G 
At seventeen all i wanted to be 
         F    C 
Was gone long gone 
G 
The only way i would have stayed 
           F     C 
Was a graveyard stone 
G 
I had a plan that i could mention 
         F                  C    D 
But the road is paved with good intentions 


 
[Refrão]

G           F      C 
Forgiveness if you please 
G             F      C 
Let it rain down on me 
G                        D     G 
Cause i've come a long way to nowhere 

G 
Now when i'm asked did i learn in the past 
           F    C 
I say more or less 
G 
And do i know which direction to go 
            F    C 
Well i must confess 
G 
If i thought i knew the answer 
   F                 C       D 
I am sure i'd have taken my chances 

(Chorus) 

G 
The irony is that i'm dying to be 
      F    C 
Gone long gone 
G 
And you know if i could i'd go back 
       F   C 
Home sweet home 
G 
Sifting through the mixed emotions 
 F                      C       D 
I couldn't change if i took the notion 

(Chorus) 

G 
Seventeen, all i wanted to be 
Was gone long gone