VERSE:
G C
You take a deep breath and you walk through the doors
Em C
Its the morning of your very first day
G C
You say hi to your friends you ain’t seen in a while
Em C
Try and stay out of everybody’s way
G C
It’s your freshman year and you’re gonna be here
Em C
For the next four years in this town
G C
Hoping one of those senior boys will wink at you and say
Em C C
You know I haven’t seen you around, before
CHORUS:
G
‘Cause when you’re fifteen and
Em D
Somebody tells you they love you
C
You’re gonna believe them
G
And when you’re fifteen
D/F# Em C
Feeling like there’s nothing to figure out
Em D
Well count to ten, take it in
G D/F# C
This is life before you know who you’re gonna be
D
At fifteen
BRIDGE: G C Em C
VERSE:
G C
You sit in class next to a redhead named Abigail
Em C C G Em C
And soon enough you’re best friends
G C
Laughing at the other girls who think they’re so cool
Em C
We’ll be out of here as soon as we can
G C
And then you’re on your very first date
Em C
And he’s got a car and you’re feeling like flying
G C
And you’re momma’s waiting up and you’re thinking he’s the one
Em C
And you’re dancing round your room when the night ends
C
When the night ends
CHORUS:
G
‘Cause when you’re fifteen and
Em D
Somebody tells you they love you
C
You’re gonna believe them
G
And when you’re fifteen
D/F# Em C
And your first kiss makes your head spin ’round
Em D
But in your life you’ll do things greater than
G D/F# C
Dating the boy on the football team
D
But I didnt know it at fifteen
SOLO: G C Em (C D Slip bar in 2 beats)
BRIDGE:
C Em D
When all you wanted was to be wanted
G -2 beats- D/F# C D
Wish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now
VERSE:
G C
Back then I swore I was gonna marry him someday
Em C
But I realized some bigger dreams of mine
G C Em
And Abigail gave everything she had to a boy
C C
Who changed his mind and we both cried
CHORUS :
G
‘Cause when you’re fifteen and
Em D
Somebody tells you they love you
C
You’re gonna believe them
G
And when you’re fifteen
D/F# Em C
Don’t forget to look before you fall
Em D
I’ve found time can heal most anything
G D/F# C D
And you just might find who you’re supposed to be
Em D/F# C
I didn’t know who I was supposed to be
D
At fifteen
END:
G C Em C
La la la la la
G C Em
La la la la la
C G C
Your very first day, take a deep breath girl
Em C (hold)
Take a deep breath as you walk through the doors
