D                    G
The phoenixes headed West, cross-country: Nebraska, Nevada
D
The phoenix has to leave its nest but
                   G
Change is good for some

It is not good for others



Em                     A
First there were five, then there were four
D                             G
Leaf, he changed his colours, that's for sure
Em
River was your favourite
              A
His eyes were aqua
D
He's in our history now
G
Like Cleopatra
    Em
And you
                      A
My screen grab beauty queen
                        G
Typing something out in green



             D
Like we were seventeen
             G
Like we were seventeen...



D
When we first met we read bliss
G
Soon we were too old for this
D
We though that weight loss was survival
G
We thought that vogue was French for bible



Em
Up on the wall
A
We put them all
D                             G
Leaf, he changed his colours, that's for sure
Em
River was your favourite
              A
His eyes were aqua
D
He's in our history now
G
Like Cleopatra
    Em
And you
                      A
My screen grab beauty queen
                        G
Typing something on the screen



             D
Like we were seventeen
             G
Like we were seventeen...



D
River, Rain, Summer, Leaf, and Liberty...
G
River, Rain, Summer, Leaf, and Liberty...



    Em
And you
                      A
My screen grab beauty queen
                                   G
Are you working out your next life dream?
             D
Like we were seventeen...