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"The Old And The Young"
F#m
F#mTime will have warranted all that the foliage bruEng
BmFalls to the ground at the feet of the old and the Dyoung
F#mTired and worn from a life made of wallow and Epain
BmOf what will be made is all that remains at the Dcore
EBear the old and thBme young
ETime will have warranted
All that the foliage Bmbrung
        C#m              D#m
So bear the old and the young
Awoke from a long one that came on the heels of a day
Where sun would arise and then grant us the kindness of ray
Fields full of gladness surrounded by droves that await
And look for the grave in everything adorn
Bear the old and the young
Time will have warranted
All that the foliage brung
So bear the old and the young
Instrumental
 C#m   D   G#m   A(x4)
F#m  E   Bm D
Bear the old and the young
Time will have warranted
All that the foliage brung
Bear the old and the young
Time will have warranted
All that the foliage brung
So bear the old and the young

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The Old And The Young

by Midlake

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

G#m

Please correct me if I am wrong; text taken from a lyrics website; chords guessed

"The Old And The Young"

F#m

F#m E

Time will have warranted all that the foliage brung

Bm D

Falls to the ground at the feet of the old and the young

F#m E

Tired and worn from a life made of wallow and pain

Bm D

Of what will be made is all that remains at the core

E Bm

Bear the old and the young

Time will have warranted

All that the foliage brung

C#m D

So bear the old and the young

Awoke from a long one that came on the heels of a day

Where sun would arise and then grant us the kindness of ray

Fields full of gladness surrounded by droves that await

And look for the grave in everything adorn

Bear the old and the young

Time will have warranted

All that the foliage brung

So bear the old and the young

Instrumental

C#m D G#m A

(x4)

F#m E Bm D

Bear the old and the young

Time will have warranted

All that the foliage brung

Bear the old and the young

Time will have warranted

All that the foliage brung

So bear the old and the young

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