Twenty-Two

C C/B Am Never had a birthday or a first date I didn't cry on F Well there's only been one date G But last May I turned 21 C Really takes the cake C/B There's salt on my face Am On the nights I'm supposed to celebrate F G But you know that I'm a stickler for tradition F I wouldn't say it if it wasn't true G But I'm a masochist who can't read the room C C/B What a joy to be alone Am And always ageing F Blow the candles out as the lights go down G He said "I want you in the worst way now" C C/B Am And I'm terrified that my life is alway changing F G C C/B Am Ooh F G C C/B Am Ooh C C/B Am Never had a blank page or a clean slate I didn't write on F I ovеrfill my cup and my luck G And I drink 'til it's all gone C C/B Am If this is a joke then thе punchline goes "the years fly fast and the days go slow" F G And humor is my coping mechanism F I wouldn't say it if I hadn't learned G But I'm a pacifist who craves self-burns C C/B Am What a joy to be alone and always ageing F Smile on the count of 3 G Reach for my hand on a crowded street C C/B Am I'm terrified that my life is always changing F G C C/B Am Ooh F G C C/B Am Ooh F I'm one foot out G And one foot in C C/B Am Why does it feel like a race to the life I want F G And why am I obsessed with competition? F G In 6 months will I know what to do? C C/B Am Will I have my answer at 22? F G Something tells me that's an unlikely premonition F My key is turning, turning, turning in my ignition F* I wouldn't say it if it wasn't true G* But I'm a masochist who can't read the room C* C/B* What a joy to be alone Am* And always ageing F* Blow the candles out as the lights go down G* He said "I want you in the worst way now" C* C/B* F* And I'm terrified that my life is alway changing