17 Chords by Jethro Tull

_ [A] I remember when [D] we had a lot of things to do. _
In [A] painful words we [D] read, _ _ [G] and the [A] heroes that knew. _ _ _
[Dm] [A] Climb up toward the ring. _ _
I [D] dream of my own making. _
Sometimes [A] the things that we could later [D] lose. _
[E] Show [A] whatever time would bring. _ _
We were 17, _ _ _ _ and the [D] big men were dancing. _ _ _
[G] Born [A] in the great [D] plains. _
There's a [A] way you have to prove. _ _
The thoughts that are inside. _ _ _
You are [D] going round in circles now. _
_ [A] Wishing you were 17.
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That's when they wondered [A] what they had learned. _ _ _
_ And now here you are. _ _ _
_ [D] You're locked in your own excuse. _
The [A] circle's getting smaller every [D] day.
What we've been planning the [A] next few years. _ _
So stay the way you are. _ _ _
And keep your head [D] down, but stay more upright.
That major [A] picture from the day you find.
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I go circles, and [A] I dive down short, fast, and I. _ _
[D] Yes, stay the way you [A] are.
I _ _ _ got a [D] circle through the same areas.
And maybe we [A] can learn more.
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Oh, it's the longer [A] you're there, the harder. _ _ _
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