Jade Bird – 17 chords

[Intro]
Am7 Am


[Verse 1]
Am                                    G            F  You asked me to be yours, well, you're tempting fate
                              G           AmHow I left a promise but it's one I can't make
                              G         FLord knows it'd kill me if you walked away
                                              FBut darling, my lies, they hide you from the pain


[Chorus 1]
F                          Am     GStay, let me explain why I act so mean
                                Am          FDon't look away, baby, it's not all that it seems
                                   Am      GI'm so afraid that you'll just get up and leave
                 Am                    Am7 AmMy heart will break like I'm seventeen


[Verse 2]
Am                                              G            F  You're not the first one to leave me and you won't be the last
                                 G           AmIt just doesn't heave me like it did in the past
                         G            FI will never be seen to act like you act
                                       FTo take someone easy and leave it at that


[Chorus 2]
F                          Am     GStay, let me explain why I act so mean
                                Am          FDon't look away, baby, it's not all that it seems
                                   Am      GI'm so afraid that you'll just get up and leave
                 Am                FMy heart will break like I'm seventeen
   Am                FBreak like I'm seventeen


[Bridge]
A                          F                     G  I say less than I should,  I say more than I mean
                                           AI would try if I could, but I'm all I can be
                      F                         GIf I had more I would   change the cover, you see
                                                   A   G FI have walls that have stood before you ever loved me
                      A   G FBefore you ever loved me


[Chorus 3]
F                          Am     GStay, let me explain why I act so mean
                                Am          FDon't look away, baby, it's not all that it seems
                                   Am      GI'm so afraid that you'll just get up and leave
                 Am     FMy heart will break

F                          Am     GStay, let me explain why I act so mean
                                Am          FDon't look away, baby, it's not all that it seems
                                   Am      GI'm so afraid that you'll just get up and leave
                 Am                FMy heart will break like I'm seventeen
        Am                FI'll break like I'm seventeen
           Am              F     Am     FIt will break like I'm seventeen