...AT SEVENTEEN... by Janis Ian ------------------............. *from 'Between the Lines' (1975)* Verse 1: CI (x32010@1)learned the truth at seventeen, DmThat (xx0231@1)love was meant for beauty queens. G7And (320001@1)high school girls with clear skinned smiles, CWho (x32010@1)married young and then retired. CThe (x32010@1)Valentines I never knew, DmThe (xx0231@1)friday nights charades of youth. G7Were (320001@1)spent on one more beautiful; CAt (x32010@1)seventeen, I learned the truth. Chorus 1: EbAnd (x43121@3)those of us with ravaged faces, Dm (xx0231@1) G7 (320001@1)Lacking in the social graces, Cm7 Fm7 (131141@1)Desperatly re-mained at home, Cm7 Fm7 (131141@1)Inventing lovers on the phone. Ab (xx1114@1) G7Who (320001@1)called and say; "Come dance with me", Cm7 F7And (131241@1)murmured vague ob-scenities. Dm7 G7 (320001@1)It isn't all it seems, at seventeen. Verse 2: CA (x32010@1)brown eyed girl in hand-me-downs, DmWho's (xx0231@1)name I never could pronounce, G7Said; (320001@1)"pity please, the ones who serve, CThey (x32010@1)only get what they deserve. CThe (x32010@1)rich relationed home-town queen, Dm (xx0231@1)Marries into what she needs. G7A (320001@1)guarantee of company, CAnd (x32010@1)haven for the elderly". Chorus 2: EbRe-member (x43121@3)those who win the game, Dm (xx0231@1) G7 (320001@1)Lose the love they sought to gain. Cm7 Fm7In (131141@1)debentures of quality, Cm7 Fm7And (131141@1)dubious in-tegrity. Ab (xx1114@1) G7Their (320001@1)small town eyes will gape at you; Cm7 Fm7In (131141@1)dull surprise, when payment due; Dm7 G7 (320001@1)Exceeds accounts received, at seventeen. Verse 3: CTo (x32010@1)those of us who know the pain, DmOf (xx0231@1)valentines that never came. G7And (320001@1)those whose name were never called, CWhen (x32010@1)choosing side at basketball. CIt (x32010@1)was long ago and far away, DmThe (xx0231@1)world was younger than today. G7And (320001@1)dreams were all they gave for free, CTo (x32010@1)ugly duckling girls like me. Chorus 3: EbWe (x43121@3)all play the game and when we dare, Dm7 G7To (320001@1)cheat ourselves at solitaire. Cm7 Fm7In-venting (131141@1)lovers on the phone, Cm7 Fm7Re-penting (131141@1)other lives unknown. Ab (xx1114@1) G7That (320001@1)call and say; "Come dance with me", Cm7 Fm7And (131141@1)murmur vague ob-scenities, Dm7 G7 (320001@1) C, Cmaj7 (x32000@1)At ugly girls like me; at seventeen. CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- C (x32010@1) Dm (xx0231@1) G7 (320001@1) Eb (x43121@3) Dm7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x32010 xx0231 323000 6654xx xx0211 Cm7 Fm7 (131141@1) Ab (xx1114@1) Cmaj7 (x32000@1) EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x35343 131111 466544 x32000 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)