After 17

[Intro] C  G  C  G

C
Her right hand closed the front porch door
 F         G
Suddenly a child no more
C                                 F              G
All the ribbons all the bows in a box now on her closet floor

Am          G
Anxious for whats to come
 F                      G
Afraid to leave a place she loves

Am               G
Shes not a woman not a girl
 F                               G
Trying to find her place in this crazy world
 Am          G
Meet a lover make a friend
 F                      G
Try and figure out what this life really means

After 17

( C  G )

C
Broken hearts and rusted dreams
F                 G
Sometimes make it hard to leave and
 C                        F              G
Certainty is out of reach even with some self belief
       Am                G
So she bites her lip and shows a smile
F         G
Flips her hair and flaunts her style

Am               G
Shes not a woman not a girl
 F                               G
Trying to find her place in this crazy world
 Am          G
Meet a lover make a friend
 F                      G
Try and figure out what this life really means

After 17

C
Her memories she stowed away
F                 G
Pulls them out on rainy days
 C                                   F                    G
And brand new faces take their place beside the ones that never fade
 Am                      G
Shes strong and fragile, weak and smart
 F                    G
Whatever the cost she plays the part

Am               G
Shes not a woman not a girl
 F                               G
Trying to find her place in this crazy world
 Am          G
Meet a lover make a friend
 F                      G                F
Try and figure out what this life really means

After 17

Her right hand closed the front porch door

And suddenly a child no more