Saturday, February 1, 2020

Overheard at the Counter: She Was only 17 (He was 84)




I've always loved this song, but I sing it ... a little differently than intended.

Below are the tiny adjustments to the song that bring a little more nuance to it...
Sing along with me!



She Was Only Seventeen (He was Eighty-Four)
Marty Robbins (with a slight alteration by Verble Gherulous)

INTRO:
G    C             Am           F               G
Seventeen..wah-ooo-wah-ooo..and he was eighty-four
G    C             Am           F              G
Seventeen..wah-ooo-wah-ooo..and he, the girl, adored.

#1.
C            Am            F               G
She was only seventeen and he was eighty four.
C                  Am                F
She loved him with all her heart and he, the girl
 G
adored.
    C                   C7                   F
But all their friends believed they were too dumb
            Fm
to know the score..
      C            Am            F      G        C
cause she was only seventeen and he was eighty four.

#2.
C            Am                F         G        C
Is she old enough to know their love will last his life?
C            Am            F        G     C
Isn't he too dumb to be a husband, her a wife?
    C             C7                F                Fm
Within the past I bet it's happened more than once before.
     C                Am          F       G        C
When someone else was seventeen, another, eighty four.

BRIDGE:
G              D                 G
Do we have the right to question love that seems so strong?
G                  D             G               G7
As long as God has no objections there can be no wrong.

#3.
C             Am                 F            G
Let us be the first to wish them all the very best.
C                 Am             F                  G
Let us hope their love is strong enough to meet the test.
      C             C7                F                Fm
Cause like I say, I bet it's happened more than once before.
     C                Am           F      G        C
When someone else was seventeen, another, eighty four.

BRIDGE:
G              D                 G
Do we have the right to question love that seems so strong?
G                  D             G               G7
As long as God has no objections there can be no wrong.

#4.
C             Am                 F            G
Let us be the first to wish them all the very best.
C                 Am             F                  G
Let us hope their love is strong enough to meet the test.
      C             C7                F                Fm
Cause like I say, I bet it's happened more than once before.
     C                Am           F      G        C
When someone else was seventeen, another, eighty four.

OUTRO:
C                        F   G7  C
Wah-ooo-wah-(seventeen)..wah-wah-wah.


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