19 - Elaine C Original

Bm F#m Even though he was obscene A E He fell in love at just nineteen D Bm E A with a younger girl who didn't feel the same Bm F#m E All his friends would gossip and say A E That she would leave some day D Bm E But he liked to think, of things that could be A E So naive at nineteen Bm F#m He treated her like a great piece of gold E while she, thought that he too old Bm F#m He claimed that love, didn't have an age E And when she denied him, all their friends became outraged Bm F#m He just loved her, and showed her everyday E But when he said those three words, she just turned away Bm F#m Although he was hurt, he claimed he loved her from the start E And promised her his heart Bm F#m Even though he was obscene A E He fell in love at just nineteen D Bm E A with a younger girl who didn't feel the same Bm F#m E All his friends would gossip and say A E That she would leave some day D Bm E But he liked to think, of things that could be A E So naive at nineteen Bm F#m He took her in his arms, and told her that this was right E And he said he felt it from the start, as he held her very tight Bm F#m They were always together, since the day they met each other E But now she felt unsure Bm F#m Then turned and looked him in the eye E As she said goodbye Bm F#m Even though he was obscene A E He fell in love at just nineteen D Bm E A with a younger girl who didn't feel the same Bm F#m E All his friends would gossip and say A E That she would leave some day D Bm E But he liked to think, of things that could be A E So naive at nineteen Em G D A How he, felt so very bad after waiting, two whole years for her Em G Just to, see her leave with, some other guy, during the summer D A He tried to accept, the fact that she was gone Em G And even though he really tried, it seemed he couldn't move along D A He sent a note about how he felt, around Thanksgiving Am And in the end he wrote "For you...anything..." Bm F#m Even though he was obscene A E He fell in love at just nineteen D Bm E A with a younger girl who didn't feel the same Bm F#m E All his friends would gossip and say A E That she would leave some day D Bm E But he liked to think, of things that could be A E So naive at nineteen