Fourteen

Intro 
N.C.                                          F 
Josephine, don't be mean, I wasn't tryin' to- 
N.C.                                          F 
Josephine, don't be mean, I wasn't tryin' to- 

Am F Am F Am 

 
F                                    Am 
You will bear the scars of this dark time forever 
F                                    Am 
You will hear that survival is some glorious endeavour 
 

 
F                    Am 
But you're fourteen (Yeah, you're fourteen) 
F                    Am 
And they're so mean (Yeah, they're so mean) 
 

 
F                       G              F 
I don't think it's your fault, oh baby 
                        C     G  F 
I don't think it's your fault, oh 

F F Am F Am 
 

 
F                               Am 
When they say they won't help you through it 
F                     Am 
It's just because they can't 
F                          Am 
When they're tryin' to hurt you baby 
F                         Am 
Well, that's because they can 
 

 
F                    Am 
But you're fourteen (Yeah, you're fourteen) 
F                    Am 
And they're so mean (Yeah, they're so mean) 
 

 
F                  C           G       F 
I don't think it's your fault, oh baby 
F                       C         F 
I don't think it's your fault, oh 

F F Am 
 

 
F                                        Am 
Josephine, don't be mean, I wasn't tryin' to let you down 
F                                        Am 
(Josephine, don't be mean, I wasn't tryin' to let you down) 
F                                        Am 
Josephine, don't be mean, I wasn't tryin' to let you down 
F                                        Am 
(Josephine, don't be mean, I wasn't tryin' to let you down) 
F                                        Am 
Josephine, don't be mean, I wasn't tryin' to let you down 
F                                        Am                C 
(Josephine, don't be mean, I wasn't tryin' to let you down) 
C 
(I wasn't tryin' to let you down) 
 

Outro 
C                                       Am         G 
Little girl, you wanna know someone you look up to? 
                    F 
Be careful what you wish for 
F                           C 
You might end up buryin' me 

F 

C                                       Am         G 
Little girl, you wanna know someone you look up to? 
(Josephine, don't be mean) 
                    F 
Be careful what you wish for 
F                           C 
You might end up buryin' me 

C F 

C                                        Am 
Little girl, you wanna know someone you look up to? 
(Josephine, don't be mean) 
                    F 
Be careful what you wish for 
F                           C 
You might end up buryin' me 
C                 F 
(Josephine, don't be mean) 
C                                       Am 
(I wasn't tryin' to let you down) 
Little girl, you wanna know someone you look up to? 
                               (Josephine, don't be mean) 
G                   F 
Be careful what you wish for 
F                           C 
You might end up buryin' me (Josephine, don't be mean) 
F                C 
(I wasn't tryin' to let you down) 
C                                               Am 
Little girl, you wanna know someone you look up to? 
(Josephine, don't be mean) 
G                     F 
Careful what you wish for 
F                          C 
You might end up buryin' me 

C