Seventeen Going Under Chords Strumming Pattern

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[Intro]

[G] [D] [Em7] [Cadd9] [G]

[Verse 1]

[Em7]I remember the [D]sickness was forever

[Em7]I remember [Cadd9]snuff [G]videos

[Em7]Cold Septembers, [D]the distances we covered

The fist [Em7]fights on the [Cadd9]beach, the [G]bizzies round us up

Do it [Em7]all again [D]next week

 

An embryonic[N.C.] love

The first [Em7]time that it [Cadd9]scarred

Embarrass[G] yourself for someone

[Em7]Crying like[D] a child

 

And the boy who kicked [N.C.]Tom’s head in

[Em7]Still bugs [Cadd9]me now

That’s the[G] thing it lingers

And claws you[D]when you’re down

[Em7] [Cadd9] [G] [Em7] [D]

 

[Verse 2]

I was far too[N.C.] scared to hit him

But I would hit [Em7]him in a [Cadd9]heartbeat now

That’s the [G]thing with anger

It begs[Em7] to stick[D] around

 

So it can fleece you of [N.C.]your beauty

And leave you[Em7] spent with [Cadd9]nowt to offer

Makes you hurt [G]the ones who love you

You hurt[Em7] them like[D] they’re nothing

 

[Em7] [Cadd9] [G]

You hurt[Em7] them like they’re[D] nothing

 

[Em7] [Cadd9] [G]

 

 

[Verse 3]

See I spent my[N.C.] teens enraged

[Em7]Spiralling in [Cadd9]silence

And arm [G]myself with a grin

Cos I was [Em7]always the [D]fuckin’ joker

 

Buried in [N.C.]the humour

Amongst [Em7]the white noise and[Cadd9] boys’ boys

Locker room[G] talkin’ lads’ lads

Drenched[Em7] in cheap drink and [D]snide fags

 

A mirrored [Em7]picture of my old man

Oh god [Em7]the kid’s a[Cadd9] dab hand

Canny chanter but[G] he looks sad

God,[Em7] the kid looks [D]so sad

 

[Em7] [Cadd9] [G]

God,[Em7] the kid looks [D]so sad

 

[Em7] [Cadd9] [G]

 

[Verse 4]

[Em7]She said the debt,[D] the debt, the debt

So I thought [Em7]about shifting gear

And how she[Cadd9] wept and wept and wept

[G]Luck came and died [G]round here

[Em7]I see my [D]mother

 

DWP see [N.C.]a number

She cries [Em7]on the floor[Cadd9]encumbered

I’m seventeen[G] going under

I’m [Em7]seventeen [D]going under

 

[Em7]-[Cadd9]-[G]

I’m [Em7]seventeen [D]going under

 

[Em7] [Cadd9] [G]

I’m [Em7]seventeen [D]going under

[Em7] [Cadd9]-[G]

I’m [Em7]seventeen [D]going under