Not Nineteen Forever - The Courteeners

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Although the chord sequence just repeats, the synchronisation between the lyrics and the
chords changes on each line in each verse which makes it a bit tricky to sing & play together...
so I've written it out completely so you can see how thy fit together on each line

[Intro]

(x4) (x4) (x2) (x2) (x2) (x2)  repeat 


[Verse 1]
             
She's had to p

         
eel me off the

        
 pavement tryi

        
ng to insinuat

               
e 
             
sometimes I'm 

         
in danger of g

                
oing too far
            
Said would I l

          
ike to go for 

        
tea and toast?

        
 
             
Get your hand 

         
off my thigh i

             
n the car she 

        
turned to me a

    
nd said


[Chorus 1]
             
 You're not ni

         
neteen forever

              
, pull yoursel

               
ves together
             
I know it seem

              
s strange but 

        
things they ch

          
ange
             
Older woman an

        
d a younger ma

   
n
             
Both of them d

         
oing all they 

     
can


[repeat intro]


[Verse 2]
             
Trying to get 

         
your attention

        
 all night lon

           
g asked you on


ce, 
             
I asked you tw

              
ice, asked you

         
 four times If

              
 you'd like to

        
 dance to that

        
 song  front c

          
rawled the 
             
crowd down the

         
 stairs and th

              
en I followed 

        
you out in the

             
 rain nowhere 


to be found, 
             
never mind you

         
'll probably n

             
ever look that

          
 pretty again


[Chorus 2]
             
You're not nin

         
eteen forever,

              
 pull yourselv

             
es together
             
I know it seem

              
s strange but 

         
things they ch

        
ange
             
Older woman an

         
d ever so slig

          
htly younger m

    
an God bless t

he 
             
band, they're 

         
doing all they

     
 can


repeat chorus 2 (quiet)

repeat intro

             
You're not nin

         
eteen forever 

           
You're not nin

         
eteen forever
             
You're not nin

         
eteen forever 

             
It's not big, 

         
you're definit

           
ely not clever

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