Intro: G-D-G-A-D
When (D)you are eigh(G)teen.
You're a (A)man who is (D)ready,
Who is (G)strong and who's (D)steady,
You
(Em)know what I (A)mean?
When (D)you are eigh(G)teen
Then you (A)should be re(D)spected
And you (G)don't need pro(D)tected,
When
(G)you are (A)eigh(D)teen.
When (D)you are eigh(G)teen
You are (A)braver and (D)bolder
Than that (G)crowd who are (D)older,
You (Em)know
what/who I (A)mean?
'Cos when (D)you are eigh(G)teen
With all those (A)years to pre(D)pare you,
There's (G)nothing
can (D)scare you
When (G)you are (A)eigh(D)teen
Chorus (Change of key)
I'm (Bb)ready to travel,
To (F)follow my star
To the (Gm)places (C)I've been dreaming
(F)of.
I'm (Bb)ready for living;
I'm (F)ready for life
And I (Gm)know that I'm ready for (A) love...
But when (D)you are eigh(G)teen,
They say (A)"Love's compli(D)cated
And (G)so over-(D)rated",
You (Em)know
what I (A)mean?
When (D)you are eigh(G)teen,
They say (A)"Wait, and don't (D)worry",
And (G)"Hey! What's your (D)hurry
'Cos
you're (G)only (A)eigh(D)teen".
Bridge: D-G-A-D G-D-G-A-D
Chorus
When (D)you are eigh(G)teen,
With the (A)world all a(D)round you,
It can (G)sometimes as(D)tound you,
You
(Em)know what I (A)mean?
Just how (D)little they (G)know,
All those (A)cowboys and (D)chancers,
I've got (G)more
of the (D)answers....
And I'm (G)only (A)eigh(D)teen
