Teenage Lament '74 Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][G][Am][Bm][G][Em][G][A]
[G][Em][G][A][Bm][G][Em]
[G]
What [A]a drag it is [Bm]these

[Verse 1]
[G]gold [Em]lamé jeans
[G]Is this the[A] coolest way[Bm] to get[G]
though your [Em]teens?
[G]Well, I cut my hair [A]weird,
[Bm]I read[G] that it was in[Em]
[G]I looked like a[A] rooster t[Bm]hat was
[G]drowned and raised [Em]again

[Verse 2]
[G]What are you gon[D]na do?
[G]Tell you what I'm gon[Em]na do[D]
[G]Why don't you get[D] away?
[G]I'm gonna leave tod[Em]ay
[Am][B][G][A][Bm][G][Em]

[Verse 3]
[G]I ran into my [A]roo[Bm]m and[G] I fell
down on [Em]my knees
[G]Well I thought that fif[A]teen[Bm]
was [G]gonna be [Em]a breeze
[G]I picked up my [Asus4]gui tar[Bm]
to [G]blast away the [Em]clouds
[G]But somebody in the [A]next room [B]yelled, "You
gotta [G]turn that damn thing [Em]down"

[Verse 4]
[G]What are you gon[D]na do?
[G]I'll tell you what I'm [Em]gonna [D]do
[G]Why don't you get[D] away?
[G]Well I'm gonna cry all[Am] day
[B]

[Verse 5]
[C]And I know trouble is bre[Em]wing out there
[C]But I can hardly car[D]e
[C]They fight all night about
[Em]his private secretary
[Am]Lipstick stain, blonde hair,[D]

[Interlude 1]
oh
[D][G][A][Bm][G][Em][G][A]
[G][Em][G][A][Bm][G][Em][G][A][Bm]
[G][Em]

[Verse 6]
[G]What are you gon[D]na do?
[G]Tell you what I'm gon[Em]na do[D]
[G]Why don't you run[D] away?
[G]I'm gonna lea[Em]ve tod[D]ay[Am]

[Verse 7]
But even [Am]I
don't know
What I'm [D]gonna do

[Verse 8]
Don't know what I'm gonna do, no
[G]What are you [D]gonna do?
[G]Tell you what I'm gon[D]na do
[G]Why don't you run[D] away?
[G]I'm gonna lea[Em]ve tod[D]ay[G]

[Verse 9]
What are you [D]gonna do?
[G]I'll tell you what I'm gonna do[D][G]
Why don't you [D]get away?
[G]Well, I'd rather [Em]cry a[D]ll day

[Verse 10]
What are you [G]gonna do?
What are you gonna [D]do?
[G]

[Verse 11]
[D]
What are you [G]gonna do?
Gonna [D]do, gonna do
[G]

[Verse 12]
[D]
What are you [G]gonna do?
Gonna [D]do, gonna do
[G]

[Verse 13]
[D]
What are you [G]gonna do?
Gonna [D]do, gonna do
[G]

[Verse 14]
[D]
What are you [G]gonna do?
Gonna [D]do, gonna [G]do[D]

[Verse 15]
What are you [G]gonna [D]do?
[G]Gonna [D]do, gonna do

[Verse 16]
[G]What are you gonna do?
Gonna [D]do, gonna do [G](Alice,
[D]Alice, Alice, Alice)

[Verse 17]
[G]What are [D]you gonna do?
Gonna do, gonna do