ^Fknow someday I’m gonna meet her It’s a f^Gever dream ^FThe kind of radiance you only have at ^Gseventeen ^FShe’ll know the way and then she’ll say she got the ^Gmap from me ^FI’ll say I’m happy for her then I’ll cry myse^Glf to sleep^C

Oo^Amoh O^Emooh Ooo^Fh O^Cooh ^AmOooh ^EmOooh O^Fooh

I’ve had^G* too much to d^C*rink tonight But I ^G*wonder if they’ll ^Am*miss me once they drive me out^F* I wake up (wake up)^G* in the middle of the ^C*night And I can ^G*feel time ^Am*moving ^F How can a person know e^Gverything at 18 But ^Cnothing^G/B at ^Am22? And will you ^Fstill want me ^G Will you ^Cstill want me ^Am Will you s^Ftill want me ^G* When I’m nothing new?