JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "17" adalah lagu yang diciptakan oleh penyanyi R&B muda, Mahalia.
Tak hanya bernyanyi, ia juga memainkan gitar dalam album rilisan 2016 yang memuat lagu ini.
"17" adalah singel ketiga Mahalia secara keseluruhan sekaligus singel kedua dari mini albumnya yang berjudul Diary of Me.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Surprise Me - Mahalia
Simak lirik dan chord lagu "17" dari Mahalia berikut ini.
[Verse 1]
Em Bm Em Bm
See, as people we try to please one another
Em Bm Em Bm
In order to be equal, we lie so we don't have to suffer
Em Bm Em Bm
But I'm tired of hiding for the benefit of my peers
Em
What's so wrong with shining?
Bm Em
Why've you got so much fear?
[Pre-Chorus]
G
I got my skin all out
F#m Em
I don't care, I'm proud to be me
Yeah
G
I was scared to stand out
F#m
Now I'm wearing my hair down
[Chorus]
Em
And I feel so free
Bm
Oh it's good to be seventeen
C#m
Well I feel so free
Em Bm
Oh it's good to be seventeen
C#m
Seventeen
[Verse 2]
Em Bm Em Bm
See, as teenagers we think we have to blend in
Em Bm Em Bm
But if you want to be greater than this, there's no use in pretending
Em Bm Em Bm
Cause I tried to change myself for the benefit of my friends
Em
Well now it's time to wave goodbye cause
Bm Em Bm
My used-to-be's are at an end
[Kembali ke Pre-Chorus dan Chorus]
[Post-Chorus]
Em Bm
I will be myself cause I like who I'm becoming
Em Bm
If you're ready come with me, these boots are made for running
Em Bm
But, I'm sick of running in circles around ya
Em
This ain't about ya, this ain't about ya
[Ulangi Pre-Chorus, Chorus dan Post-Chorus]
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