23 Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Key:	C
Capo:	no capo

Author chasingdaylight [pro] 64. Last edit on Mar 7, 2025

Chords

F/G

Cmaj7

Am7

G/B

Em7

Dm7

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23 - LAWRENCE (I V1 C V2 C B INT C E) (original key is F major)
 
* - then add band for next 4, hits same as intro on F/G
 
[Intro]
(6 hits) Counting: [1 e + da 2 e + da]  (Hits on 1 e, da 2, + da)
F/G
                                            (cut)
F  G   Cmaj7  Am7  |  F     G               C
          Oh, ooh       At 23 you said goodbye       1, 2, 3, uh!
 
[Verse 1]
(riff around the root notes of the chords)
F             G       C           G/B  Am     Em
Waitin', I'm waiting; might start complainin'
     F              G       C     G/B Am
This quarter life crisis is not entertaining to me   (to full chords)
F       G      C       G/B   Am      G     F   G
La–didi-da; oh it's my party and I'm gonna cry if I want to
                                               (cut)
 
[Chorus]
F                G               Cmaj7               Am7
   You said that 23 would be the best year, that ever happened to me but
F        G               Cmaj7               Am7
   I'm  23  and that's a lie (lie echo second time)
F                G               Cmaj7               Am7
   You said that 23 would be our best year, but you were messin' with me
       F     G               Cmaj7               Am7
'cause   at 23  you said goodbye
 
[Verse 2]
                  F              G
Oh it's been the worst day, the worst day (worst day)
Cmaj7   G/B   Am      Em
Cake on a    Thursday   (Thursday)
F           G         Cmaj7    G/B Am
Who says I can't have tears on my  birthday baby
F       G      C       G/B   Am      G     F   G
La–didi-da; oh it's my party and I'm gonna cry if I want to
                                               (cut)
 
[Bridge]
F                 G
  You said that, you said that (Hey, yeah)
Cmaj7             Am7                  F     G               Cmaj7   Am7
  You said that, you said that Oh ooh;   At 23 you said goodbye
F                 G
  You said that, you said that Yeah you said that
Em7               Am7               Dm7     G               C
  You said that, you said that Ooh;     At 23 you said goodbye
                                                              (cut)
 
[Interlude]
Dm7  Em7
Dm7  Em7
Dm7                Em7*
    You said that, you said that       
Dm7                Em7
    You said that, you said that
Dm7                Em7
    You said that, you said that
Dm7                Em7
    You said that, you said that
 
Dm7                Em7
    You said that, you said that
Dm7                Em7
    You said that, you said that
Dm7                Em7             |               F/G
    You said that, you said that   |   oh you said that
 
[Outro]
Dm7   G               Em7                 Am7
  At 23 you said goodbye  (You said that, you said that) Oh, oh
Dm7   G               C
  At 23 you said goodbye
                       (cut)
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