Intro:C Am F x2
C Am F
When am I gonna stop being wise beyond my years and just start being wise?
C Am F
When am I gonna stop being a pretty young thing to guys?
C Am F
When am I gonna stop being great for my age and just start being good?
C Am F
When will it stop being cool to be quietly misunderstood?
Chorus: Em7 E7 F C
Iʼll blow out the candles, happy birthday to me
Em7 E7 F C
Got your whole life ahead of you, youʼre only nineteen
Dm Fm
But I fear that they already got all the best parts of me
Dm Fm
And Iʼm sorry that I couldnʼt always be your teenage dream
C Am
And when does wide-eyed affection and all good intentions
F
start to not be enough?
C Am F
When will everyone have every reason to call all my bluffs?
C Am
And when are all my excuses of learning my lessons
F
Gonna start to feel sad?
C Am F
Will I spend all the rest of my years wishing I could go back?
Chorus: Em7 E7 F C
Iʼll blow out the candles, happy birthday to me
Em7 E7 F C
Got your whole life ahead of you, youʼre only nineteen
Dm Fm
But I fear that they already got all the best parts of me
Dm Fm
And Iʼm sorry that I couldnʼt always be your teenage dream
Bridge:C Em7
They all say that it gets better
F Fm
It gets better the more you grow
C Em7
Yeah, they all say that it gets better
F Fm
It gets better, but what if I donʼt?
C Em7
Oh, they all say that it gets better
F Fm
It gets better the more you grow
C Em7
Yeah, they all say that it gets better
F Fm
It gets better, but what if I donʼt?
C Em7
Oh, they all say that it gets better
F Fm
It gets better the more you grow
C Em7
Yeah, they all say that it gets better
F Fm
It gets better, but what if I donʼt?
C Em7
Oh, they all say that it gets better
F Fm
It gets better the more you grow
C Em7
Yeah, they all say that it gets better
F Fm
It gets better, but what if I donʼt?
Instrumental:C Em7 Am G# x2
