Nineteen (acoustic) Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays534

Nineteen (acoustic) by Tegan and Sara is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Em, D5, G, C5 and C/B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			NINETEEN (Acoustic) 

Capo. on 4 fret 

                        C                    Em         D5 
I felt you in my legs before I even met you 
                           C                     Em                   D5 
And when I laid beside you for the first time I told you 
                         C                           Em         D5    
I feel you in my heart and don’t even know you 
                               C 
Now we’re saying bye 
Em    G 
Bye, Bye 
                               C 
Now we’re saying bye 
Em    G 
Bye, Bye 

          C5 C/B C    C5 C/B C C 
I was nineteen,    call me 
         
                 C                      Em        D5 
I felt in my live before I even though to 
                                C               Em             D5 
I feel the need to lay down beside you and tell you 
                         C                            Em       D5 
I feel you in my heart and I don’t even know you 
                               C 
Now we’re saying bye 
Em    G 
Bye, Bye 
                               C 
Now we’re saying bye 
Em    G 
Bye, Bye 
          C C/B C      C C/B C 
I was nineteen,   call me 
          C C/B C      C C/B C C Em 
I was nineteen,   call me 

   Em                         C 
I flew home, back to where we met 
         Em                           C 
And stayed inside, I was so upset 
     Em                         C 
I cooked up a plan, so good excepts 
         Em                       C 
I was all alone, you were all I had 

Em    C 
Love you 
G 
You were all mine 
Em   C 
Love me 
G 
I was yours right? 
I was yours right? 

          C C/B C     C C/B C 
I was nineteen,   call me 
          C C/B C     C C/B C C 
I was nineteen,   call me 

| Em | 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante