INTRO:
Ab      Db  Ab               Db  Ab
Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh..yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh..
Ab      Db  Ab   Eb
yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh..yeh-yeh-yeh..

#1.
      Ab                     Fm        Db      Eb
Well, just because I'm in my teens and I still go 
   Ab
to school.
Ab                       Fm               Ab
Don't think that I dream childish dreams, I'm nobody's 
Eb
fool.
Db           Ab                Db        Ab
Don't mother me, that makes me wild, and please don't 
Eb                         Db     Ab
treat me (nah-nah-nah-nah) like a child.
         Db  Ab   Eb
(yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh..yeh-yeh-yeh.)

#2.
     Ab              Fm                   Db       Eb
It's often said that youngsters should be seen and not 
   Ab
be heard.
Ab                Fm       Ab           Eb    Bbm
But I want you to realize, that's quite absurd.
Eb    Ab                   Db        Ab           Eb
Don't wanna be so meek and mild..so, please don't treat 
                     Db     Ab
me (nah-nah-nah-nah) like a child.
         Db  Ab   Eb
(yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh..yeh-yeh-yeh.)

CHORUS:
Db                       Ab
Gonna be my own adviser, cause my mind's my own.
Db                             Eb              Bb
Then I will be much the wiser..my own point of view has 
          Eb
got to be known.

#3.
    Ab                                 Db         Eb   Ab
The best years of my life, I know, are those when I am young.
Ab                      Fm          Ab            Eb
And since I'm sure that this is so..gonna have my fun.
         Ab                 Db          Ab           Eb
So, if I feel, like running wild..well, please don't treat 
                     Db     Ab
me (nah-nah-nah-nah) like a child.
         Db  Ab   Ab
(yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh..yeh-yeh-yeh.)

CHORUS:
Db                       Ab
Gonna be my own adviser, cause my mind's my own.
Db                             Eb              Bb
Then I will be much the wiser..my own point of view has 
          Eb      E
got to be known..(aaahhhhhhhh.)

#4.
    A          Gbm   A                 D          E    A
The best years of my life, I know, are those when I am young.
A                       Gbm         A             E
And since I'm sure that this is so..gonna have my fun.
         A                  D           A            E
So, if I feel, like running wild..well, please don't treat 
                     D      A
me (nah-nah-nah-nah) like a child.
         D   A    A
(yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh..yeh-yeh-yeh.)

OUTRO:
Gbm                        A
Don't ever treat me like a child..(Fade.)