Love Is Always Seventeen   David Gates

 
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 Sev-? en-teen,? it's been a while? since I've seen? sev-? en-teen,?


 


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 and the years since? 'been might-? y lean,?


 


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 ? but there's no use com-plain-? in'? And


 


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 for-? ty-two,? has a way? of creep-in'? up on you,?


 


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 and my chanc-? es left? are? get-tin' few,?


 


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 but there's still time re-main-? in'?


 


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 And I've been wait-? in' for? some-one? who loves? the way? I do?


 


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 ? And girl I've got? my fing-? ers crossed? in


 


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 hopes? it might? be you?


 


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 Twen-? ty-one? that's how ma-? ny dif-f'rent? jobs I've done?


 


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 I re-mem-? ber quit-tin'? ev-'ry one? with no hes-i-tat-? in'?

 


 


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 thir-? ty-three,? that's how ma-? ny wo-men? left? on me?


 


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 I don't have? too good? a his-? to-ry,? but I don't mind wait-?


 


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 ?-in'? 'Cause it


 


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


 


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 love? is al-? ways? sev-? en-teen?


 


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 I won-der if? you'll be? the one? to end? this lone-some? heart,?


 


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 ? 'cause girl I've got? a lot? to give? and I'd?


 


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 ? sure like? to start? And it


 


 CHORUS #2: [15] [M] 'CODA' -


 

 
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