AT SEVENTEEN - Janis Ian Capo on 4th Intro: Bm7/G* - G - Gmaj7 - Em/G - G* 2x Bm7/G G Gmaj7 Em/G G* I learned the truth at seven- teen Dsus2/A Am E/A Am7 That love was meant for beauty queens E* D7/F# and high school girls with clear skinned smiles Bm7/G G Gmaj7 Em/G G* who married young and then re- tired Bm7/G* - G - Gmaj7 - Em/G - G* Bm7/G G Gmaj7 Em/G G* The valen- tines I never knew, Dsus2/A Am E/A Am7 the friday nights, cha- rades of youth E* D7/F# Were spent on one more beautiful Bm7/G G Gmaj7 Em/G G* At seven- teen I learned the truth Bm7/G* - G - Gmaj7 - Em/G - G* Bb And those of us with ravaged faces, Am D7/F# lacking in the social graces Gm Cm Desp'ratly re- mained at home Gm Cm in- venting lovers on the phone Eb D Bb6 - Cm6 Who called and say: "come dance with me" Gm Cm and murmured vague ob- scenities, Am7 It isn't all it seems D7/F# at seventeen Bm7/G G Gmaj7 Em/G G* A brown eyed girl in hand-me- downs, Dsus2/A Am E/A Am7 whose name I never could pro- nounce E* D7/F# said "Pity, please, the ones who serve, Bm7/G G Gmaj7 Em/G G* they only get what they de- serve. Bm7/G* - G - Gmaj7 - Em/G - G* Bm7/G G Gmaj7 Em/G G* The rich re- lationed home-town queen Dsus2/A Am E/A Am7 marries into what she needs D7/F# With a guarantee of company Bm7/G G Gmaj7 Em/G G* and haven for the elder- ly" Bm7/G* - G - Gmaj7 - Em/G - G* Bb Re- member those who win the game, Am D7/F# lose the love they sought to gain Gm Cm In debentures of quality Gm Cm and dubious in- tegrity Eb D G* Their small town eyes will gape at you Gm Cm in dull surprise when payment due Am7 Ex- ceeds accounts received D7/F# at seventeen Break: Bm7/G* - G - Gmaj7 - EmG - G* Dsus2/A - Am - E/A - Am7 - D7/F# Bm7/G* - G - Gmaj7 - EmG - G* Bb Am - D7/F# - Gm - Cm Gm - Cm Eb - D - G* Gm - Cm e|-------7s5/-----7p5| |--2-3-/2-------/2-----/--2-3-2-3--2/ B|-----1----/-7p5-7p5| |0-3-3-/3-3---3-/3-3---/3-3--------3/ G|-0---0-7s5/-7p5-7p5| |4-4-4-/4-4-4-4-/4-4-4-/4-4--------4/ 2x D|--2--2----/-7p5----| |5-5-5-/5-5-5-5-/5-5-5-/5-5--------5/ A|0--0-0----/5-------| |5-----/--------/------/------------/ E|----------/--------| |3-----/--------/------/------------/ Bm7/G G Gmaj7 Em/G G* To those of us who know the pain Dsus2/A Am E/A Am7 of valen- tines that never came, D7/F# and those whose name were never called Bm7/G G Gmaj7 Em/G G* when choosing sides at basket- ball Bm7/G* - G - Gmaj7 - Em/G - G* Bm7/G G Gmaj7 Em/G G* It was long a- go and far a- way Dsus2/A Am E/A Am7 The world was younger than to- day D7/F# and dreams were all they gave for free Bm7/G G Gmaj7 Em/C G* to ugly duckling girls like me Bm7/G* - G - Gmaj7 - Em/G - G* Bb We all play the game and when we dare Am D7/F# to cheat ourselves at solitaire Gm Cm In- venting lovers on the phone, Gm Cm re- penting other lives unknown Eb D G* that call and say "Come dance with me", Gm Cm and murmur vague ob- scenities Am7 at ugly girls like me, D7/F# at seventeen Bm7/G* - G - Gmaj7 - Em/G - G* Bm7/G// Bm7/G* 32023x G 3200xx Gmaj7 3240xx Em/G 3220xx G* 320xxx Bm7/G 3202xx Dsus2/A x0223x E/A x0210x Am7 x0201x E* 0xxxxx D7/F# 2x021x Gm 35533x Cm x35543 Eb x65343 D x54232 Bb6 xxx333 Cm6 xxx545