They tell you while you’re y^Coung “Girls, go out and have your ^Amfun” Then they hunt and slay the ^Emones who  ^Factually ^Gdo it Criticize the way you ^Cfly When you’re soaring through the s^Amky Shoot you down and then they ^Emsigh And say, “she ^Flooks like she’s been ^Gthrough it”

Lord, what will become of ^Fme Once I’ve lost my no^Gvelty?

^FI’ve had t^Goo much to ^Cdrink tonight And I know it’s sad but ^C7this is what I think about ^FAnd I wake up ^Gin the middle of the ^Cnight It’s like I can ^Amfeel time moving ^FHow can a person know ^Geverything at eighteen But ^Cnothing at ^Em22?^{Am F}And will you still want me ^Gwhen I’m nothing new?

How long will it be ^Ccute all this crying in my ^Amroom? When you can’t blame it on my ^Emyouth And roll your ^Feyes with ^Gaffection And my cheeks are growing ^Ctired From turning red and faking ^Amsmiles Are we only biding ^Emtime till I ^Flose your ^Gattention?

And someone else lights up the ^Froom people love an ^Gingénue

^FI’ve had ^Gtoo much to ^Cdrink tonight How did I go from ^C7growing up to breaking down? And ^FI wake up ^Gin the middle of the ^Cnight It’s like I can ^Amfeel time moving ^FHow can a person ^Gknow everything at eighteen But ^Cnothing at ^Em22?^Am And will you ^Fstill want me when ^GI’m nothing new?

^FI know someday I’m gonna meet her It’s a ^Gfever ^Fdream The kind of ^Fradiance you only have at ^Gseven^Fteen She’ll know the ^Fway and then she’ll ^Fsay she got the ^Gmap from ^Fme I’ll say I am ^Fhappy for her ^Amthen I’ll cry mys^Gelf to s^Cleep Ooh ^Cmwoah, ooh woah, ooh, ooh

^FI’ve had (^FI’ve^G had) too much to ^Cdrink tonight But I wonder if they’ll ^C7miss me once they drive me out I ^Fwake up (^Fwake ^Gup) in the middle of the ^Cnight And I can ^Amfeel time moving ^FHow can a person know ^Geverything at eighteen But ^Cnothing at ^Em22?^{Am F}And will you still want m^Ge, will you ^Cstill want me^Am Will you ^Fstill want me ^Gwhen I am nothing new?^C