Intro: BG#mE x2
Verse:
BG#m
When gonna stop being wise beyond my years
E
And just start being wise?
BG#mE
When gonna stop being a pretty young thing to guys?
BG#m
When gonna stop being great for my age
E
And just start being good?
BG#mE
When will it stop being cool to be quietly misunderstood?
Chorus:
D#mD#7EB
Iʼll blow out the candles, happy birthday to me
D#mD#7EB
Got your whole life ahead of you, youʼre only nineteen
C#mEm
But I fear that they already got all the best parts of me
C#mEm
And Iʼm sorry that I couldnʼt always be your teenage dream
Verse:
BG#m
When does wide-eyed affection and all good intentions
E
Start to not be enough?
BG#mE
When will everyone have every reason to call all my bluffs?
BG#m
When are all my excuses of learning my lessons
E
Gonna start to feel sad?
BG#mE
Will I spend all the rest of my years wishinʼ I could Go back?
Chorus:
D#mD#7EB
Iʼll blow out the candles, happy birthday to me
D#mD#7EB
Got your whole life ahead of you, youʼre only nineteen
C#mEm
But I fear that they already got all the best parts of me
C#mEm
And Iʼm sorry that I couldnʼt always be your teenage dream
Bridge:
BD#mEEm
They all say that it gets better, it gets better the more you grow
BD#mEEm
Yeah, they all say that it gets better, it gets better, but what if I donʼt?
BD#mEEm
They all say that it gets better, it gets better the more you grow
BD#mEEm
Yeah, they all say that it gets better, it gets better, but what if I donʼt?
BD#mEEm
They all say that it gets better, it gets better the more you grow
BD#mEEm
Yeah, they all say that it gets better, it gets better, but what if I donʼt?
BD#mEEm
They all say that it gets better, it gets better the more you grow
BD#mEEm
Yeah, they all say that it gets better, it gets better, but what if I donʼt?
BF#G#mEm x2