Intro:
AbDbAbDbAb
Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh..yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh..
AbDbAbEb
yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh..yeh-yeh-yeh..
#1.
AbFmDbEb
Well, just because I'm in my teens and I still go
Ab
to school.
AbFmAb
Don't think that I dream childish dreams, I'm nobody's
Eb
fool.
DbAbDbAb
Don't mother me, that makes me wild, and please don't
EbDbAb
treat me (nah-nah-nah-nah) like a child.
DbAbEb
(yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh..yeh-yeh-yeh.)
#2.
AbFmDbEb
It's often said that youngsters should be seen and not
Ab
be heard.
AbFmAbEbBbm
But I want you to realize, that's quite absurd.
EbAbDbAbEb
Don't wanna be so meek and mild..so, please don't treat
DbAb
me (nah-nah-nah-nah) like a child.
DbAbEb
(yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh..yeh-yeh-yeh.)
Chorus:
DbAb
Gonna be my own adviser, cause my mind's my own.
DbEbBb
Then I will be much the wiser..my own point of view has
Eb
got to be known.
#3.
AbDbEbAb
The best years of my life, I know, are those when I am young.
AbFmAbEb
And since I'm sure that this is so..gonna have my fun.
AbDbAbEb
So, if I feel, like running wild..well, please don't treat
DbAb
me (nah-nah-nah-nah) like a child.
DbAbAb
(yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh..yeh-yeh-yeh.)
Chorus:
DbAb
Gonna be my own adviser, cause my mind's my own.
DbEbBb
Then I will be much the wiser..my own point of view has
EbE
got to be known..(aaahhhhhhhh.)
#4.
AGbmADEA
The best years of my life, I know, are those when I am young.
AGbmAE
And since I'm sure that this is so..gonna have my fun.
ADAE
So, if I feel, like running wild..well, please don't treat
DA
me (nah-nah-nah-nah) like a child.
DAA
(yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh..yeh-yeh-yeh.)
Outro:
GbmA
Don't ever treat me like a child..
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.