Edge of Seventeen (2019 Remaster) Chords
Tempo:
110.75 bpm
Chords used:
C
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E
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em]
Just like the [C] wind, sings [D] a song, sounds like she's singing.
[Em] Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Just like [Cm] the wind, [Dm] sings a song, sounds like she's singing.
[Dbm] Ooh, [E] baby, ooh, say ooh.
[C] And the day goes by [D] like a train in the wind, [E] in the wind.
Daddy's home, I begin again.
[C] Said to my friend, [D] nothing [E] else mattered.
[C] He was no [D] more.
[E] And hey, baby, well, [C] he can seem [D] brokenhearted.
[Em]
[Am] The moment [D] that I first laid
[E] eyes on him,
all [C] alone on the edge [D] of
[Em] seventy.
Just like [C] the wind, sings a [D] song, sounds like she's singing.
[Em] Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh.
Just [C] like the wind, [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing.
[Em] Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh.
[C] And I went today, [D] maybe I will go again [E] tomorrow.
[Em] Yeah, yeah, [C] the music there, [D] well, it was hauntingly [E] familiar.
[C] Well, I see you too, and [D] both we [E] were there.
Words on a forehead are they, voice on a forehead [C] are they, melody.
[D] Nothing [E] else mattered.
Just like [C] the wind, sings [D] a song, sounds like she's singing.
[Em] Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh.
Just like [C] the wind, [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing.
[E] Ooh, baby, ooh, [Em] say ooh.
But [E]
[C] the [E] sea [C] changes color, but the [D] sea [C] does not change.
[D] [C]
[Em] So with a slow graceful flow [E] of age,
I [C] went forth with an angel desire to be on the edge of seventy.
[E]
[C] Just [Dm]
[E] like the [C] wind, sings [Dm] a song, sounds like she's singing.
[E]
Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh.
Just like the [C] wind, [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing.
[Em]
Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh.
[C] Well, then suddenly, [D] there was no one left standing [E] in the hall.
[Em] And we [C] didn't go to T.L. [D].S., no [Ab] one really ever heard a [E] call at all. I [Em] [Bm] [C] [D] went down the hall, [Em] and [E] I couldn't find a name on the floor. Just to hear the call of [C] a nightingale. [D] [Ab] Singing, [E] don't run away, come [Em] away. Just like the [C] wind, [Am] [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing. [E] Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh. [Em] Just like [C] the wind, [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing. [Em] Ooh, baby, ooh, say [E] ooh. But I hear you, I [Em]
[E] [Em]
[E] hear you, it's too many, oh, who [C] hears you? [D] [E] My love, I'm a few [C] years older than you. [D] I'm a few [Em] years older than you. Just [C] like the wind, [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing. [Em] Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh. Just like [C] the wind. [D] [E]
[N]
Just like the [C] wind, sings [D] a song, sounds like she's singing.
[Em] Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Just like [Cm] the wind, [Dm] sings a song, sounds like she's singing.
[Dbm] Ooh, [E] baby, ooh, say ooh.
[C] And the day goes by [D] like a train in the wind, [E] in the wind.
Daddy's home, I begin again.
[C] Said to my friend, [D] nothing [E] else mattered.
[C] He was no [D] more.
[E] And hey, baby, well, [C] he can seem [D] brokenhearted.
[Em]
[Am] The moment [D] that I first laid
[E] eyes on him,
all [C] alone on the edge [D] of
[Em] seventy.
Just like [C] the wind, sings a [D] song, sounds like she's singing.
[Em] Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh.
Just [C] like the wind, [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing.
[Em] Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh.
[C] And I went today, [D] maybe I will go again [E] tomorrow.
[Em] Yeah, yeah, [C] the music there, [D] well, it was hauntingly [E] familiar.
[C] Well, I see you too, and [D] both we [E] were there.
Words on a forehead are they, voice on a forehead [C] are they, melody.
[D] Nothing [E] else mattered.
Just like [C] the wind, sings [D] a song, sounds like she's singing.
[Em] Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh.
Just like [C] the wind, [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing.
[E] Ooh, baby, ooh, [Em] say ooh.
But [E]
[C] the [E] sea [C] changes color, but the [D] sea [C] does not change.
[D] [C]
[Em] So with a slow graceful flow [E] of age,
I [C] went forth with an angel desire to be on the edge of seventy.
[E]
[C] Just [Dm]
[E] like the [C] wind, sings [Dm] a song, sounds like she's singing.
[E]
Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh.
Just like the [C] wind, [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing.
[Em]
Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh.
[C] Well, then suddenly, [D] there was no one left standing [E] in the hall.
[Em] And we [C] didn't go to T.L. [D].S., no [Ab] one really ever heard a [E] call at all. I [Em] [Bm] [C] [D] went down the hall, [Em] and [E] I couldn't find a name on the floor. Just to hear the call of [C] a nightingale. [D] [Ab] Singing, [E] don't run away, come [Em] away. Just like the [C] wind, [Am] [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing. [E] Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh. [Em] Just like [C] the wind, [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing. [Em] Ooh, baby, ooh, say [E] ooh. But I hear you, I [Em]
[E] [Em]
[E] hear you, it's too many, oh, who [C] hears you? [D] [E] My love, I'm a few [C] years older than you. [D] I'm a few [Em] years older than you. Just [C] like the wind, [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing. [Em] Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh. Just like [C] the wind. [D] [E]
[N]
Key:
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Just like the [C] wind, sings [D] a song, sounds like she's singing.
[Em] Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Just like [Cm] the wind, [Dm] sings a song, sounds like she's singing.
