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"When I..."
by Michael Trent
'The Winner'
CWhen I... When I was a boy
I was Fcareless and I was foolish and I treated life as if it were a Ctoy
Yeah I was Fcareless and I was foolish and I treated life as if it were a Amlittle baby's toyF  
Oh boy Goh boy
CWhen I... When I was a man
I Fshoveled off my boyish ways and set about to learn the best I Ccan
But Fall the wicked ways of this old world were just so hard to understandAm  F  
Oh man oh mGan
But if you're Fstepping hard you're Gbound to make some Amnoise
And if you're Fcryin' well then I Ghope you're overCjoyed
And if you're Flacking let me Ggive you what I Amhave
'Cause I've got your Gback
On a common Cpath
C F C F Am F G
CWhen I... When I was in love
I would Fcount my blessings daily as it seemed they fell upon me from aCbove
But Fsomehow time had tricked me to believing that it just wasn't enoughAm  F  
And I fucked it upG  
But if you're Fstepping hard you're Gbound to make some Amnoise
And if you're Fcryin' well then I Ghope you're overCjoyed
And if you're Flacking let me Ggive you what I Amhave
'Cause I've got your backG  
And I always Fhave C  
 F   Cx8

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When I

by Michael Trent

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"When I..."

by Michael Trent

'The Winner'

When I... When I was a boy

F C

I was careless and I was foolish and I treated life as if it were a toy

F Am F

Yeah I was careless and I was foolish and I treated life as if it were a little baby's toy

Oh boy oh boy

When I... When I was a man

F C

I shoveled off my boyish ways and set about to learn the best I can

F Am F

But all the wicked ways of this old world were just so hard to understand

Oh man oh man

F G Am

But if you're stepping hard you're bound to make some noise

F G C

And if you're cryin' well then I hope you're overjoyed

F G Am

And if you're lacking let me give you what I have

'Cause I've got your back

On a common path

C F C F Am F G

When I... When I was in love

F C

I would count my blessings daily as it seemed they fell upon me from above

F Am F

But somehow time had tricked me to believing that it just wasn't enough

And I fucked it up

F G Am

But if you're stepping hard you're bound to make some noise

F G C

And if you're cryin' well then I hope you're overjoyed

F G Am

And if you're lacking let me give you what I have

'Cause I've got your back

F C

And I always have

F C

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