Seventeen Going Under

6th fret Em7 D G Cadd9 G Em7 D I remember the sickness was forever G Cadd9 G I remember snuff videos Em7 D Cold Septembers, the distances we covered G Cadd9 G The fist fights on the beach, the bizzies round us up Em7 D Do it all again next week An embryonic love G Cadd9 The first time that it scarred G Embarrass yourself for someone Em7 D Crying like a child And the boy who kicked Tom’s head in G Cadd9 Still bugs me now G That’s the thing it lingers D And claws you when you’re down Em7 Cadd9 G Em7 D Verse 2 I was far too scared to hit him G Cadd9 But I would hit him in a heartbeat now G That’s the thing with anger Em7 D It begs to stick around So it can fleece you of your beauty G Cadd9 And leave you spent with nowt to offer G Makes you hurt the ones who love you Em7 D You hurt them like they’re nothing G Cadd9 G (oh-ooh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh) Em7 D You hurt them like they’re nothing G Cadd9 G (oh-ooh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh) Em7 D You hurt them like they’re nothing G Cadd9 G D (oh-ooh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh) Verse 3 See I spent my teens enraged G Cadd9 Spiralling in silence G And arm myself with a grin Em7 D Cos I was always the fuckin’ joker Buried in the humour G Cadd9 Amongst the white noise and boys’ boys G Locker room talkin’ lads’ lads Em7 D Drenched in cheap drink and snide fags A mirrored picture of my old man G Cadd9 Oh god the kid’s a dab hand G Canny chanter but he looks sad Em7 D God, the kid looks so sad G Cadd9 G Em7 D God, the kid looks so sad G Cadd9 G Verse 4 Em7 D She said the debt, the debt, the debt G So I thought about shifting gear Cadd9 And how she wept and wept and wept G Luck came and died round here Em7 D I see my mother DWP see a number G Cadd9 She cries on the floor encumbered G I’m seventeen going under Em7 D I’m seventeen going under G Cadd9 G (oh-ooh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh) Em7 D I’m seventeen going under G Cadd9 G (oh-ooh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh) Em7 D I’m seventeen going under G Cadd9 G (oh-ooh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh) Em7 D I’m seventeen going under G Cadd9 G (oh-ooh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh) --- # 0ld version Intro G D Em7 Cadd9 G Verse 1 Em7 D I remember the sickness was forever Em7 Cadd9 G I remember snuff videos Em7 D Cold Septembers, the distances we covered Em7 Cadd9 G The fist fights on the beach, the bizzies round us up Em7 D Do it all again next week An embryonic love Em7 Cadd9 The first time that it scarred G Embarrass yourself for someone Em7 D Crying like a child And the boy who kicked Tom’s head in Em7 Cadd9 Still bugs me now G That’s the thing it lingers D And claws you when you’re down Em7 Cadd9 G Em7 D Verse 2 I was far too scared to hit him Em7 Cadd9 But I would hit him in a heartbeat now G That’s the thing with anger Em7 D It begs to stick around So it can fleece you of your beauty Em7 Cadd9 And leave you spent with nowt to offer G Makes you hurt the ones who love you Em7 D You hurt them like they’re nothing Em7 Cadd9 G Em7 D You hurt them like they’re nothing Em7 Cadd9 G D Verse 3 See I spent my teens enraged Em7 Cadd9 Spiralling in silence G And arm myself with a grin Em7 D Cos I was always the fuckin’ joker Buried in the humour Em7 Cadd9 Amongst the white noise and boys’ boys G Locker room talkin’ lads’ lads Em7 D Drenched in cheap drink and snide fags A mirrored picture of my old man Em7 Cadd9 Oh god the kid’s a dab hand G Canny chanter but he looks sad Em7 D God, the kid looks so sad Em7 Cadd9 G Em7 D God, the kid looks so sad Em7 Cadd9 G Verse 4 Em7 D She said the debt, the debt, the debt Em7 So I thought about shifting gear Cadd9 And how she wept and wept and wept G Luck came and died round here Em7 D I see my mother DWP see a number Em7 Cadd9 She cries on the floor encumbered G I’m seventeen going under Em7 D I’m seventeen going under Em7 Cadd9 G Em7 D I’m seventeen going under Em7 Cadd9 G Em7 D I’m seventeen going under Em7 Cadd9 G Em7 D I’m seventeen going under --------- # 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