Dear Seventeen

G Dear seventeen, you're turning twenty four on Sunday G You're readily rejecting aging on this one day C G Dear seventeen, you live at home still over half a decade later C Don't get scared, just be prepared C Here's some advice to savour G Dear seventeen, reality's you don't make money G It's never been enough to make you wanna throw in the towel, honey C But after you break onto the scene C G You play arenas as an opener C You tour the states with famous mates of yours C G Go broke, but it's the job you held out hope for G I'm just stating the facts G Dm C Sweet brunette dream, miss seventeen C I could resent you, but I won't G Dm C It don't take much to say with love C "Screw you and that good song you wrote" G Dm C Up on cloud nine, the weather's fine I know C Believe me I recall Am D Dear seventeen, don't change a thing G When you don't know a thing at all G Dear seventeen, you'll date a man twelve years your senior G You're yet to meet, but in a year's time G Though you should steer clear C You'll think you're well equipped C G So he gives you the world then makes it shatter C He'll wear you out C You'll slim right down C G Back to the size you were before he said that mattered G Yeah, I'll leave it at that G Dm C 'Cause sweet brunette dream, miss seventeen C I could keep venting, but I won't G Dm C It don't take much to say with love C "Screw you and that good song you wrote" G Dm C Up on cloud nine, the weather's fine C Until someone makes you feel small Am D Dear seventeen, don't change a thing D He doesn't know a thing at all G Dear seventeen, we made the album and it did pretty well G And you best believe the writer's block subsides G There are too many tales to tell C You see the world, you make this last C G You share your craft with new creators C Your best friends stick around, your sister's proud C G And have no doubt you're still obsessed with Taylor G Baby, I got your back G Dm C Sweet brunette dream, miss seventeen C I could resent you but I'll never G Dm C It don't take much to say with love C "That song was good, but you'll write better" G Dm C Up on cloud nine, the weather's fine I know C Am But there is so much more Am D Dear seventeen, don't change a thing D Am When you don't look before you fall Am D Dear seventeen, don't change a thing D G When you don't know a thing at all