The Avett Brothers – Sixteen In July (Guitar)

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Chords

[Verse 1]
D          D7          G
What was it like for you

     D            D7                G
I can tell you in truth what it was like for me
[Chorus]
     D                F#m
To be sixteen in July, sixteen in July

G
License in my hand

A
Freedom on my mind

     D               F#m
I was sixteen in July, sixteen in July

    G
With summer to my left

   A
And no one to my right
[Verse 2]
D           D7       G                D  D7  G
What did you want to hear on your radio

D         D7              G
Even if it did not come in clear
[Chorus]
              D               F#m
You'd still be sixteen in July, sixteen in July

    G
With license in your hand

   A
and freedom on your mind

        D                F#m
If you're sixteen in July, sixteen in July

    G
With summer to your left

    A
And no one to your right
[Bridge]
     D       D7        G
For me it was shortcut road

    D        D7          G
The girl was new and the car was old

D          D7        G
Were you in love like me?

     D           D7      G
Or at least as in love as you can be?
[Chorus]
       D                F#m
When you're sixteen in July, sixteen in July

    G
With license in your hand

   A
and freedom on your mind

     D                F#m
I was sixteen in July, sixteen in July

    G                       A
With summer to my left, and no one to my right