17 And 53
Danielle Ate The SandwichVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
You were seventeen the year your father died
And he was fifty-three when you were seventeen
In the museum where you laid your head to sleep
The artifacts were cold to comfort you
When you heard them fighting you hid in the apple tree
The branches broke their noise
And when your brother studied at the university
You were left alone to realize
That while you were growing older
He was busy growing older
too, bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum
too, bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum
In the summer when your father drove you to the river
And he would sing so loud
Soon to be kept silent when you climbed through barbed-wired fences
To get to the riverside
And while you were growing older
He was busy growing older
too, bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum
too, bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum
And in February you were running late one day
And out the door you ran
Leaving left unsaid the things youd soon regret not telling
Never knowing this would be your last chance
And while you were growing older
He was busy growing older
And was it fair to blame the gi-
rl, And was it fair to make the child
choose, And when you stood next to the moun-ta-
in, Did you swear that you could hear him calling you?
bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum
bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum
I am twenty-two and you are fifty-three
And only blood can tell
That we are made up of strings and strands of DNA
Dancing waltzes in our cells
and while you are growing older
i am busy growing older
too, bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum
too, bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum
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Readable chord sheet for 17 And 53 by Danielle Ate The Sandwich
[Am] [G] [D] [Am] You were [G]seven[D]teen the year your father died [Am] And he was [G]fifty-[D]three when you were seventeen [Am] In the [G]museum [D]where you laid your head to sleep [Am] The arti[G]facts were cold to [D]comfort you [Am]When you h[G]eard them fighting [D]you hid in the apple tree [Am]The branch[G]es broke their nois[D]e [Am]And when y[G]our brother studied[D] at the university [Am]You were l[G]eft alone to realiz[D]e [Dm]That while you were growing older [Em]He was busy growing older [Am]too, bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum [Am]too, bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum [Am]In the sum[G]mer when your fathe[D]r drove you to the river [Am]And he wou[G]ld sing so loud [D] [Am]Soon to be[G] kept silent when y[D]ou climbed through barbed-wired fences [Am]To get to [G]the riverside [D] [Dm]And while you were growing older [Em]He was busy growing older [Am]too, bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum [Am]too, bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum [Am]And in Feb[G]ruary you were runn[D]ing late one day [Am]And out th[G]e door you ran [D] [Am]Leaving le[G]ft unsaid the thing[D]s youd soon regret not telling [Am]Never know[G]ing this would be y[D]our last chance [Dm]And while you were growing older [Em]He was busy growing older [Am] And was it [Dm]fair to [G] [Dm]blame the [G]gi- [Am]rl, And was it [Dm]fair to [G] [Dm]make the [G]child [Am]choose, And when you [Dm]stood next [G]to the [Dm]moun-[G]ta- [Am]in, Did you [Dm]swear that you could [G]hear him [Dm]calling [G]you? [Am] bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum [Am] bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum [Am]I am twent[G]y-two and you are f[D]ifty-three [Am]And only b[G]lood can tell [D] [Am]That we ar[G]e made up of string[D]s and strands of DNA [Am]Dancing wa[G]ltzes in our cells [D] [Dm]and while you are growing older [Em]i am busy growing older [Am]too, bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum [Am]too, bah dah [G]dum, da dah dah dah [D]dum