Biography:
A member of the popular group Bread, David Gates is also a songwriter, keyboardist, vocalist and producer. His first hit as a songwriter came with the popular Mermaids song Popsicles and Icicles.
David Gates was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to a band director and a piano teacher on December 11, 1940. Surrounded by music from birth, he was proficient in piano, bass and guitar by the time he was in high school. In 1957, he received a musical break when Chuck Berry came to Tulsa; Gates had his first hit, Jo-Baby, with Chuck Berry.
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Love Is Always Seventeen - David Gates (1994)
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 92 BPM (3 Min. 26 Sec.) in 'A'.
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYBOARD
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
------------------ --------------
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
F#m - 2 4 4 2 2 2 F# A-C#-F#
D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F#
E - 0 2 2 1 0 0 E B-E-G#
INTRO: [6 Measures]
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|A |A |F#m |F#m |D |D |
VERSE #1: [8 M]
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|A |A |F#m |
Sev-… en-teen,… it's been a while… since I've seen… sev-… en-teen,…
|F#m |D |
and the years since… 'been might-… y lean,…
|D |A |A |
… but there's no use com-plain-… in'… And
VERSE #2: [8 M]
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|A |A |F#m |
for-… ty-two,… has a way… of creep-in'… up on you,…
|F#m |D |
and my chanc-… es left… are… get-tin' few,…
|D |A |A |
but there's still time re-main-… in'…
BRIDGE #1: [8 M]
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|E |D |D E |
And I've been wait-… in' for… some-one… who loves… the way… I do…
|A |D |A |
… And girl I've got… my fing-… ers crossed… in
|D |E |
hopes… it might… be you…
VERSE #3: [8 M]
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|A |A |F#m |
Twen-… ty-one… that's how ma-… ny dif-f'rent… jobs I've done…
|F#m |D |D |A |
I re-mem-… ber quit-tin'… ev-'ry one… with no hes-i-tat-… in'…
|A |
And
VERSE #4: [8 M]
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|A |A |F#m |
thir-… ty-three,… that's how ma-… ny wo-men… left… on me…
|F#m |D |D |
I don't have… too good… a his-… to-ry,… but I don't mind wait-…
|A |A |
…-in'… 'Cause it
CHORUS #1: [10 M]
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|D |A |D |A |
real-… ly does-… n't mat-… ter… how ma-… ny years you've seen… 'Cause
|D |E |A |A |F#m |F#m |
love… is al-… ways… sev-… en-teen…
BRIDGE #2: [8 M]
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|E |D |D E |
I won-der if… you'll be… the one… to end… this lone-some… heart,…
|A |D |A |
… 'cause girl I've got… a lot… to give… and I'd…
|D |E |
… sure like… to start… And it
CHORUS #2: [15 M] 'CODA' -
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|D |A |D E |
real-… ly does-… n't mat-… ter… how ma-… ny years… you've seen,…
|A |D |E |A |A |
… 'cause love… is al-… ways… sev-… en-teen…
|F#m |F#m |D |E |A |A |… |
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 92 BPM (3 Min. 26 Sec.) in 'A'.
Chords Used:
-----------
GUITAR KEYBOARD
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
------------------ --------------
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
F#m - 2 4 4 2 2 2 F# A-C#-F#
D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F#
E - 0 2 2 1 0 0 E B-E-G#
INTRO: [6 Measures]
-----
|A |A |F#m |F#m |D |D |
VERSE #1: [8 M]
--------
|A |A |F#m |
Sev-… en-teen,… it's been a while… since I've seen… sev-… en-teen,…
|F#m |D |
and the years since… 'been might-… y lean,…
|D |A |A |
… but there's no use com-plain-… in'… And
VERSE #2: [8 M]
--------
|A |A |F#m |
for-… ty-two,… has a way… of creep-in'… up on you,…
|F#m |D |
and my chanc-… es left… are… get-tin' few,…
|D |A |A |
but there's still time re-main-… in'…
BRIDGE #1: [8 M]
---------
|E |D |D E |
And I've been wait-… in' for… some-one… who loves… the way… I do…
|A |D |A |
… And girl I've got… my fing-… ers crossed… in
|D |E |
hopes… it might… be you…
VERSE #3: [8 M]
--------
|A |A |F#m |
Twen-… ty-one… that's how ma-… ny dif-f'rent… jobs I've done…
|F#m |D |D |A |
I re-mem-… ber quit-tin'… ev-'ry one… with no hes-i-tat-… in'…
|A |
And
VERSE #4: [8 M]
--------
|A |A |F#m |
thir-… ty-three,… that's how ma-… ny wo-men… left… on me…
|F#m |D |D |
I don't have… too good… a his-… to-ry,… but I don't mind wait-…
|A |A |
…-in'… 'Cause it
CHORUS #1: [10 M]
---------
|D |A |D |A |
real-… ly does-… n't mat-… ter… how ma-… ny years you've seen… 'Cause
|D |E |A |A |F#m |F#m |
love… is al-… ways… sev-… en-teen…
BRIDGE #2: [8 M]
---------
|E |D |D E |
I won-der if… you'll be… the one… to end… this lone-some… heart,…
|A |D |A |
… 'cause girl I've got… a lot… to give… and I'd…
|D |E |
… sure like… to start… And it
CHORUS #2: [15 M] 'CODA' -
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|D |A |D E |
real-… ly does-… n't mat-… ter… how ma-… ny years… you've seen,…
|A |D |E |A |A |
… 'cause love… is al-… ways… sev-… en-teen…
|F#m |F#m |D |E |A |A |… |
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