[Verse]
C
They tell you while you're young
Am
"Girls, go out and have your fun,"
Em F G
Then they hunt and slay the ones who actually do it
C
Criticize the way you fly
Am
When you're soarin' through the sky
Em
Shoot you down, and then they sigh and say
F G
"She looks like she's been through it,"
[Pre-Chorus]
F
Lord, what will become of me
G
Once I've lost my novelty?
[Chorus]
F G C
I've had too much to drink tonight
C/B Am
And I know it's sad, but this is what I think about
F G C
And I wake up in the middle of the night
C/B Am
It's like I can feel time moving
F G C C/B Am
How can a person know everything at eighteen but nothin' at twenty-two?
F G
And will you still want me when I'm nothin' new?
[Verse]
C
How long will it be cute
Am
All this cryin' in my room
Em F G
Whеn you can't blame it on my youth and roll your eyes with affеction?
C
And my cheeks are growin' tired
Am
From turnin' red and fakin' smiles
Em F G
Are we only bidin' time 'til I lose your attention?
[Pre-Chorus]
F
And someone else lights up the room
G
People love an ingénue
[Chorus]
F G C
I've had too much to drink tonight
C/B Am
How did I go from growin' up to breakin' down
F G C
And I wake up in the middle of the night
C/B Am
It's like I can feel time moving
F G C C/B Am
How can a person know everything at eighteen but nothin' at twenty-two?
F G
And will you still want me when I'm nothin' new?
[Bridge]
F
I know someday I'm gonna meet her
G F
It's a fever dream
F G F
The kind of radiance you only have at seventeen
F G F
She'll know the way and then she'll say she got the map from me
G C
I'll say I'm happy for her, then I'll cry myself to sleep
[Chorus]
F G C
I've had too much to drink tonight
C/B Am
But I wonder if they'll miss me once they drive me out
F G C
I wake up in the middle of the night
C/B Am
And I can feel time moving
F G C C/B Am
How can a person know everything at eighteen but nothin' at twenty-two?
[Outro]
F G
And will you still want me
F G
Will you still want me
F G
Will you still want me
When I'm nothin' new?
They tell you while you're young
"Girls, go out and have your fun"
Then they hunt and slay the ones who actually do it
Criticize the way you fly
When you're soaring through the sky
Shoot you down and then they sigh
And say, "She looks like she's been through it"
Lord, what will become of me
Once I've lost my novelty?
I've had too much to drink tonight
And I know it's sad but this is what I think about
And I wake up in the middle of the night
It's like I can feel time moving
How can a person know everything at eighteen
But nothing at twenty-two?
And will you still want me when I'm nothing new?
How long will it be cute, all this crying in my room?
When you can't blame it on my youth
And roll your eyes with affection
And my cheeks are growing tired
From turning red and faking smiles
Are we only biding time 'til I lose your attention
And someone else lights up the room?
People love an ingénue
I've had too much to drink tonight
How did I go from growing up to breaking down?
And I wake up in the middle of the night
It's like I can feel time moving
How can a person know everything at eighteen
But nothing at twenty-two?
And will you still want me when I'm nothing new?
I know someday I'm gonna meet her
It's a fever dream
The kind of radiance you only have at seventeen
She'll know the way and then she'll say she got the map from me
I'll say I'm happy for her then I'll cry myself to sleep
Oh woah, oh woah, oh, oh
I've had (I've had) too much to drink tonight
But I wonder if they'll miss me once they drive me out
I wake up (Wake up) in the middle of the night
And I can feel time moving
How can a person know everything at eighteen
But nothing at twenty-two?
And will you still want me, will you still want me
Will you still want me when I'm nothing new?
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