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Hollies - My Back Pages
## NOTE: Chords in parenthesis (  ) are sung a Capella ##
CAPO: 4th Fret
(C)    (Am)        (Em)
Crimson flames tied through my ears
       (F)      (G)    (C)
Rolling high and mighty traps
         (Am)    (Em)
Countless fire on flaming roads
     (F)         (G)
Using ideas as my maps
"We'll Ammeet on edges, Emsoon", said I
FProud 'neath heated Gbrow
Ah, but CI was so much Folder Cthen 
I'm Fyounger Gthan that Cnow
Half-wracked AmprejuEmdice leaped forth
"Rip Fdown all Ghate", I Cscreamed
Lies that Amlife is Emblack and white
FSpoke from my skull, I Gdreamed
RoAmmantic facts of Emmusketeers
FounFdation deep, someGhow
Ah, but CI was so much Folder Cthen
I'm Fyounger Gthan that Cnow
Girls' faces Amformed the Emforward path
From Fphoney GjealouCsy
To memorAmizing Empolitics
Of Fancient histoGry
Flung Amdown by corpse eEmvangelists
UnFthought of, though, someGhow
Ah, but CI was so much Folder Cthen
I'm Fyounger Gthan that Cnow
[INSTRUMENTAL]
C  Am  Em  F  G  C  Am  Em  F  G  Am  Em  F  G
Ah, but CI was so much Folder Cthen
I'm Fyounger Gthan that Cnow
My guard stood Amhard when Emabstract threats
Too Fnoble Gto negClect
Deceived me Aminto Emthinking
I had Fsomething to proGtect
CGood and Ambad, I deEmfine these terms
Quite Fclear, no doubt, someGhow
Ah, but CI was so much Folder Cthen
I'm Fyounger Gthan that Cnow
OUTRO:     (## fade to end ##)
I'm Fyounger Gthan that Cnow
I'm Fyounger Gthan that Cnow
I'm Fyounger Gthan that Cnow

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My Back Pages

by The Hollies

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Hollies - My Back Pages

## NOTE: Chords in parenthesis ( ) are sung a Capella ##

CAPO: 4th Fret

C Am Em

() () ()

Crimson flames tied through my ears

F G C

() () ()

Rolling high and mighty traps

Am Em

() ()

Countless fire on flaming roads

F G

() ()

Using ideas as my maps

Am Em

"We'll meet on edges, soon", said I

F G

Proud 'neath heated brow

C F C

Ah, but I was so much older then

F G C

I'm younger than that now

Am Em

Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth

F G C

"Rip down all hate", I screamed

Am Em

Lies that life is black and white

F G

Spoke from my skull, I dreamed

Am Em

Romantic facts of musketeers

F G

Foundation deep, somehow

C F C

Ah, but I was so much older then

F G C

I'm younger than that now

Am Em

Girls' faces formed the forward path

F G C

From phoney jealousy

Am Em

To memorizing politics

F G

Of ancient history

Am Em

Flung down by corpse evangelists

F G

Unthought of, though, somehow

C F C

Ah, but I was so much older then

F G C

I'm younger than that now

[INSTRUMENTAL]

C Am Em F G C Am Em F G Am Em F G

C F C

Ah, but I was so much older then

F G C

I'm younger than that now

Am Em

My guard stood hard when abstract threats

F G C

Too noble to neglect

Am Em

Deceived me into thinking

F G

I had something to protect

C Am Em

Good and bad, I define these terms

F G

Quite clear, no doubt, somehow

C F C

Ah, but I was so much older then

F G C

I'm younger than that now

OUTRO: (## fade to end ##)

F G C

I'm younger than that now

F G C

I'm younger than that now

F G C

I'm younger than that now

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