Verse 1
D G D
He grew up in the sunset, the wind at his back
D A D
He longed to remember, some things in our past
D G D
Were both over thirty, but still seventeen
D A D
Just tryin to hold on to some old high school dream
Chorus:
D G
Well thereve been women and lovers
D
and lots of miles in between
Bm
Thereve been barrooms and bedrooms
A
and lots of nights with Jim Beam
G D Bm
Been tequila sunrises and times I wish Id never seen,
C
But its hard to act thirty,
G A D
When your dancin to sweet seventeen
Verse 2
Now theres two wives and six kids
And miles in between us
And no time for us anymore
All the wild nights and barfights
And ditches and bluelights
Are a million dark nights from before
Repeat chorus:
Oh its hard to act thirty when youre dancing to sweet seventeen
