Chords for Jonathan Richman Just About Seventeen
Tempo:
119.8 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
C
F
Dm
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'm [Bb] about 17, I [C] guess.
Yeah, I read [F] what the calendar said.
But I'm [Bb] not about to drop dead.
[C] I just happened [F] on the scene.
And [Bb] since I wake up in the morning
[C] and I love the world [Dm] like a boy, like a boy
[Am] chasing his first girl, [Bb] what do numbers [C] mean?
I'm about [F] 17.
Let's get to the program.
Dang, dang, do [Dm] dang, dang, dang, do [Bb] dang.
Just [C] about 17.
I [F] said, wang, dang, do dang, [Dm] dang, dang, do dang.
[Bb] Just [C] about 17.
And since [Bb] I still want to laugh and [C] I still want to go,
and since [Dm] you still can't beat me [A] for rock and roll,
what [Bb] do numbers [C] mean?
I'm [F] about 17.
[Bb]
I'd say I'm about 17.
[C] Yeah, I know.
I [F] read what the calendar said.
But my heart [Bb] is not yet dead.
[C] In fact, I've just showed [F] up here on the scene.
And [Bb] since I walk down your street [C] with a certain joy,
[Dm] usually found in a girl [Am] kissing her first boy,
what [Bb] do numbers [C] mean?
Wouldn't you say I'm about [F] 17?
Modern Love's gonna rock for the folks now.
Wang, dang, do dang, [Dm] dang, dang, do [Bb] dang.
Just [C] about 17.
I [F] said, wang, dang, do [Dm] dang, dang, dang, do [E] dang.
[Bb] Just [Em] about 17.
And when I hear he's getting older,
it [C] still sounds so strange.
Oh, [Dm] I wake up and I know [A] that I haven't changed.
[Bb] You know what I mean?
[C] [F] I'm about 17.
[N]
Yeah, I read [F] what the calendar said.
But I'm [Bb] not about to drop dead.
[C] I just happened [F] on the scene.
And [Bb] since I wake up in the morning
[C] and I love the world [Dm] like a boy, like a boy
[Am] chasing his first girl, [Bb] what do numbers [C] mean?
I'm about [F] 17.
Let's get to the program.
Dang, dang, do [Dm] dang, dang, dang, do [Bb] dang.
Just [C] about 17.
I [F] said, wang, dang, do dang, [Dm] dang, dang, do dang.
[Bb] Just [C] about 17.
And since [Bb] I still want to laugh and [C] I still want to go,
and since [Dm] you still can't beat me [A] for rock and roll,
what [Bb] do numbers [C] mean?
I'm [F] about 17.
[Bb]
I'd say I'm about 17.
[C] Yeah, I know.
I [F] read what the calendar said.
But my heart [Bb] is not yet dead.
[C] In fact, I've just showed [F] up here on the scene.
And [Bb] since I walk down your street [C] with a certain joy,
[Dm] usually found in a girl [Am] kissing her first boy,
what [Bb] do numbers [C] mean?
Wouldn't you say I'm about [F] 17?
Modern Love's gonna rock for the folks now.
Wang, dang, do dang, [Dm] dang, dang, do [Bb] dang.
Just [C] about 17.
I [F] said, wang, dang, do [Dm] dang, dang, dang, do [E] dang.
[Bb] Just [Em] about 17.
And when I hear he's getting older,
it [C] still sounds so strange.
Oh, [Dm] I wake up and I know [A] that I haven't changed.
[Bb] You know what I mean?
[C] [F] I'm about 17.
[N]
Key:
Bb
C
F
Dm
Am
Bb
C
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm [Bb] about 17, I [C] guess.
Yeah, I read [F] what the calendar said.
_ But I'm [Bb] not about to drop dead.
[C] _ I just happened [F] on the scene.
_ _ _ And [Bb] since I wake up in the morning
[C] and I love the world [Dm] like a boy, like a boy
[Am] chasing his first girl, [Bb] what do numbers [C] mean?
I'm about [F] 17.
_ _ _ Let's get to the program.
Dang, dang, do [Dm] dang, dang, dang, do [Bb] dang.
_ Just [C] about 17.
I [F] said, wang, dang, do dang, [Dm] dang, dang, do dang.
[Bb] _ _ Just [C] about 17.
And since [Bb] I still want to laugh and [C] I still want to go,
and since [Dm] you still can't beat me [A] for rock and roll,
what [Bb] do numbers _ [C] mean?
I'm [F] about 17.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
I'd say I'm about 17.
[C] _ Yeah, I know.
I [F] read what the calendar said.
_ _ But my heart [Bb] is not yet dead.
[C] In fact, I've just showed [F] up here on the scene.
_ _ _ And [Bb] since I walk down your street [C] with a certain joy,
[Dm] usually found in a girl [Am] kissing her first boy,
what [Bb] do numbers [C] mean?
Wouldn't you say I'm about [F] _ 17?
Modern Love's gonna rock for the folks now.
Wang, dang, do dang, [Dm] dang, dang, do [Bb] dang.
_ Just [C] about _ 17.
I [F] said, wang, dang, do [Dm] dang, dang, dang, do [E] dang.
[Bb] _ Just [Em] about 17.
And when I hear he's getting older,
it [C] still sounds so strange.
Oh, [Dm] I wake up and I know [A] that I haven't changed.
[Bb] You know what I mean?
_ [C] _ [F] I'm about 17. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
Yeah, I read [F] what the calendar said.
_ But I'm [Bb] not about to drop dead.
[C] _ I just happened [F] on the scene.
_ _ _ And [Bb] since I wake up in the morning
[C] and I love the world [Dm] like a boy, like a boy
[Am] chasing his first girl, [Bb] what do numbers [C] mean?
I'm about [F] 17.
_ _ _ Let's get to the program.
Dang, dang, do [Dm] dang, dang, dang, do [Bb] dang.
_ Just [C] about 17.
I [F] said, wang, dang, do dang, [Dm] dang, dang, do dang.
[Bb] _ _ Just [C] about 17.
And since [Bb] I still want to laugh and [C] I still want to go,
and since [Dm] you still can't beat me [A] for rock and roll,
what [Bb] do numbers _ [C] mean?
I'm [F] about 17.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
I'd say I'm about 17.
[C] _ Yeah, I know.
I [F] read what the calendar said.
_ _ But my heart [Bb] is not yet dead.
[C] In fact, I've just showed [F] up here on the scene.
_ _ _ And [Bb] since I walk down your street [C] with a certain joy,
[Dm] usually found in a girl [Am] kissing her first boy,
what [Bb] do numbers [C] mean?
Wouldn't you say I'm about [F] _ 17?
Modern Love's gonna rock for the folks now.
Wang, dang, do dang, [Dm] dang, dang, do [Bb] dang.
_ Just [C] about _ 17.
I [F] said, wang, dang, do [Dm] dang, dang, dang, do [E] dang.
[Bb] _ Just [Em] about 17.
And when I hear he's getting older,
it [C] still sounds so strange.
Oh, [Dm] I wake up and I know [A] that I haven't changed.
[Bb] You know what I mean?
_ [C] _ [F] I'm about 17. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _