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Did You Know? Sam Fender wrote Seventeen Going Under about his own experiences of being 17 and unable to help his mum to make ends meet after she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and could no longer work as a nurse. She was 'harassed and treated unjustly by the Department for Work and Pensions'.
The song won the 2022 Ivor Novello songwriting award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.
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Seventeen Going Under Chords And Strumming, Sam Fender
Django Chords: (capo fret 6)
Django C chord
Django G chord
Django D chord
Django Em chord
Strumming:
"The Bouncer*":
|D U D D U D |
Tempo: 162 bpm Key: G
Intro -
|Em - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - G - |
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - Em - |
Verse 1 -
| |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - G - |
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - Em - | | x 4
I re(D)member the sickness was forever
(G)I re(C)member snuff vide(G)os
(Em)Cold Sep(D)tembers, the distances we covered
The fist fights (G)on the (C)beach, the bizzies round us (G)up
Do it all again (Em)next (D)week
An embryonic love
The first time (G)that it (C)scarred
Embarrass yourself for (G)someone
Crying (Em)like a (D)child
And the boy who kicked Tom's head in
Still (G)bugs me (C)now
That's the thing, it (G)lingers
And claws you (Em)when you're down
Bridge -
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - G - |
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - Em - |
Verse 2 -
| |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - G - |
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - Em - | | x 4
(D) I was far too scared to hit him
But I would hit him in a (G)heartbeat (C)now
That's the thing with (G)anger
It begs to stick a(Em)round
(D) So it can fleece you of your beauty
And leave you spent with (G)nowt to (C)offer
Makes you hurt the ones who (G)love you
You hurt them (Em)like they're (D)nothing
(Oh, (G)oh) (C) (G)
You hurt them (Em)like they're (D)nothing
(Oh, (G)oh) (C) (G) (Em)
Verse 3 -
| |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - G - |
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - Em - | | x 4
(D) See I spent my teens enraged
Spira(G)lin' in (C)silence
And I armed myself with a (G)grin
'Cause I was always the (Em)fuckin' (D)joker
Buried in their humor
Amongst the white (G)noise and (C)boys' boys
Locker-room talkin' (G)lads' lads
Drenched in (Em)cheap drink and (D)snide fags
A mirrored picture of my old man
Oh God, the (G)kid's a dab (C)hand
Canny chanter, but he looks (G)sad
God, the (Em)kid looks (D)so sad
(Oh, (G)oh) (C) (G) (Em)
Verse 4 -
| |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - G - |
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - Em - | | x 4
She said the (D)debt, the debt, the debt
So I thought about shifting gear
(G)And how she (C)wept and wept and wept
Well, (G)luck came and died 'round here
I see (Em)my (D)mother
The DWP see a number
She cries on the (G)floor en(C)cumbered
I'm seventeen going (G)under
I'm seventeen (Em)going (D)under
(Oh, (G)oh) (C) (G)
I'm seventeen (Em)going (D)under
(Oh, (G)oh) (C) (G)
I'm seventeen (Em)going (D)under
(Oh, (G)oh) (C) (G) (Em)
Final Chord Strum: Em
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Seventeen Going Under Lyrics
I remember the sickness was forever
I remember snuff videos
Cold Septembers, the distances we covered
The fist fights on the beach, the bizzies round us up
Do it all again next week
An embryonic love
The first time that it scarred
Embarrass yourself for someone
Crying like a child
And the boy who kicked Tom's head in
Still bugs me now
That's the thing, it lingers
And claws you when you're down
I was far too scared to hit him
But I would hit him in a heartbeat now
That's the thing with anger
It begs to stick around
So it can fleece you of your beauty
And leave you spent with nowt to offer
Makes you hurt the ones who love you
You hurt them like they're nothing
(Oh, oh)
You hurt them like they're nothing
(Oh, oh)
You hurt them like they're nothing
(Oh, oh)
See I spent my teens enraged
Spiralin' in silence
And I armed myself with a grin
'Cause I was always the fuckin' joker
Buried in their humor
Amongst the white noise and boys' boys
Locker-room talkin' lads' lads
Drenched in cheap drink and snide fags
A mirrored picture of my old man
Oh God, the kid's a dab hand
Canny chanter, but he looks sad
God, the kid looks so sad
God, the kid looks so sad
She said the debt, the debt, the debt
So I thought about shifting gear
And how she wept and wept and wept
Well, luck came and died 'round here
I see my mother
The DWP see a number
She cries on the floor encumbered
I'm seventeen going under
I'm seventeen going under
(Oh, oh)
I'm seventeen going under (oh, oh)
(Oh, oh)
I'm seventeen going under (oh, oh)
(Oh, oh)
I'm seventeen going under (oh, oh)
(Oh, oh)
(Oh)
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