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When I Was Young

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CWhen I was yAmoung
Fmy mother said tGo me:
CYou have so Ammany dreams
but this dFreams
you cannoGt realize
CSo you need Amno dreams
Fyou need no emotGions
Cyou need no Amart
Fyou need no revoGlution
C'cause all tAmhat you need, that you neFed
is just wGork
and someone to lCove
that's eAmnough, laFlala lGalala
CSo I grew uAmp and got maFrried with the
Geldest gCirl in our Amtown,
but she was rFich and so wGell dressed
She said: drCeAmms to make Amtrue is so eaFsy, honeGy
alCl you have to Amdo is to run Fand earn Gmoney
C'cause all tAmhat you need, that you neFed
is just wGork
and someone to lCove
that's eAmnough, laFlala lGalala
CNow I am Amold and grew Folder and oGlder
Ceverybody lAmoves me and is kFnocking at my Gshoulder
my cChildren are so cAmute
my Fcar is so nGew
Cmy wife is still good to sAmhow
Fmy girlfriend does nobody Gknow
Cso there's for me only one sAmtress for me only one stFress
Gonly one stress
Cthe death
Amlalala, lFalala, lGalala
the Cdeath

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When I Was Young

by Josef Hader

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C Am

When I was young

F G

my mother said to me:

C Am

You have so many dreams

but this dreams

you cannot realize

C Am

So you need no dreams

F G

you need no emotions

C Am

you need no art

F G

you need no revolution

C Am F

'cause all that you need, that you need

is just work

and someone to love

Am F G

that's enough, lalala lalala

C Am F

So I grew up and got married with the

G C Am

eldest girl in our town,

F G

but she was rich and so well dressed

C Am F G

She said: dreAmms to make true is so easy, honey

C Am F G

all you have to do is to run and earn money

C Am F

'cause all that you need, that you need

is just work

and someone to love

Am F G

that's enough, lalala lalala

C Am F G

Now I am old and grew older and older

C Am F G

everybody loves me and is knocking at my shoulder

C Am

my children are so cute

F G

my car is so new

C Am

my wife is still good to show

F G

my girlfriend does nobody know

C Am F

so there's for me only one stress for me only one stress

only one stress

the death

Am F G

lalala, lalala, lalala

the death

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