Intro
(Verse)
Am D
One more, one less then we're done
F G
Can't be sure if we had fun
Am D
Sweet sixteen been and gone
F G
Eighteen next year then we're done
Am D F G
Am D
Girls like me if they're younger
F G
But girls my age want guys older
Am D
Guess I'm just stuck in the middle
F G
Between easies and girls unattainable
F G
Am D
Yeah they say, these days are the best we got
F
What a tragic thought
Am D
And I try, and I try, not to waste this time
F G
But it just flies by, the more I try
F G
(Other verse)
Am D
Slow down, don't speak, say something
F G
Line up, don't cheat, stop staring
Am D
Sit down, shut up, start learning
F G
Time's up, get out, start working
Am D
Yeah they say, these days are the best we got
F
What a tragic thought
Am D
And I try, and I try, not to waste this time
F G
But it just flies by, the more I try
F G
(Bridge)
Am
La la la la laa
D
La la la la laa
F G
La la la la la laa
Am
La la la la laa
D
La la la la laa
F G
La la la la la laa
Am D
Yeah they say, these days are the best we got
F
What a tragic thought
Am D
And I try, and I try, not to waste this time
F G
But it just flies by, the more I try
(End bit)
Am
La la la la laa
D
La la la la laa
F G
La la la la la laa
Am D
Yeah they say, these days are the best we got
F G
The best we got