Intro: CAmF x2
Verse:
CAm
When gonna stop being wise beyond my years
F
And just start being wise?
CAmF
When gonna stop being a pretty young thing to guys?
CAm
When gonna stop being great for my age
F
And just start being good?
CAmF
When will it stop being cool to be quietly misunderstood?
Chorus:
EmE7FC
Iʼll blow out the candles, happy birthday to me
EmE7FC
Got your whole life ahead of you, youʼre only nineteen
DmFm
But I fear that they already got all the best parts of me
DmFm
And Iʼm sorry that I couldnʼt always be your teenage dream
Verse:
CAm
When does wide-eyed affection and all good intentions
F
Start to not be enough?
CAmF
When will everyone have every reason to call all my bluffs?
CAm
When are all my excuses of learning my lessons
F
Gonna start to feel sad?
CAmF
Will I spend all the rest of my years wishinʼ I could Go back?
Chorus:
EmE7FC
Iʼll blow out the candles, happy birthday to me
EmE7FC
Got your whole life ahead of you, youʼre only nineteen
DmFm
But I fear that they already got all the best parts of me
DmFm
And Iʼm sorry that I couldnʼt always be your teenage dream
Bridge:
CEmFFm
They all say that it gets better, it gets better the more you grow
CEmFFm
Yeah, they all say that it gets better, it gets better, but what if I donʼt?
CEmFFm
They all say that it gets better, it gets better the more you grow
CEmFFm
Yeah, they all say that it gets better, it gets better, but what if I donʼt?
CEmFFm
They all say that it gets better, it gets better the more you grow
CEmFFm
Yeah, they all say that it gets better, it gets better, but what if I donʼt?
CEmFFm
They all say that it gets better, it gets better the more you grow
CEmFFm
Yeah, they all say that it gets better, it gets better, but what if I donʼt?
CGAmFm x2