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Intro
A7
A7I was a young man D7back in the 19A760's
Yes, you mA7ade your own amusements then
For gD7oing to the pictuA7res
Well, the trA7avel was hE7ard and I mean
We A7still used the whE7eel
But you could A7sit down at your tDabAle
And eat a D7real food mA7eal
But hDey, you young pAeople
Well, I jDust do not kAnow
And I caDn't even understAand you
When you try to talk sE7low
E7There was one fellow singing in those days
And he was quite good, and I mean to say that
His naD7me was Bob DyA7lan, and I used to do gigs too
Before I D7made my first millA7ion
That was A7way, way bE7ack before
BefA7ore the wild World War TE7hree
When EA7ngland went mDissAing
And we mD7oved to ParaguayA7ee
But hDey, you young pAeople
Well, I jDust do not kAnow
And I caDn't even understAand you
When you try to talk sE7low
E7Well, I got a seA7cret, and dD7on't give us aA7way
I got some real food tins for my D791st birthdA7ay
And your grA7andmother boE7ught them
Way down in the A7new antique food sE7tore
And for bA7eans and for bDacoAn, I will oD7pen up my dA7oor
But hDey, you young pAeople
Well, I jDust do not kAnow
And I caDn't even understAand you
When you try to talk sE7low
Well, I was a yA7oung man back in the 1960's
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Way Back In The 1960S

by The Incredible String Band

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Intro

A7 D7 A7

I was a young man back in the 1960's

Yes, you made your own amusements then

D7 A7

For going to the pictures

A7 E7

Well, the travel was hard and I mean

A7 E7

We still used the wheel

A7 D A

But you could sit down at your table

D7 A7

And eat a real food meal

D A

But hey, you young people

D A

Well, I just do not know

D A

And I can't even understand you

When you try to talk slow

There was one fellow singing in those days

And he was quite good, and I mean to say that

D7 A7

His name was Bob Dylan, and I used to do gigs too

D7 A7

Before I made my first million

A7 E7

That was way, way back before

A7 E7

Before the wild World War Three

A7 D A

When England went missing

D7 A7

And we moved to Paraguayee

D A

But hey, you young people

D A

Well, I just do not know

D A

And I can't even understand you

When you try to talk slow

E7 A7 D7 A7

Well, I got a secret, and don't give us away

D7 A7

I got some real food tins for my 91st birthday

A7 E7

And your grandmother bought them

A7 E7

Way down in the new antique food store

A7 D A D7 A7

And for beans and for bacon, I will open up my door

D A

But hey, you young people

D A

Well, I just do not know

D A

And I can't even understand you

When you try to talk slow

Well, I was a young man back in the 1960's

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