Intro: C#A#mF# x2
Verse:
C#A#m
When gonna stop being wise beyond my years
F#
And just start being wise?
C#A#mF#
When gonna stop being a pretty young thing to guys?
C#A#m
When gonna stop being great for my age
F#
And just start being good?
C#A#mF#
When will it stop being cool to be quietly misunderstood?
Chorus:
FmF7F#C#
Iʼll blow out the candles, happy birthday to me
FmF7F#C#
Got your whole life ahead of you, youʼre only nineteen
D#mF#m
But I fear that they already got all the best parts of me
D#mF#m
And Iʼm sorry that I couldnʼt always be your teenage dream
Verse:
C#A#m
When does wide-eyed affection and all good intentions
F#
Start to not be enough?
C#A#mF#
When will everyone have every reason to call all my bluffs?
C#A#m
When are all my excuses of learning my lessons
F#
Gonna start to feel sad?
C#A#mF#
Will I spend all the rest of my years wishinʼ I could Go back?
Chorus:
FmF7F#C#
Iʼll blow out the candles, happy birthday to me
FmF7F#C#
Got your whole life ahead of you, youʼre only nineteen
D#mF#m
But I fear that they already got all the best parts of me
D#mF#m
And Iʼm sorry that I couldnʼt always be your teenage dream
Bridge:
C#FmF#F#m
They all say that it gets better, it gets better the more you grow
C#FmF#F#m
Yeah, they all say that it gets better, it gets better, but what if I donʼt?
C#FmF#F#m
They all say that it gets better, it gets better the more you grow
C#FmF#F#m
Yeah, they all say that it gets better, it gets better, but what if I donʼt?
C#FmF#F#m
They all say that it gets better, it gets better the more you grow
C#FmF#F#m
Yeah, they all say that it gets better, it gets better, but what if I donʼt?
C#FmF#F#m
They all say that it gets better, it gets better the more you grow
C#FmF#F#m
Yeah, they all say that it gets better, it gets better, but what if I donʼt?
C#G#A#mF#m x2
