Teenage Rockstars Chords & Lyrics - Andrew Mcmahon In The Wilderness

[INTRO]
2x [C] [E] [Am] [F] [Fm] [C] [G]

[VERSE 1]
[C]We were [E]kids, we played with [Am]matches
[F]Well we grew [Fm]up, we started [C]bands [G]
[C]Yeah we skipped [E]school, but played the [Am]dances
[F]When we [Fm]started making [C]fans [G]

[BRIDGE 1]
[G]We blew off college, toured the [Am]country in a [D]van
[F]Sometimes at the grocery store, the [Fm]people say they knew me back when

[CHORUS 1]
[C]We were [E]teenage [Am]rock stars
[F]Made our [Fm]hometown [C]proud [G]
[C]When we were [E]teenage [Am]rock stars
[F]We taught ourselves to play [Fm]
And we played [C]loud

[VERSE 2]
[C]We signed a [E]deal and made some r[Am]ecords
[F]Sold out s[Fm]hows and married yo[C]ung [G]
[C]The money [E]came, we started f[Am]ighting
[F]We partied [Fm]hard, and had our f[C]un [G]

[BRIDGE 2]
[G]We blew off deadlines and for[Am]got to call our f[D]riends
[F]Sometimes at the shopping mall, the [Fm]people say they knew me back when

[CHORUS 2]
[C]We were [E]teenage r[Am]ock stars
[F]Made our [Fm]fathers p[C]roud [G]
When [C]we were [E]teenage r[Am]ock stars
[F]We taught ourselves to play [Fm]
And we played [C]loud

[BREAK 1]
2x [C]Ooh la [E]la la la l[Am]a, la la la la l[F]a, ooh la [Fm]la la l[C]a

[Verse 3] (light strum this verse)
[C]Now I [E]sit at this pi[Am]ano
[F]I watch my [Fm]daughter in the [C]yard [G]
[C]I think a[E]bout those days in [Am]high school
[F]My best friend [Fm]playing his guit[C]ar [G]

[BRIDGE 3]
[G]In my parents' living room, where [Am]all of this be[D]gan
[F] [Fm] n.c.
And when I leave the shows these days, the people say they knew me back when

[CHORUS 3]
[C]We were [E]teenage [Am]rock stars
So [F]young and [Fm]so strung [C]out [G]
When [C]we were [E]teenage r[Am]ock stars
[F]We taught ourselves to play, we [Fm]took the stage
And we played [C]loud

[OUTRO]
2x [C]Ooh la [E]la la la l[Am]a, la la la la l[F]a, ooh la [Fm]la la l[C]a