[Dbm] Ooh, [E] baby, ooh, say ooh.
[C] And the day goes by [D] like a train in the wind, [E] in the wind.
Daddy's home, I begin again. _
[C] Said to my friend, [D] _ _ nothing [E] else mattered. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] He was no _ [D] _ more.
[E] And hey, baby, _ _ well, _ [C] he can seem _ [D] brokenhearted. _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] The moment _ [D] that I first laid _
[E] _ eyes on him,
all [C] alone on the edge [D] of _ _ _
[Em] _ _ seventy.
_ _ Just like [C] the wind, sings a [D] song, sounds like she's singing.
[Em] Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh.
Just [C] like the wind, _ [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing.
[Em] Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh.
[C] And I went today, [D] maybe I will go again [E] tomorrow.
_ _ _ [Em] Yeah, yeah, [C] the music there, [D] well, it was hauntingly [E] familiar. _ _ _ _ _
[C] Well, I see you too, and [D] _ both we [E] were there.
Words on a forehead are they, voice on a forehead [C] are they, melody.
_ [D] _ _ Nothing [E] else mattered.
_ _ _ _ Just like [C] the wind, sings [D] a song, sounds like she's singing.
[Em] Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh.
Just like [C] the wind, _ _ [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing.
[E] Ooh, baby, ooh, [Em] say ooh. _
But _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ the [E] sea _ _ [C] changes color, but the [D] sea _ [C] does not _ change.
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
[Em] So with a slow graceful _ flow [E] of age,
I [C] went forth with an angel _ desire _ _ to be on the edge of _ _ _ seventy. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Just [Dm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ like the [C] wind, _ sings [Dm] a song, sounds like she's singing.
[E]
Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh.
Just like the [C] wind, [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing.
[Em]
Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh.
_ [C] Well, then suddenly, _ [D] there was no one left standing [E] in the hall.
_ _ [Em] _ _ And we [C] didn't go to T.L. [D].S., no [Ab] one really ever heard a [E] call at all. I _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] went down the hall, [Em] and [E] I couldn't find a name on the floor. Just to hear the call of [C] a nightingale. _ _ [D] _ _ [Ab] Singing, [E] don't run away, come [Em] away. _ Just like the [C] wind, _ [Am] [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing. [E] Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh. [Em] Just like [C] the wind, _ [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing. [Em] Ooh, baby, ooh, say _ [E] ooh. But I hear you, I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[E] hear you, it's too many, oh, _ who [C] hears you? _ [D] _ _ _ [E] My love, _ _ _ I'm a few [C] years older than you. [D] _ I'm a few [Em] years older than you. _ Just [C] like the wind, _ [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing. [Em] Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh. Just like [C] the wind. _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ Just like the [C] wind, sings [D] a song, sounds like she's singing.
[Em] Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Just like [Cm] the wind, [Dm] sings a song, sounds like she's singing.
[Dbm] Ooh, [E] baby, ooh, say ooh.
[C] And the day goes by [D] like a train in the wind, [E] in the wind.
Daddy's home, I begin again. _
[C] Said to my friend, [D] _ _ nothing [E] else mattered. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] He was no _ [D] _ more.
[E] And hey, baby, _ _ well, _ [C] he can seem _ [D] brokenhearted. _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] The moment _ [D] that I first laid _
[E] _ eyes on him,
all [C] alone on the edge [D] of _ _ _
[Em] _ _ seventy.
_ _ Just like [C] the wind, sings a [D] song, sounds like she's singing.
[Em] Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh.
Just [C] like the wind, _ [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing.
[Em] Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh.
[C] And I went today, [D] maybe I will go again [E] tomorrow.
_ _ _ [Em] Yeah, yeah, [C] the music there, [D] well, it was hauntingly [E] familiar. _ _ _ _ _
[C] Well, I see you too, and [D] _ both we [E] were there.
Words on a forehead are they, voice on a forehead [C] are they, melody.
_ [D] _ _ Nothing [E] else mattered.
_ _ _ _ Just like [C] the wind, sings [D] a song, sounds like she's singing.
[Em] Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh.
Just like [C] the wind, _ _ [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing.
[E] Ooh, baby, ooh, [Em] say ooh. _
But _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ the [E] sea _ _ [C] changes color, but the [D] sea _ [C] does not _ change.
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
[Em] So with a slow graceful _ flow [E] of age,
I [C] went forth with an angel _ desire _ _ to be on the edge of _ _ _ seventy. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Just [Dm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ like the [C] wind, _ sings [Dm] a song, sounds like she's singing.
[E]
Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh.
Just like the [C] wind, [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing.
[Em]
Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh.
_ [C] Well, then suddenly, _ [D] there was no one left standing [E] in the hall.
_ _ [Em] _ _ And we [C] didn't go to T.L. [D].S., no [Ab] one really ever heard a [E] call at all. I _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] went down the hall, [Em] and [E] I couldn't find a name on the floor. Just to hear the call of [C] a nightingale. _ _ [D] _ _ [Ab] Singing, [E] don't run away, come [Em] away. _ Just like the [C] wind, _ [Am] [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing. [E] Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh. [Em] Just like [C] the wind, _ [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing. [Em] Ooh, baby, ooh, say _ [E] ooh. But I hear you, I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[E] hear you, it's too many, oh, _ who [C] hears you? _ [D] _ _ _ [E] My love, _ _ _ I'm a few [C] years older than you. [D] _ I'm a few [Em] years older than you. _ Just [C] like the wind, _ [D] sings a song, sounds like she's singing. [Em] Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh. Just like [C] the wind. _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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