Love Is Always Seventeen chords by David Gates

Intro: A F#m D

VERSE 1

A         A                  F#m
 Sev-? en-teen,?   it's been a while? since I've seen? sev-? en-teen,?
F#m          D
  and the years since? 'been might-? y lean,?
D                A     A
? but there's no use com-plain-? in'?       And


VERSE 2

A        A             F#m
 for-? ty-two,?   has a way? of creep-in'? up on you,?
F#m           D
  and my chanc-? es left? are? get-tin' few,?
D                A     A
  but there's still time re-main-? in'?

BRIDGE

E               D        D        E
  And I've been wait-? in' for? some-one?  who loves? the way? I do?
A     D              A
?      And girl I've got? my fing-? ers crossed? in
D            E
 hopes? it might? be you?


VERSE 3

A        A                F#m
 Twen-? ty-one?   that's how ma-? ny dif-f'rent? jobs I've done?
F#m            D       D          A
  I re-mem-? ber quit-tin'? ev-'ry one?   with no hes-i-tat-? in'?
A
    And

VERSE 4


A          A              F#m
 thir-? ty-three,?   that's how ma-? ny wo-men? left? on me?
F#m            D        D
 I don't have? too good? a his-? to-ry,?   but I don't mind wait-?
A     A
?-in'?      'Cause it


D            A        D           A
 real-? ly does-? n't mat-? ter?  how ma-?  ny years you've seen?   'Cause

D          E        A    A    F#m   F#m
 love? is al-? ways? sev-?  en-teen?

BRIDGE


E            D       D         E
 I won-der if? you'll be?  the one? to end? this lone-some? heart,?
A    D              A
?     'cause girl I've got? a lot? to give? and I'd?
D          E
? sure like? to start?   And it


D            A        D      E
 real-? ly does-? n't mat-? ter?  how ma-?  ny years? you've seen,?

A      D          E        A    A
?   'cause love? is al-? ways? sev-?  en-teen?


F#m F#m D E A  A