Mahalia – 17 chords

[Intro]
Em7    Bm    x3
Em7

[Verse 1]
Em7               Bm            Em7         BmSee, as people we try to please one another
            Em7          Bm                        Em7      BmIn order to be equal, we lie so we don't have to suffer
           Em7              Bm               Em7        BmBut I'm tired of hiding for the benefit of my peers
                  Em7What's so wrong with shining?
Bm                            Em7Why've you got so much fear?

Bm

[Pre-Chorus]
         GI got my skin all out
       F#m                      Em7I don't care, I'm proud to be me

Yeah
      GI was scared to stand out
          F#mNow I'm wearing my hair down

[Chorus]
Em7And I feel so free
                            BmOh it's good to be seventeen
C#mWell I feel so free
                      Em7      BmOh it's good to be seventeen
C#mSeventeen

[Verse 2]
        Em7          Bm       Em7              BmSee, as teenagers we think we have to blend in
                      Em7          Bm                      Em7            BmBut if you want to be greater than this, there's no use in pretending
        Em7                            Bm                  Em7       BmCause I tried to change myself for the benefit of my friends
                 Em7Well now it's time to wave goodbye cause
Bm                          Em7My used-to-be's are at an end

Bm

[Pre-Chorus]
         GI got my skin all out
       F#m                      Em7I don't care, I’m proud to be me

Yeah
      GI was scared to stand out
          F#mNow I'm wearing my hair down


[Chorus]
Em7And I feel so free
                            BmOh it's good to be seventeen
C#mWell I feel so free
                      Em7      BmOh it's good to be seventeen
C#mSeventeen


[Post-Chorus]
Em7                      BmI will be myself cause I like who I'm becoming
            Em7                       BmIf you're ready come with me, these boots are made for running
     Em7                      BmBut, I'm sick of running in circles around ya
Em7This ain't about ya, this ain't about ya


[Pre-Chorus]
         GI got my skin all out
       F#m                      Em7I don't care, I'm proud to be me

Yeah
      GI was scared to stand out
          F#mNow I'm wearing my hair down

[Chorus]
Em7And I feel so free
                           BmOh it's good to be seventeen
C#mSeventeen
Em7     BmSeventeen
C#mSeventeen

[Post-Chorus]
Em7                      BmI will be myself cause I like who I'm becoming
            C#mIf you're ready come with me, these boots are made for running
     Em7                      BmBut, I'm sick of running in circles around ya
C#mThis ain't about ya, this ain't about ya