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When I Was Young
Key: A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 A-   x02220
 E-   022100
 F#m- 244222
 D-   xx0232
Verse 1:
When I Was AYoung
I saw no signs
Followed the
F#mroads Where
they would wind
I stayed up all
Anight Saw each sunrise
Thought I was sF#mmart
Thought I was wise
Chorus 1:
I threw pennies
Ein a wishing Dwell 
I left unread
Ebooks up on a Dshelf
When I was Ayoung
Verse 2:
When I was Ayoung
I struggled and
fought Because
what I F#mhad Was
never enough
I smoked
cigaArettes
down to the
butt I’d empty
a F#mglass then
fill it up
Chorus 2:
And of faith and
Etrust I learned
a Dlot About what
they Ewere And
what they were Dnot
When I was Ayoung
Bridge:
   F#mJust like a
sEleepwalker
unDconsciously
sAteps   F#mI took
for Egranted
those Ddays
   F#mIt feels like
forEgiveness is
the Dcure for
regAret   F#mAnd
that finally
Eshook me aDwake
aDwake
Guitar Solo: A--F#m-- x2
Chorus 3:
For every Elove
and every Dfriend
I feel Eblessed
Guess I’ve always
Dbeen And I know
that Enow Just
didn’t know
it Dthen When
      A    A(hold)
I was young
Outro: A--F#m-- x2

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F#m

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When I Was Young

Key: A

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x02220

- 022100

F#m

- 244222

- xx0232

Verse 1:

When I Was Young

I saw no signs

Followed the

F#m

roads Where

they would wind

I stayed up all

night Saw each sunrise

F#m

Thought I was smart

Thought I was wise

Chorus 1:

I threw pennies

E D

in a wishing well

I left unread

E D

books up on a shelf

When I was young

Verse 2:

When I was young

I struggled and

fought Because

F#m

what I had Was

never enough

I smoked

cigarettes

down to the

butt I’d empty

F#m

a glass then

fill it up

Chorus 2:

And of faith and

trust I learned

a lot About what

they were And

what they were not

When I was young

Bridge:

F#m

Just like a

sleepwalker

unconsciously

A F#m

steps I took

for granted

those days

F#m

It feels like

forgiveness is

the cure for

A F#m

regret And

that finally

E D

shook me awake

awake

Guitar Solo: A--F#m-- x2

Chorus 3:

For every love

and every friend

I feel blessed

Guess I’ve always

been And I know

that now Just

didn’t know

it then When

A A(hold)

I was young

Outro: A--F#m-- x2

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