Tom: A
G E D
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Intro:
A x8
Verse:
A
Eighteen at a traffic light I’ve got
Nowhere to be on a Friday night
G D
I’ve got it all
A
I’ve got nothing
Verse:
A
Summer’s here and I’m finally free, I’ve got
No work to do and no one to see
G D
I’ve got it all
A
I’ve got nothing
Verse:
A
Eighteen is a funny age I’ve got
So many dreams and an empty page
G D
I’ve got it all
A
I’ve got nothing
Chorus:
F#m D
Everybody knows what I should do
A E
Everybody works so I should too
F#m D
How do I explain what feels so wrong?
A E
Dealing with the shame of knowing you don’t belong
F#m D
So you try to smile and hope that
A F#m
you won’t always be
E D
Alone with your dreams
D E
Living in between
Eighteen...
Interlude:
A X4
Verse:
A
Eighteen yet I feel so old like a
Bright screen with a paper soul
G D
I’ve seen it all
A
I’ve seen nothing
Verse:
A
Eighteen with a car that drives and a
Strange need just to feel alive
G D
I’ve seen it all
A
I’ve seen nothing
Verse:
A
Have you heard its a golden age? Go get your
Golden view from your golden cage
G D
I’ve seen it all
A
I’ve seen nothing
Chorus:
F#m D
Everybody knows what I should do
A E
Everybody works so I should too
F#m D
How do I explain what feels so wrong?
A E
Dealing with the shame of knowing you don’t belong
F#m D
So you try to smile and hope that
A F#m
you won’t always be
E D
Alone with your dreams
D E
Living in between
Chorus 2:
F#m D
Everybody does just what they’re told
A E
Everybody buys just what they’re sold
F#m D
How do I escape what I can’t see?
A E
How do I replace the broken parts of me?
F#m D
No, you try to smile and hope that
A F#m
you won’t always be
E D
Alone with your dreams
D E
Living in between
A
Eighteen...
