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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