Intro.: | (C) | (F) | (C) | (G) | (C) | (F) | (C) | (G) ---
Her (C)right hand closed the (G)front porch door, (F) suddenly a (G)child no more
(C) All the ribbons (G)all the bows in a (F)box now on her (G)closet floor
(Am) Anxious for (G)what's to come, a-(F)fraid to leave a (G)place she loves
(Am) She's not a woman, (G) not a girl (F)tryin' to find her place in this (G)crazy world
(Am) Meet a lover (G) make a friend, (F)try and figure out what (G)this life really means
Inst.: | (D) | (D) | (F) | (G) After 17 | (C) | (F) | (C) | (G) ---
(C) Broken hearts and (G)rusted dreams, (F) sometimes make it (G)hard to leave and
(C) Certainty is (G)out of reach (F) even with some (G)self belief
So she (Am) bites her lip and (G)shows a smile, (F)flips her hair and (G)flaunts her style
(Am) Shes not a woman (G) not a girl (F)tryin' to find her place in this (G)crazy world
(Am) Meet a lover, (G) make a friend, (F)try and figure out what (G)this life really means
Inst.: | (D) | (D) | (F) | (G) After 17 | (C) | (F) | (C) | (G) |
| (C) | (F) | (C) | (G) | (D) | (D) | (F) | (G) ---
Her (C)memories she (G)stowed away, (F) pulls them out on (G)rainy days
And (C) brand new faces (G)take their place be-(F)side the ones that (G)never fade
She's (Am) strong and fragile, (G)weak and smart, what-(F)ever the cost she (G)plays the part
(Am) Shes not a woman (G) not a girl (F)tryin' to find her place in this (G)crazy world
(Am) Meet a lover, (G) make a friend, (F)try and figure out what (G)this life really means
Inst.: | (D) | (D) | (F) | (G) After 17 | (C) | (F) | (C) | (G) After 17 |
| (C) | (F) | (C) | (G) ---
Her (C)right hand closed the (G)front porch door, and (F)suddenly a (G)child no more (C)
