18 Summers
By: Matthew West
Transpose:
[INTRO] | Gb Db/F | Ebm Gb/Bb | Cb Gb/Bb | Cb / Dbsus Db | [VERSE 1] Gb Db/F One, we didn’t sleep at all Ebm Gb/Bb Two, was footsteps down the hall Cb Gb/Bb Dbsus Three, you’re jumping to me in the pool Gb Db/F Four was princess dressing up Ebm Gb/Bb Five was tea in plastic cups Cb Gb/Bb Cb Dbsus Six, you got your backpack off to school [PRE CHORUS 1] Abm Gb/Bb Cb Can’t believe how fast it flies Abm Gb/Bb Cb Dbsus They always say don’t blink, now I know why [CHORUS] Gb Db/F 18 summers gone like that] Ebm Gb/Bb 18 years you don’t get back Cb Gb/Bb Cb Dbsus 18 trips around the sun, don’t it make you wonder Gb Db/F Why holding time’s like holding sand Ebm Gb/Bb Always slipping through my hands Cb Gb/Bb Abm What I’d give to hold you for another Db 18 summers [TURN] | Gb Db/F | Ebm Gb/Bb | Cb Gb/Bb | Cb / Dbsus Db | [VERSE 2] Gb Db/F Seven was the Disney trip Ebm Gb/Bb Eight was singing Taylor Swift Cb Gb/Bb Cb Dbsus Nine was bedtime prayers and saying “Jesus I believe” Gb Db/F Ten, eleven, like a weed you grew Ebm Gb/Bb Twelve, thirteen, well, middle school Cb Gb/Bb Cb Dbsus Fourteen, high school’s coming and you’re way too cool for me [PRE CHORUS 2] Abm Gb/Bb Cb Can’t believe how fast it flies [CHORUS] [TURN] [BRIDGE] Cb Fifteen, first boy broke your heart Gb/Bb Sixteen, driving daddy’s car Abm Gb Abm Gb/Bb Seventeen, you’re wild and free, and I’m waiting up for you Cb Then there you stood, cap and gown Gb/Bb And I’m smiling as I think about Abm Gb/Bb Cb How every one before’s what led us to [VERSE 3] Gb Db/F Dorm room number 205 Ebm Gb/Bb A grown man trying not to cry Cb Gb/Bb Cb Can’t wait to see all you’re gonna do Gb Db/F Your mom and me and two aching hearts Ebm Gb/Bb Driving home in an empty car Cb Gb/Bb Cb Thanking God for the gift of raising you For 18 summers [OUTRO] | Gb Db/F | Ebm Gb/Bb | Cb Gb/Bb | Cb / Dbsus Db | Gb | 18 summers
Resources
Songwriters: AJ Pruis, Jeff Pardo, Matthew West
CCLI#: 7236718
Recommended Key: Gb
Tempo/BPM: 87
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